In his speech, Obama will set a series of goals on jobs, energy and the deficit. Here is what the campaign says Obama will lay out in his speech:

Manufacturing
-Create one million new manufacturing jobs by the end of 2016
-Double exports by the end of 2014

Energy
-Cut net oil imports in half by 2020
-Support 600,000 natural gas jobs by the end of the decade

Education
-Cut the growth of college tuition in half over the next 10 years
-Recruit 100,000 math and science teachers over the next 10 years
-Train two million workers for real jobs at community colleges

National Security
-Invest in the economy with the money we’re no longer spending on war

Deficit
-Reduce the deficit by more than $4 trillion over the next decade

President Barack Obama, in his speech at the Democratic National Convention Thursday, will lay out a "choice between two fundamentally different visions for the future," according to advance excerpts released by his campaign.

Read more of his excerpts on the CNN Political Ticker: politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com

It's interesting to hear Kerry attack Romney on flip-flopping - here's why.

Kerry, delivering biting criticism to Romeny on his foreign policy credentials at the DNC says, "Folks Sarah Palin said she could see Russia from Alaska. Mitt Romney talks like he's only seen Russia in Rocky 4"