The Democratic national convention has opened in Denver, Colorado, to nominate Barack Obama as the party's candidate for US president [AFP]
Published On 28 Aug 200828 Aug 2008
Security is tight as four thousand delegates along with tens of thousands of officials, activists, protesters and supporters converge on the city of Denver [GALLO/GETTY]
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The party will attempt to present a united front against the Republicans during the four-day gathering [EPA]
But tensions remain between Obama supporters and those who back his rival during the fierce primaries race, Hillary Clinton [GALLO/GETTY]
And alongside the festivities, hundreds of activists have staged protests outside the convention venue on issues ranging from the war in Iraq to abortion [GALLO/GETTY]
Senator Edward Kennedy, who is being treated for brain cancer, made a surprise appearance at the convention and told the crow that this was "a season of hope" for a stronger future in the US [GALLO/GETTY]
Obama's former rival, Hillary Clinton, formally asked delegates to suspend a roll call vote of states and approve his nomination by acclamation [AFP]
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Activists march in an anti-war protest led by Iraq Veterans Against the War from the Denver Coliseum to the Pepsi Center during the 2008 Democratic National Convention [AFP]
Bill Clinton, the former US president, firmly endorsed Barack Obama in his presidential bid hours after the Illinois senator clinched the Democratic nomination [AFP]
