Over the past week, delegates of the Democratic Party met in Charlotte, North Carolina, to nominate Barack Obama for a second term as president of the United States.

Eric George speaks with US correspondent Liam Quinn on how it played out and the three main speeches given at the convention.

Listen here:

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Eric George is studying a Graduate Diploma of Journalism at La Trobe University.  You can follow him on Twitter: @ericpaulgeorge

Liam Quinn is a second-year Bachelor of Journalism student at La Trobe University, currently on exchange at Michigan State University.  You can follow him on Twitter: @liamquinn23