DENVER, CO - The Democratic National Convention opened Monday evening in Denver, Colorado with a touching salute to ailing party icon, Senator Edward Kennedy, who told delegates he would not have missed the chance to pass the torch to Barack Obama as candidate for president of the United States.
Before Senator Kennedy addressed delegates, a video tribute noted his support -- and that of his two assassinated brothers -- for civil rights, as the convention prepared to officially name the first African-American presidential nominee from a major party.
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