Michelle Obama, the wife of presumed Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama, addresses delegates at the Democratic National Convention in Denver. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
Michelle Obama stops and claps after mentioning former presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton during her address on the first night of the Democratic National Convention. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
After her address to the Democratic National Convention, Michelle Obama is joined on stage by her two daughters and then, on a TV monitor from a Kansas City, Mo., campaign stop, by her husband, Barack Obama, the party’s likely presidential nominee. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
Michelle Obama, shown with her and Barack Obama’s two daughters, waves to the crowd in Denver after her convention address. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
Sen. Edward M. Kennedy (D-Mass.) addresses delegates on the first day of the Democratic National Convention in Denver. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, who was diagnosed with brain cancer in May, speaks to delegates on the opening day of the Democratic National Convention in Denver. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
An image of Sen. Edward M. Kennedy with brothers Robert and John was part of a video tribute. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
The Massachusetts delegation cheers for Kennedy during his introduction. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
Delaware Sen. Joe Biden, Barack Obama’s choice as running mate, greets delegates as the convention begins. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean makes the call to order inside the Pepsi Center in downtown Denver on the first day of the Democratic National Convention. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
A delegate sports a festive hat on the convention floor. (Stan Honda AFP/Getty Images)
A delegate from Florida. (Robyn Beck AFP/Getty Images)
A member of the Navajo Code Talkers Assn. salutes on a monitor in a passageway of the Pepsi Center in downtown Denver. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
The hat of an Ohio delegate is decorated with images of Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama and his former rival Hillary Rodham Clinton. (Jae C. Hong / Associated Press)
Nancy Pelosi appears larger than life at the Pepsi Center. (Spencer Platt / Getty Images)
A delegate from Florida dances on the convention floor. (Robyn Beck AFP/Getty Images)
Media crews are silhouetted behind a screen at the Pepsi Center. (Robyn Beck AFP/Getty Images)
Members of a TV crew at work. (Stan Honda AFP/Getty Images)
A Secret Service agent observes the proceedings. (Spencer Platt / Getty Images)
Singer John Legend performs. (Mark Wilson / Getty Images)
