and vice president biden had a line earlier where he said the journey of hope is not yet finished, but we are on our way. that seems to sum up what their message could be, stick with us, don t switch over to mitt romney. things will be better if you keep us in office. but that s a challenge for the president to try to acknowledge those difficulties but inspire enthusiasm and rev up democrats and convince skeptical voters to come on board. indeed. this was not a heavy policy speech, karen. trying to lay out a broad vision for the country and kind of say this side, a, thinks this, we think that. y all decide. and interesting how they painted, ended the convention last night. thanks to abc s karen travers live this morning from charlotte. be sure to join an already very active discussion online about the convention there on our facebook page. wnnfans.com. and our analysis continues from charlotte actually when senior washington editor, rick klein, joins us in a few moments. as karen m
the values that define us, for the ooh deals that inspire us, there is only one choice. that choice is to move forward, boldly forward and finish the job and re-elect president barack obama! god bless you all. and may god protect our troops. god bless you. thank you! [cheering] vice-president joe biden speaking for about 40 minutes here, hugging his wife, dr. jo biden, saying our journey of hope is not yet finished, telling the crowd here, we turned the corner but we have more work to do. we are not there yet. at times, veering off script,
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nasser s colleague, pediatric surgeon dr. mamdouh aboulhassan contacts his friend, dr. kenneth salyer in texas. they had met when mamdouh attended a training session at the world craniofacial foundation, a nonprofifit organization in dallas hospital in texas. salyer heads up the foundation. and i sent him an e-mail with their photos. i just want to ask him, have you seen conjoined twins like that and how can we separate them? and from this started this long journey of hope. the foundation agreed to have them evaluated. but of course even if they could be separated, the boys family could never afford the price. this could cost $2 million, maybe more. in a good month ibrahim could count on perhaps $50. so it makes all the difference when the foundation decides the doctors will donate their services. and for sabah and ibrahim, that means there is hope for their little boys.
and how can we separate them? and from this started this long journey of hope. the foundation agreed to have them evaluated. but of course even if they could be separated, the boys family could never afford the price. this could cost $2 million, maybe more. in a good month ibrahim could count on perhaps $50. so it makes all the difference when the foundation decides the doctors will donate their services. and for sabah and ibrahim, that means there is hope for their little boys. it s a kind of second birth for them to go to america because when people say america here, it s great. it means a lot. but ibrahim will not go himself. this simple man chooses to remain in egypt to look after his family and place his faith in nasser. translator: i had to trust nasser because he loves my boys, not like other children but as if they are a gift from god. and so in june 2002, dr.