Behind the scenes at the Democratic National Convention
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Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel chats in the hallway after an interview in the arena at the Democratic National Convention on Wednesday Sept. 5, 2012. (Torrey AndersonSchoepe/Yahoo! News)
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The view from our press booth where we film our livestreaming coverage of the Democratic National Convention on Thursday Sept. 6, 2012. (Torrey AndersonSchoepe/Yahoo! News)
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Lavon Bracy, a delegate from Orlando, Fla. wears an intricate hat representing her state on the floor of the Democratic National Convention on Thursday Sept. 6, 2012. (Torrey AndersonSchoepe/Yahoo! News)
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Activist Sandra Fluke is all smiles outside the Democratic National Convention arena on Thursday Sept. 6, 2012. (Jennie Josephson/Yahoo! News)
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Obama- and Romney-themed lotion samples at the Huffington Post Oasis on Wednesday Sept. 5, 2012. (Torrey AndersonSchoepe/Yahoo! News)
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Actor Eric McCormick poses for a photo for Yahoo! News on his way out of the arena at the Democratic National Convention on Thursday Sept. 6, 2012. (Torrey AndersonSchoepe/Yahoo! News)
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A man with tie-dyed socks made of bamboo relaxes at the Huffington Post Oasis on Wednesday Sept. 5, 2012. (Torrey AndersonSchoepe/Yahoo! News)
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Comedian, satirist and former Saturday Night Live actress Victoria Jackson says, "I'm trying to jazz up politics -- it's so boring!" She hosts the radio program called the Victoria Jackson Show. Jackson posed for a photo just outside the arena floor at the Democratic National Convention on Thursday Sept. 6, 2012. (Torrey AndersonSchoepe/Yahoo! News)
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Sen. John Kerry does a sound check on stage at the Democratic National Convention on Wednesday Sept. 5, 2012. (Torrey AndersonSchoepe/Yahoo! News)
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Obama campaign buttons micro-target nuns, space aliens, cat lovers and "old married folk" at a stand in the arena at the Democratic National Convention on Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2012. (Jennie Josephson/Yahoo! News)
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A delegate relaxes with his iPad on the arena floor at the Democratic National Convention on Thursday Sept. 6, 2012. (Torrey AndersonSchoepe/Yahoo! News)
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Jesse Jackson enters the Democratic National Convention arena on Thursday Sept. 6, 2012. (Jennie Josephson/Yahoo! News)
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A festively dressed woman is interviewed at the media filing center for the Democratic National Convention on Tuesday Sept. 4, 2012. (Torrey AndersonSchoepe/Yahoo! News)
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A vendor sells newspapers on Tuesday Sept. 4, 2012 from when Osama bin Laden was killed. (Torrey AndersonSchoepe/Yahoo! News)
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Protesters flood the streets near the media filing center for the Democratic National Convention on Tuesday Sept. 4, 2012. One protester yelled,"You guys have the same supporters for both parties!" (Torrey AndersonSchoepe/Yahoo! News)
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A pro-life supporter draws a crowd as he expresses his views in downtown Charlotte, N.C. on Tuesday Sept. 4, 2012. (Torrey AndersonSchoepe/Yahoo! News)
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Yahoos hard at work at our ABC News/Yahoo! News workspace at the media filing center a short distance from the Democratic National Convention forum, Tuesday Sept. 4, 2012. (Torrey AndersonSchoepe/Yahoo! News)
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A dessert chef makes a chocolate sculpture of Barack Obama's face outside the media filing center for the Democratic National Convention on Thursday Sept. 6, 2012. (Torrey AndersonSchoepe/Yahoo! News)
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Technicians test out the lighting on the stage inside the arena at the Democratic National Convention on Thursday Sept. 6, 2012. (Torrey AndersonSchoepe/Yahoo! News)
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Vendors sell buttons and bumper stickers in the arena at the Democratic National Convention on Thursday Sept. 6, 2012. (Torrey AndersonSchoepe/Yahoo! News)
We take you behind the scenes, into the press rooms and onto the floor of the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C.