Democratic presidential candidate Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., makes his way to the Fenway Park field to throw out the first pitch before a game between the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees, July 25, 2004, the night before the Democratic National Convention in Boston.
As a prelude to the Democratic National Convention in Boston, CBS News Anchor Dan Rather and John Edwards hooked up for a quick sound bite at a rally in Milwaukee, Wis.
Former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean opens the Democrats' Rock the Vote party in Boston July 25, 2004, on the eve of Democratic National Convention.
DJ Biz Markie, left, dances with Rev. Al Sharpton on stage at the Democrats' Rock the Vote party in Boston Sunday, July 25, 2004, on the eve of the Democratic National Convention.
As stagehands work behind her, actress Natalie Portman rallies Democratic supporters at the Rock the Vote party in Boston July 25, 2004, on the eve of the Democratic National Convention.
Actress Amber Tamblyn of "Joan of Arcadia" speaks at the Rock the Vote party in Boston July 25, 2004, on the eve of Democratic National Convention.
Television host Jerry Springer rallies Democratic supporters during the Rock the Vote party in Boston July 25, 2004.
U.S. Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., right, shares a laugh with New York State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver during a reception honoring Silver and the state Democratic Committee July 25, 2004, at the Park Plaza Hotel in Boston.
Former President Bill Clinton prepares to sign a copy of his book, "My Life" at a book store in Boston July 25, 2004. He was scheduled to deliver a speech on the first night of the Democratic National Convention.
Sen. Ted Kennedy, D-Mass., greets delegate Carole Madden of Malden, Mass., at the Massachusetts delegation kickoff party for the Democratic National Convention in Boston July 25, 2004.
Teresa Heinz Kerry, wife of presumptive presidential nominee John Kerry, looks down at the convention floor at the FleetCenter in Boston July 25, 2004.
Vanessa, left, and Alexandra Kerry talk with Jim King, head tracker for podium operations at the Democratic National Convention, inside the FleetCenter in Boston July 25, 2004.
Chris Heinz, stepson of presumptive presidential nominee John Kerry, stands at the podium of the FleetCenter in Boston July 25, 2004, as he checks out the convention hall on the eve of the Democratic National Convention.
Massachusetts State Police in riot gear gather at a building near the FleetCenter in Boston July 25, 2004. The Democratic National Convention will open under heavy security Monday.
Anti-abortion protesters stage a die-in near the FleetCenter in Boston, July 25, 2004, on the eve of the Democratic National Convention.
Thousands of demonstrators march through the streets of Boston July 25, 2004.
Washington photographers Bill Burke, left, and Ray Crowell look from the media center onto the floor of the FleetCenter in Boston July 25, 2004, during preparations for the beginning of the Democratic National Convention.
State troopers, clad in riot gear, stand watch inside the gates of the Massachusetts Statehouse in Boston as about 3,000 demonstrators march through the streets July 25, 2004, to protest the Democratic National Convention.
Claudette Roy-Boyle of West Lebanon, N.H., a supporter of Dennis Kucinich, gets ready for a protest march Sunday, July 25, 2004, in Boston. As delegates streamed into the city for the Democratic National Convention, protesters clamored to get their attention, staging demonstrations and marches across the city on issues ranging from the Iraq War to abortion.
Alice Brown, originally of Birmingham, Ala., dressed in colonial garb, carries an American flag past police in Boston during a protest march to and from the Fleet Center July 25, 2004, on the eve of the Democratic National Convention.