Details of the plot emerged as the Democratic National Convention opened in Denver. On Monday night, Michelle Obama gave the keynote address.

Michelle Obama: “Millions of Americans who know that Barack understands their dreams, millions of Americans who know that Barack will fight for people like them and that Barack will bring, finally, the change that we need.”

Senator Edward Kennedy also spoke in one of his first public appearances since being diagnosed with a brain tumor in May.

Sen. Edward Kennedy: “Barack Obama will be a commander-in-chief who understands that young Americans in uniform must never be committed to a mistake.”