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NAME: US DEMOCRATS 5 20060826I TAPE: EF08/0866 IN_TIME: 10:50:31:10 DURATION: 00:06:25:05 SOURCES: POOL DATELINE: Denver - 25 August 2008/ File RESTRICTIONS: SHOTLIST: Denver, Colorado - 25 August 2008 1. Wide shot of stage, Michelle Obama's brother Craig Robinson on stage 2. SOUNDBITE: (English) Craig Robinson, Michelle Obama's brother: "Good evening. I'm Craig Robinson and Michelle Obama is my little sister." 3. Wide and close-ups as Michelle Obama walks onto stage, hugs her brother 4. Close up Senator Joseph Biden applauding 5. Mid shot people waving "Michelle" signs 6. SOUNDBITE (English) Michelle Obama, Barack Obama'wife "We have an obligation to fight for the world as it should be. And that is the thread that connects our hearts. That is the thread that runs through my journey and Barack's journey and so many other improbable journeys that have brought us here tonight, where the current of history meets this new tide of hope. And you see, that is why I love this country." 7. Close up as Biden stands to give an ovation 8. Close up crowds cheering 9. SOUNDBITE (English) Michelle Obama, Barack Obama's wife: +++partly overlaid with shots of the audience++ "They'll tell them how this time, we listened to our hopes, instead of our fears. How this time, we decided to stop doubting and to start dreaming. How this time, in this great country - where a girl from the South Side of Chicago can go to college and law school, and the son of a single mother from Hawaii can go all the way to the White House - we committed ourselves to building the world as it should be." 10. Close up Biden listening 11. SOUNDBITE (English) Michelle Obama, Barack Obama's wife: "And Barack and I were raised with so many of the same values; that you work hard for what you want in life; that your word is your bond and you do what you say you're going to do; that you treat people with dignity and respect, even if you don't know them, and even if you don't agree with them. And Barack and I set out to build lives guided by these values, and pass them on to the next generation, because we want our children - and all children in this nation - to know that the only limit to the height of your achievements is the reach of your dreams and your willingness to work hard for them." 12. Pull out audience cheering 13. Wide back shot of Michelle Obama 14. Wide of audience 15. Mid of supporters 16. SOUNDBITE (English) Michelle Obama, Barack Obama's wife: "You see Barack doesn't care where you're from, or what your background is, or what party - if any - you belong to. You see, that's just not how he sees the world. He knows that thread that connects us - our belief in America's promise, our commitment to our children's future - he knows that that thread is strong enough to hold us together as one nation, even when we disagree." 17. SOUNDBITE: (English) Michelle Obama, wife of Barack Obama: "And let's stand together to elect Barack Obama President of the United States of America. Thank you, God bless you, and God bless America." 18. Close up people cheering 19. Wide shot Michelle Obama on stage 20. Close up Marian Robinson, wearing purple, Michelle Obama's mother 21. Close up woman cheering 22. Mid shot crowd cheering 23. Close up Michelle Obama with daughters Malia and Sasha on stage, waving 24. Cutaway audience 25. UPSOUND: (English) Sasha Obama: "Hi Daddy." 26. UPSOUND: (English) Senator Barack Obama: "Hey sweetie. Hello everybody, hello from Kansas City. How about Michelle Obama? Now you know why I asked her out so many times, even though she said no. You want a persistent president." 27. Wide shot Obama on screen 28. UPSOUND: (English) Malia Obama: "I love you Daddy." 29. UPSOUND: (English) Barack Obama: "Love you guys. Sleep tight." 30. UPSOUND: (English) Michelle Obama: "Love you." 31. UPSOUND: (English) Sasha Obama: "Love you Daddy, bye bye." 32. Wide shot of stage 33. Mid shot of Caroline Kennedy onstage, surrounded by signs 34. SOUNDBITE:(English) Caroline Kennedy, niece of Senator Edward Kennedy: "I'm here tonight to pay tribute to two men who have changed my life and the life of this country, Barack Obama and Edward M. Kennedy." 35. Side shot Caroline Kennedy speaking FILE: Washington, DC - 28 January 2008 36. Democrat Senator Edward Kennedy introducing Barack Obama at rally ++EDITOR'S NOTE: FILE++ Denver, Colorado - 25 August 2008 37. Wide shot of stage, as Senator Kennedy walks onto stage 38. SOUNDBITE (English) Senator Ted Kennedy, Massachusetts: "I pledge to you that I will be there next January on the floor of the United States Senate." 39. Close up Senator Biden applauding 40. Close up Maria Shriver and Kennedy family members applauding 41. Close up Caroline Kennedy applauding 42. Various shots as crowd chants "Kennedy" 43. SOUNDBITE (English) Senator Ted Kennedy, Massachusetts: "The work begins anew, the hope rises again, and the dream lives on." 44. Various shots as Kennedy leaves stage with wife Victoria Reggie Kennedy 45. Wide, close up as former US President Jimmy Carter and wife Rosalynn walk across stage STORYLINE: Kicking off their national convention in Denver, Colorado, Democrats sought to highlight party unity on Monday night by honouring an ailing leader as well as the potential next First Lady of the United States. "Stop doubting and start dreaming," implored Michelle Obama in a prime time speech as Democrats convened to nominate Barack Obama and pass the torch to a candidate who, if elected, would be the first African-American president. Democrats opened their four-day convention in the shadow of the Rocky Mountains as polls underscored the closeness of the race with Republican John McCain. Introduced by her brother, Craig Robinson, the head basketball coach at Oregon State University, Michelle Obama described herself as a daughter, a sister, a wife and a mother, no different from many women. Michelle Obama declared "I love this country" as she sought to reassure the nation that she and her husband Barack share Americans' bedrock values and belief in a dream of a better future. In the first major address at the Democratic National Convention, she told a boisterous crowd waving signs reading "Michelle" that she and her husband felt an obligation to "fight for the world as it should be" to ensure the promise of a better life for their daughters and all children. Michelle Obama talked about tucking in her daughters Malia, 10, and Sasha, 7, at night and dreaming of a future where they explained to their own children the 2008 election race. "They'll tell them how this time, we listened to our hopes, instead of our fears. How this time, we decided to stop doubting and to start dreaming," she said. Michelle Obama's mission was to humanise her husband and persuade sceptical voters to look past his unusual name and exotic background to envision him as the next president. She also used the address to dismiss questions about her patriotism. Republicans have criticised her comments earlier this year that she was "really proud" of her country for the first time. Her answer at the convention was to express her love of country. Obama's wife, eager to counter a Republican claim that her husband is an elitist, said his story is classically American, his family one that scrimped and saved "so he could have opportunities they never had themselves." Obama was largely raised by grandparents after his mother, who was from Kansas, and his father, who was from Kenya, divorced. Among his values, she said: "that you work hard for what you want in life, that your word is your bond and you do what you say you're going to do, that you treat people with dignity and respect, even if you don't know them, and even if you don't agree with them." "You see Barack doesn't care where you're from, or what your background is, or what party - if any - you belong to. Michelle told the audience. "That's not how he sees the world. He knows that thread that connects us - our belief in America's promise, our commitment to our children's future - is strong enough to hold us together as one nation even when we disagree," she said. The Obamas' two daughters joined their mother on stage after the speech as Stevie Wonder's "Isn't She Lovely" blared from in the convention hall. Moments later, Obama appeared via satellite from Missouri, praising her speech and drawing cheers from delegates. "How about Michelle Obama?" he asked the crowd. "Now you know why I asked her out so many times even though she said no. You want a persistent president." The girls responded to their father on the giant screen with "Hi, Daddy!" and "I love you, Daddy." Earlier in the evening, Democrats paid an emotional tribute to the ailing and aging Senator Edward M. Kennedy. Kennedy, who is battling brain cancer, strode strongly to the lectern in an appearance that was not expected just days ago. The crowd came to its feet with a roar as he was introduced by his niece, Caroline Kennedy Schlossberg - the only surviving child of the slain President John F. Kennedy. "The work begins anew, the hope rises again and the dream lives on," Kennedy said in a strong voice, reprising the final line of a memorable 1980 speech that brought a different convention to its feet. Also honoured was former President Jimmy Carter and his wife Rosalynn, for their years of service including humanitarian work in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Kennedy and Obama's wife were the bookends of an evening that left the delegates cheering, one representing the party's past, the other its present. Barack Obama delivers his acceptance speech on Thursday at a football stadium, before a crowd likely to total 75,000 or more. Then he and Senator Joseph Biden of Delaware, his vice presidential running mate, depart for the autumn campaign.