Preparations are underway for the Democratic National Convention in Denver, which takes place Aug. 25-28, 2008. (Eva Hambach/AFP/Getty Images)
President, U.S. Senate, Congress, and the Minnesota House of Representatives are the major races in the campaign of 2008. This is the first presidential election without an incumbent or sitting vice president involved since 1952.
Opening day at the Democratic National Convention
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Midmorning previews the 2008 Democratic National Convention from the Pepsi Center in Denver, where the event will take place all this week. Sen. Barack Obama will accept the party's nomination for president on Thursday night.
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Howard Fineman: Senior Washington correspondent for Newsweek Magazine.
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John Nichols: Washington correspondent for The Nation.
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