Obama accepts Democratic nomination, declaring: 'Eight is enough' -

Published on Thursday, August 28, 2008
By JIM MILLER

DENVER - Democrat Barack Obama forcefully accepted his party's nomination for president Thursday night, detailing the aspirations and specifics of an Obama presidency in a history-making address that tried to allay questions about his experience and background.

In rousing remarks to tens of thousands at Denver's NFL stadium, Obama, the first black person nominated for president by a major party, said his life and candidacy embody the optimism of a color-blind America outlined in the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech, delivered 45 years ago to the day.

Obama sharply criticized Republican presidential candidate John McCain as a clone of President Bush who would continue failed policies of the past eight years. Obama laid out a domestic and foreign policy agenda of tax cuts for working families, ending U.S. reliance on Middle Eastern oil within a decade, and finishing the Iraq war responsibly Read Full Article...

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