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A police officer speaks to one of ten illegal immigrants blocking an uptown intersection near the site of the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C. on Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2012. Ten were arrested during what officials described as a nonviolent act of civil disobedience. The five women and five men who staged the sit-in were members of a group calling for comprehensive immigration reform. (AP Photo/The Charlotte Observer, Jeff Willhelm) LOCAL TV OUT (WSOC, WBTV, WCNC, WCCB); LOCAL PRINT OUT (CHARLOTTE BUSINESS JOURNAL, CREATIVE LOAFLING, CHARLOTEE WEEKLY, MECHLENBURG TIMES, CHARLOTTE MAGAZINE, CHARLOTTE PARENTS) LCOAL RADIO OUT (WBT)

A police officer speaks to one of ten illegal immigrants blocking an uptown intersection near the site of the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C. on Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2012. Ten were arrested during what officials described as a nonviolent act of civil disobedience. The five women and five men who staged the sit-in were members of a group calling for comprehensive immigration reform. (AP Photo/The Charlotte Observer, Jeff Willhelm) LOCAL TV OUT (WSOC, WBTV, WCNC, WCCB); LOCAL PRINT OUT (CHARLOTTE BUSINESS JOURNAL, CREATIVE LOAFLING, CHARLOTEE WEEKLY, MECHLENBURG TIMES, CHARLOTTE MAGAZINE, CHARLOTTE PARENTS) LCOAL RADIO OUT (WBT)

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  • North Carolina delegate Tiffany Peguise-Powers fashions her glasses at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C., on Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2012. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
  • First lady Michelle Obama waves after addressing the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C., on Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2012. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
  • A police officer speaks to one of ten illegal immigrants blocking an uptown intersection near the site of the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C. on Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2012. Ten were arrested during what officials described as a nonviolent act of civil disobedience. The five women and five men who staged the sit-in were members of a group calling for comprehensive immigration reform. (AP Photo/The Charlotte Observer, Jeff Willhelm) LOCAL TV OUT (WSOC, WBTV, WCNC, WCCB); LOCAL PRINT OUT (CHARLOTTE BUSINESS JOURNAL, CREATIVE LOAFLING, CHARLOTEE WEEKLY, MECHLENBURG TIMES, CHARLOTTE MAGAZINE, CHARLOTTE PARENTS) LCOAL RADIO OUT (WBT)
  • Delegates wave the signs during the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C., on Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2012. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
  • In this image released by the White House, President Barack Obama and his daughters, Malia, left, and Sasha, watch first lady Michelle Obama speak at the Democratic National Convention on television from the Treaty Room of the White House Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2012. (AP Photo/The White House, Pete Souza)
  • Illegal immigrants block an uptown intersection near the site of the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C. on Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2012. Ten were arrested during what officials described as a nonviolent act of civil disobedience. The five women and five men who staged the sit-in were members of a group calling for comprehensive immigration reform. (AP Photo/The Charlotte Observer, Jeff Willhelm) LOCAL TV OUT (WSOC, WBTV, WCNC, WCCB); LOCAL PRINT OUT (CHARLOTTE BUSINESS JOURNAL, CREATIVE LOAFLING, CHARLOTEE WEEKLY, MECHLENBURG TIMES, CHARLOTTE MAGAZINE, CHARLOTTE PARENTS) LCOAL RADIO OUT (WBT)
  • San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro speaks to delegates at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C., on Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2012. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
  • First Lady Michelle Obama addresses the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C., on Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2012. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
  • Air Force One, with President Barack Obama aboard, taxis on the runway under a heavy rain before departing at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2012, en route to Charlotte, N.C. for the Democratic National Convention. ( AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
  • Air Force One, with President Barack Obama aboard, taxis on the runway under a heavy rain before departing from Andrews Air Force Base, Md., Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2012, en route to Charlotte, N.C. for the Democratic National Convention. ( AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
  • San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro and his brother Joaquin Castro, right, wave to the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C., on Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2012. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
  • Michigan delegates Toni Moceri, left, and Stephanie Gray Chang hold American flags during the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C., on Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2012. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
  • Clayton County (Ga.) Sheriff Capt. Samuel Smith dances as he directs traffic, Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2012, in Charlotte, N.C., during the second day of the Democratic National Convention. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)
  • Spectators photograph a Clayton County (Ga.) Sheriff's deputy dancing as he directs traffic, Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2012, in Charlotte, N.C., during the second day of the Democratic National Convention. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)
  • Occupy Demonstrators use a tarp to push against a police barricade during an unscheduled protest march, Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2012, in Charlotte, N.C. The Democratic National Convention begins today. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
  • First Lady Michelle Obama addresses 196the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C., on Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2012. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
  • Police block a street before Occupy demonstrators move during unscheduled protest march, Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2012, in Charlotte, N.C. The Democratic National Convention begins today. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)
  • Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2012, in Charlotte, N.C. the Democratic National Convention. The Democratic National Convention begins today. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)
  • Colorado delegate Tracy Ducharme from Colorado Springs wears cowboy boots as she sit next to her bag showing President Barack Obama during the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C., on Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2012. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
  • Delegates cheer as first lady Michelle Obama addresses the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C., on Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2012. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
  • A restaurant patron has her photo taken by friends as Occupy demonstrators march, Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2012, in Charlotte, N.C. The Democratic National Convention begins today. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)
  • Occupy Demonstrators use a tarp to push against a police barricade during an unscheduled protest march, Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2012, in Charlotte, N.C. The Democratic National Convention begins today. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)
  • Former Assistant Secretary, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Tammy Duckworth speaks to delegates at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C., on Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2012. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
  • Former Assistant Secretary, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Tammy Duckworth stands at the podium as she addresses the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C., on Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2012. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
  • Occupy Demonstrators speak to police after the demonstrators used a tarp to push against a police barricade during an unscheduled protest march, Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2012, in Charlotte, N.C. The Democratic National Convention begins today. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
  • North Carolina delegate Carolyn Bryan from Jacksonville cheers during the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C., on Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2012. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
  • First lady Michelle Obama waves after addressing the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C., on Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2012. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
  • An Occupy Demonstrator takes a photo with his mask during an unscheduled protest march, Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2012, in Charlotte, N.C. The Democratic National Convention begins today. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)
  • Occupy Demonstrators use a tarp to push against a police barricade during an unscheduled protest march, Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2012, in Charlotte, N.C. The Democratic National Convention begins today. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)
  • Occupy Demonstrators chant as a police officer holds the line after demonstrators used a tarp to push against a police barricade during an unscheduled protest march, Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2012, in Charlotte, N.C. The Democratic National Convention begins today. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
  • Colorado delegate Lydia Guzman cheers during the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C., on Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2012. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
  • Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley speaks to delegates at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C., on Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2012. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
  • A delegate holds up a sign in support of Arab Americans during the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C., on Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2012. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
  • Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick addresses the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C., on Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2012. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
  • President Barack Obama steps off Marine One upon arrival at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2012, before boarding Air Force One en route to Charlotte, N.C. for the Democratic National Convention. ( AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
  • First lady Michelle Obama applauds while speaking during a Human Rights Campaign luncheon while attending the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C., Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2012. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)
  • First lady Michelle Obama waves after addressing the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C., on Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2012. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

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