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Can Obamamania be revived?

Reality Check: Democratic Convention, secular and religious rights

Charlotte, North Carolina, is the setting for the official launch of the democrats election camapaign as Barack Obama accepts his part's nomination.

Michelle Obama makes the first big speech this evening, but all ears are really listening for the President's speech on Thursday.

After Mitt Romney's rather luke warm performance in Florida, and the confusing and much criticised "empty chair" speech by Clint Eastwood, Obama now has a great opportunity to use his formidable oratory to capture the centre stage. But with the economic and political difficulties the country has been facing in the last 4 years, some are saying the's had enough of his talk, and want more action.

Simon Marks looks ahead to the convention and what Obama has to do to consolidate the Democratic vote.

Secular and Religious rights

Secular and religious rights are come into conflict in Britain after 4 people decided to take their cases to the European Court of Human rights, saying they lost their jobs on religious grounds.

An airline worker and a nurse were sacked for refusing to remove crucifixes that contravened the dress and safety codes for their work, and a relationships counsellor and a registrar were dismissed for refusing to provide services for same sex couples.

The Executive Director of the National Secular Society, Keith Porteous Wood, explains why he thinks the employers were in the right.

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