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The Obama family takes to the stage as the gathering draws to a close on Thursday, September 6, the final day of the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina.

U.S. President Barack Obama kisses first lady Michelle Obama after giving his acceptance speech on Thursday.

Barack Obama embraces his wife, Michelle, after giving his acceptance speech on Thursday.

Barack Obama waves on stage on Thursday as he makes his acceptance speech.

U.S. President Barack Obama accepts the Democratic Party's nomination on Thursday.

Barack Obama speaks on stage to accept the nomination for president on Thursday.

First lady Michelle Obama, with daughters Malia, left, and Sasha, smiles as Barack Obama delivers his acceptance speech on Thursday.

Barack Obama delivers his acceptance speech on Thursday.

First lady Michelle Obama introduces her husband on Thursday. She gave a full speech on Tuesday night.

First lady Michelle Obama sits with Jill Biden as Vice President Joe Biden speaks on Thursday.

Attendees watch a video tribute for Barack Obama on Thursday.

Barack Obama waves from the stage on Thursday.

Crowds react to a speech at the Time Warner Cable Arena in Charlotte, North Carolina, on Thursday.

Vice President Joe Biden gives his acceptance speech to run for a second term on Thursday.

Actress Eva Longoria speaks at the DNC on Thursday.

Biden walks onstage during the final day of the convention on Thursday.

First lady Michelle Obama sits with Dr. Jill Biden on Thursday as Joe Biden accepts the vice presidential nomination.

Caroline Kennedy addresses delegates on Thursday.

U.S. Sen. John Kerry of Massachusetts waves onstage Thursday.

Obama campaign co-chair Eva Longoria waves to the audience on Thursday.

Attendees hold signs that say "Thank You" for miltary veterans on Thursday.

First lady Michelle Obama attends the final day of the Democratic National Convention on Thursday.

Former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords stands on stage during the final day of the Democratic National Convention.

U.S. Rep. John Lewis of Georgia speaks to delegates on Thursday.

Loretta Harper of Nevada cheers on Thursday.

Singer Mary J. Blige walks on stage on Thursday.

DNC Chair and Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, left, talks with Democratic National Committee Chair and Florida Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz on Thursday.

Vice President Joe Biden waves as he stands with his wife Jill Biden and family after being nominated on Thursday.

An Uncle Sam impersonator makes his way across the floor at the Time Warner Cable Arena on Thursday.

Actor Jon Hamm, right, attends the final day of the Democratic National Convention on Thursday.

Gus Mansour holds up a poster of President Barack Obama on Thursday.

Actress Scarlett Johansson addresses delegates on Thursday.

Actress Kerry Washington speaks to delegates on Thursday.

Musican Dave Grohl of the Foo Fighters performs during the final day of the Democratic National Convention on Thursday.

Delaware Attorney General Beau Biden gestures during his speech to nominate his father Joe Biden for the office of vice president on Thursday.

Delegate Brian Fadie of Nevada watches the program on Thursday.

Former Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm gestures during her speech on Thursday.

Caroline Kennedy speaks to the delegates on Thursday.

Former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, right, recites the Pledge of Allegiance on stage with Democratic National Committee Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz on Thursday.

Delegates sit around a large cutout of President Obama's head during the final day of the convention on Thursday.

A woman salutes during the DNC on Thursday.

U.S. Rep. Barney Frank of Massachusetts takes the stage on Thursday.

Musician James Taylor performs at the convention on Thursday.

Supporters pray during an invocation on Thursday.

Singer Marc Anthony walks onto the stage to sing the national anthem on Thursday.

Attendees sing and dance as musician James Taylor performs on Thursday.

Two women run for cover from the pouring rain during the final day of the convention on Thursday.

People in the stands wait for the start of the third day of the Democratic National Convention on Thursday.

President Bill Clinton speaks on Wednesday, September 5.

Former President Bill Clinton embraces President Barack Obama at the end of his speech Wednesday.

The crowd cheers as Bill Clinton makes his case Wednesday for the re-election of Barack Obama.

A person holds a sign that says "Bin Laden Is Dead, GM Is Alive" on Thursday.

Bill Clinton formally nominates President Barack Obama for a second term in his highly anticipated speech.

First lady Michelle Obama receives a standing ovation Wednesday. Bill Clinton praised the president for having "the good sense to marry Michelle Obama."

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden speaks on Thursday.

Delegates wave union signs supporting Barack Obama on Wednesday.

U.S. Senate candidate Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts waves to the crowd Wednesday. A consumer advocate, she complained that people today "feel like the system is rigged against them."

U.S. Rep. Chris Van Hollen of Maryland speaks on day two of the DNC.

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel claps while listening to Wednesday's speeches. He spoke Tuesday night.

Cuban-American actress and talk show host Cristina Saralegui endorses President Barack Obama on Wednesday.

Planned Parenthood President Cecile Richards walks off stage after her speech Wednesday.

Delegates cheer during Wednesday's program.

Audience members wave signs Wednesday in support of the American auto industry.

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi speaks Wednesday.

U.S. Rep. Karen Bass of California speaks before delegates on Wednesday night.

U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan speaks on Wednesday.

A guard stands by as former North Carolina Gov. Jim Hunt speaks on Wednesday.

A choir performs on stage during the DNC on Wednesday.

Two men in vests hold a pile of American flags on Wednesday.

People pose during the official convention photography during Day 2 of the Democratic National Convention at Time Warner Cable Arena on Wednesday.

A tri-colored hat sporting the Democratic party's mascot sits on a chair on Wednesday.

Sikh supporters hold up a sign on Wednesday.

A woman reacts as Missouri Rep. Emanuel Cleaver II, chair of the Congressional Black Caucus, speaks on Wednesday.

Rep. Emanuel Cleaver II, chair of the Congressional Black Caucus, speaks to delegates on Wednesday.

Olympic gymnast Gabby Douglas leads the Pledge of Allegiance as the West Charlotte High School ROTC presents the colors on Wednesday.

Delegate Gloria Goodwin wears earrings depicting President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama on Wednesday.

Ruby Gilliam of Ohio salutes the flag on Wednesday.

Olympic gymnast Gabby Douglas waves after leading the Pledge of Allegiance on Wednesday.

Priscilla Marquez and Evie Walls from Arizona pose in the Google photo booth on Wednesday.

A police officer stands near golf carts outside the Time Warner Cable Arena on Wednesday.

First lady Michelle Obama wraps up day one of the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina, on Tuesday, September 4.

A sea of signs welcomes the first lady onto the stage Tuesday at the Time Warner Cable Arena.

Delegates listen to Michelle Obama's speech Tuesday. The first lady offered a personal perspective on why her husband should be re-elected.

Texas Rep. Joaquin Castro and his brother, San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro, wave to the audience Tuesday.

Julian Castro gives the keynote address Tuesday night. "Mitt Romney, quite simply, doesn't get it," he declared.

Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick speaks during day one of the Democratic National Convention at Time Warner Cable Arena on Tuesday.

Lilly Ledbetter, whose fight for equal pay resulted in the Fair Pay Act, takes the stage on Tuesday.

First lady Michelle Obama's brother, Craig Robinson, and President Barack Obama's half-sister, Dr. Maya Kassandra Soetoro-Ng, speak on Tuesday.

People hold signs Tuesday that read "Forward" and "Not Back."

Actor-producer Kal Penn speaks on Tuesday.

People listen to Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel on Tuesday.

Rahm Emanuel, who served as President Barack Obama's first chief of staff, addresses the crowd Tuesday.

Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius walks onstage Tuesday.

Former Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland takes the podium on Tuesday.

Robert Rios from the Virgin Islands waves a state flag on Tuesday.

Stacey Lihn of Arizona speaks on Tuesday as her husband, Caleb, holds her crying daughter, Emmy, and other daughter, Zoe Madison.

A detail of the prosthetic legs of Tammy Duckworth, an Iraq war veteran who is running for the U.S. House from Illinois, is shown at the podium on Tuesday.

President of NARAL Pro-Choice America Nancy Keenan speaks on Tuesday.

Audience members wave American flags Tuesday.

Maria Ciano, who grew up a conservative Republican, addresses the DNC crowd Tuesday

Former Rep. Patrick Kennedy holds his child as he speaks to the media Tuesday. He is a son of the late Sen. Ted Kennedy.

U.S. House candidate Joe Kennedy III of Massachusetts takes the stage Tuesday.

Joe Kennedy III speaks Tuesday during the Democratic National Convention.

A video tribute to the late Sen. Ted Kennedy is displayed Tuesday in Charlotte.

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi speaks onstage with other female members of Congress on Tuesday.

Pelosi and other female members of Congress applaud on Tuesday.

Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar sports a cowboy hat while taking the stage Tuesday.

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada speaks to an applauding crowd on Tuesday.

DNC delegates cheer during Tuesday's program.

Former President Jimmy Carter addresses the convention in a videotaped message.

Former Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine speaks to the convention.

A man from the Texas delegation stands under a campaign sign.

A baby sleeps during Tuesday's speeches.

North Carolina Gov. Bev Perdue welcomes the convention to her state.

The Rev. Jesse Jackson attends the convention.

Newark Mayor Cory Booker points to the crowd during his speech on Tuesday.

A woman cheers during Tuesday's program.

Security personnel looks out at the crowd as U.S. Rep. Steny Hoyer speaks on Tuesday.

Hoyer gives a thumbs up.

U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, the Democratic National Committee chairperson, opens Tuesday's program.

The third-grade class from W.R. O'Dell Elementary School in Concord, North Carolina, recites the Pledge of Allegiance.

Dr. Lorrie Rickman Jones of Chicago cries as she watches Tuesday's speakers.

Law enforcement officers prepare to face off with protesters during a march outside the Charlotte Convention Center on Tuesday.

People in the Wisconsin delegation area sit in front of a digital image of the Lincoln Memorial hours before the start of the convention on Tuesday.

Newark Mayor Cory Booker, left, laughs with stage manager David Cove during a walk-through on Tuesday.

A worker checks the stage hours before the start of the convention on Tuesday.

First lady Michelle Obama is interviewed before the start of the convention on Monday, September 3.

Michelle Obama and actor and former Obama administration aide Kal Penn bump fists after a rehearsal for her speech on Monday.

A man prays during a public prayer service at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre on Sunday, September 2, ahead of the convention.

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Charlotte, North Carolina (CNN) -- President Barack Obama hits the campaign trail on Friday after accepting his party's nomination for re-election by telling the Democratic National Convention and the nation that only the voters in November have the power to secure the change he started.

In a tough speech that concluded the three-day convention in Charlotte, North Carolina, the president warned that achievements made possible by his victory four years ago would be wiped out if Republican challenger Mitt Romney wins the election two months away.

"If you turn away now -- if you buy into the cynicism that the change we fought for isn't possible, well, change will not happen," Obama said, depicting a scenario in which special interests and conservative politicians run Washington and the country. " ... Only you can make sure that doesn't happen. Only you have the power to move us forward."

Acknowledging the nation's hope has been tested since he first addressed the party conclave with a keynote speech in 2004, the president urged Americans to look beyond the "trivial" nature of election campaigns to fully grasp the magnitude of the upcoming contest.

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"When all is said and done -- when you pick up that ballot to vote -- you will face the clearest choice of any time in a generation," he said. "Over the next few years, big decisions will be made in Washington, on jobs and the economy; taxes and deficits; energy and education; war and peace -- decisions that will have a huge impact on our lives and our children's lives for decades to come."

It is more than a choice between two candidates or parties, he said, calling it "a choice between two different paths for America, a choice between two fundamentally different visions for the future."

The Romney campaign responded by saying Obama continued to offer polices that haven't worked under his presidency, which has seen high unemployment, a sluggish economic recovery and rising federal deficits and debt.

"Americans will hold President Obama accountable for his record -- they know they're not better off and that it's time to change direction," the Romney campaign statement said.

CNN Chief Political Analyst Gloria Borger called Obama's speech "defiant at every single level," particularly its criticism of Romney's lack of experience on foreign policy," while CNN Senior Political Analyst David Gergen said Obama was "presidential" but offered little new in the way of specific promises.

Both Obama and Romney enter the final phase of the campaign with events Friday in the same states -- Iowa and New Hampshire -- while Romney's running mate, Rep. Paul Ryan, heads to Nevada. All three states are considered up for grabs in a contest predicted to be extremely close at such a late stage.

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Goals for job creation, education, energy

Obama's speech on Thursday night culminated a convention that responded to the GOP's conclave last week that sought to define the election as a referendum on the president and his record.

He sought to link voters who put him in power to the benefits of policies he pursued, some of them controversial and almost all of them opposed by Republicans, saying: "My fellow citizens -- you were the change.

Reciting stories of how the 2010 health care reform bill helped a young girl get surgery she needed, and how expanded student loans helped a man pursue a medical degree, the president declared "you did that' and "you made that possible."

He called for the nation to rally around "a real, achievable plan" to deal with the economic challenges that are the most problematic issues facing his campaign.

Specific goals included creating 1 million new manufacturing jobs by the end of 2016, halving net oil imports by 2020, cutting the growth of college tuition in half over the next 10 years, training 2 million workers for jobs and supporting natural gas development that can employ 600,000 people by the end of the decade.

Three of the goals are new -- the increase in manufacturing jobs, the cut in college tuition increases and the reduction in oil imports -- while the others have been previously discussed by the president or his administration.

"I won't pretend the path I'm offering is quick or easy. I never have," Obama said, adding "it will take more than a few years for us to solve challenges that have built up over decades."

In an obvious message to independents and moderate voters of both parties, Obama sought to distance himself from the accusation by Romney that he is a big-government liberal.

"Those of us who carry on his party's legacy should remember that not every problem can be remedied with another government program or dictate from Washington," Obama said.

Following the theme of the forceful endorsement he received Wednesday night from former President Bill Clinton, Obama also offered an optimistic outlook for the future to contrast with Republican warnings of a nation in peril.

"We don't think that government can solve all our problems," he said. "But we don't think that government is the source of all our problems -- any more than are welfare recipients, or corporations, or unions, or immigrants, or gays, or any other group we're told to blame for our troubles."

He claimed founding principles as the dominion of Democrats as well as Republicans, declaring that "we, the people, recognize that we have responsibilities as well as rights; that our destinies are bound together; that a freedom which only asks what's in it for me, a freedom without a commitment to others, a freedom without love or charity or duty or patriotism, is unworthy of our founding ideals, and those who died in their defense."

Obama also delivered some biting criticism of Romney and Ryan, the House Budget Committee chairman from Wisconsin, saying their economic plan of tax cuts and shrinking government will undermine the economy rather than promote growth.

In a mocking tone, he characterized the Republican remedy for growth as "take two tax cuts, roll back some regulations, and call us in the morning."

Obama also made fun of Romney for calling Russia the nation's biggest foreign threat and recent gaffes on the former Massachusetts governor's trip to England, Israel and Poland.

"In a world of new threats and new challenges, you can choose leadership that has been tested and proven," the president said, citing the killing of Osama bin Laden and ending of the war in Iraq as accomplishments.

Other speakers on Thursday delivered fiery criticism of Romney and Ryan while praising Obama for his leadership in the face of multiple crises upon taking office.

Veteran Sen. John Kerry of Massachusetts, the unsuccessful Democratic presidential nominee in 2004, drew roars from the crowd when he answered Republican claims that the nation was worse off under Obama by noting the president's most visible foreign policy achievement.

"Mitt Romney said it would be 'naïve' to go into Pakistan to pursue the terrorists," Kerry said. "It took President Obama, against the advice of many, to give that order and finally rid this earth of Osama bin Laden."

To rising cheers, Kerry declared: "Ask Osama Bin Laden if he is better off now than he was four years ago."

Former Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm criticized Romney for opposing a government bailout of the nation's auto industry amid the financial crisis of 2008-2009, saying Obama showed the leadership to save vital jobs for the country by taking a politically unpopular step.

Romney "saw the same crisis and you know what he said -- let Detroit go bankrupt," Granholm said. Referring to Romney's Michigan roots and his personal wealth that includes a car elevator at one of his houses, she said he "loves our lakes and our trees, he loves our cars so much they even have their own elevator, but the people who design and build and sell those cars ... well, in Romney's world, the cars get the elevator and the workers get the shaft."

The night also included some celebrity influence, as Marc Anthony sang the national anthem after James Taylor entertained the delegates with old hits "Carolina In My Mind" and "You've Got A Friend," the latter performed after he described himself as an "old white guy" who loves Obama.

Emotional moments

In an emotional moment, former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords of Arizona, who was grievously wounded in a shooting at a campaign event in January 2011, led the Pledge of Allegiance.

Clearly debilitated by her head injury, Giffords walked with Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz to the front of the stage and loudly recited the pledge, using her left hand to hold her right hand to her heart. The delegates stood, some openly in tears, and joined her.

Vice President Joe Biden had tears in his eyes when his son, Beau, the Delaware attorney general, nominated him for the party ticket and the packed arena shouted its acclamation. Biden later delivered his own powerful speech that attacked Republicans for denigrating government loans and job training programs.

"They seem to think you create a culture of dependency when you provide a bright, young qualified kid from a working family a loan to get to college, or when you provide job training in a new industry, for a dad who lost his job, because it was outsourced," Biden said.

Obama's speech originally was set for the 73,000-seat Bank of America Stadium, but possible thunderstorms caused organizers to move it indoors to the smaller Time Warner Cable Arena.

In a conference call on Thursday with supporters who had credentials for the outdoor venue but won't be able to get into the arena, Obama acknowledged their disappointment, which he said was shared by "crestfallen" campaign staff who worked for months organizing the scuttled stadium event.

"You're doing unbelievable work in this close race," the president told grassroots campaigners registering voters in North Carolina and across the country. "We can't let a little thunder and lightning get us down. We have to roll with it."

On Wednesday night, Clinton thrilled an overflow convention crowd by picking apart Republican attacks on Obama and explaining why the president, if re-elected, can achieve the same economic growth that Clinton did in the 1990s.

Clinton said the man who defeated his wife for the Democratic nomination four years ago offers a better path forward for the country, and framed the November election as an opportunity for voters to choose what kind of country they want.

The speech was vintage Clinton, blending an expert's command of figures and details with a down-home touch of language and emotion that made him one of the best communicators and politicians of his era.

In response, the Romney campaign said the speech drew a "stark contrast" between the two-term Democratic president's accomplishments and those of Obama in what it called "the worst economic record of any president in modern history."

GOP has its own vision

Ryan told a campaign event Thursday in Colorado that he and Romney want the election to be about a better path, rather than "the lesser of two evils."

"We want you to have an affirming choice," Ryan said, describing the options as the Republican plan for an "opportunity society with a safety net and a path to prosperity" or a Democratic alternative for a "welfare state with a debt crisis."

The Charlotte convention included triumphant speeches by Clinton and first lady Michelle Obama, but also some self-inflicted wounds for Democrats. First, campaign organizers announced they were moving Obama's address to the indoor venue, preventing tens of thousands of credentialed supporters from attending.

Later, the Wednesday convention session started with some dissension when delegates approved a change in the party platform to reinstate language recognizing Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. The original platform approved Tuesday omitted that reference, which had been part of the 2008 platform, and Republicans quickly criticized it as a snub to Israel.

Another change restored the word "God" to the platform after the 2012 version omitted it, though it included language on faith as part of American society. The language referring to God-given rights was the same as in the 2008 platform.

It took three voice votes, with supporters and opponents of the changes strongly expressing their preference, before a clearly flummoxed Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa declared himself satisfied that a two-thirds majority backed the new language, despite groans of displeasure from some delegates.

Campaign officials said Obama intervened to change the platform language.

Both campaigns are fighting to define the election in the minds of voters. Republicans want it to be about Obama's presidency, while Democrats seek a choice between differing political ideologies on the size and role of government.

In particular, Republicans seek to shrink the size of government and end chronic federal deficits and rising national debt through reducing spending, reforming entitlement programs such as Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid, and slashing taxes on businesses and many individuals as a spur for economic growth.

Obama and Democrats argue that a deficit reduction plan also needs additional revenue, and they propose allowing tax rates on income of more than $250,000 for families and $200,000 for individuals to return to the higher levels of the 1990s.

Republicans oppose any kind of tax increase, and the impasse over that issue has been the main impediment to a comprehensive deficit reduction agreement during Obama's first term.

CNN's Kevin Bohn, Jessica Yellin, Dana Bash, Ashley Killough, Kevin Liptak, Sarah Aarthun, Halimah Abdullah, Paul Steinhauser, Adam Aigner-Treworgy, Brianna Keilar and Peter Hamby contributed to this report.