Articles filed under Political Conventions
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Romney launches GOP response at Dem conventionSep 03, 2012 8:35 am - GREENVILLE, N.C. — Mitt Romney’s presidential campaign is launching an aggressive Republican response at the site of the Democratic National Convention aimed at stealing...
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In convention warm-up, Obama sees economic gainsSep 03, 2012 8:35 am - TOLEDO, Ohio — In the warm-up to the Democratic National Convention, both parties jockeyed for the economic high ground Monday, with Republican Mitt Romney labeling Labo...
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Dems cobble convention crowd together bit by bitSep 03, 2012 8:35 am - CHARLOTTE, N.C. — College students from across North Carolina will arrive in Charlotte by the busload. Same with members of predominantly black churches in neighboring S...
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Quinn to take stage at convention, but faces tumult back homeSep 03, 2012 5:30 am - When Gov. Pat Quinn steps onto the Democratic National Convention stage in Charlotte this week, he'll do so as the governor of Barack Obama's home state who has champion...
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Postcard from Charlotte: Big week for IllinoisSep 03, 2012 4:29 am - Hi, everybody. The Democratic National Convention starts in Charlotte, N.C, today, but it’s already clear it’ll be a big week for Illinois. Delegates are all here, on ha...
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Late court decisions may impact 2012 electionSep 02, 2012 7:45 pm - Before voters get a say in this year's presidential race, lawyers and judges are having theirs. A series of court battles in several states may determine, over the next ...
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Why didn’t change happen under Obama?Sep 02, 2012 7:40 pm - On the January night in 2008 when he won the Iowa caucuses, Barack Obama delivered a victory speech that would reverberate forcefully across a divided America. Iowans, h...
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Obama says he’s a ‘huge Clint Eastwood fan’Sep 02, 2012 7:27 pm - WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama says he’s a “huge Clint Eastwood fan,” even in the aftermath of the actor’s rambling “invisible Obama” monologue at the GOP conventio...
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Obama hits Romney Obamacare slam, says ‘I do care’Sep 02, 2012 7:22 pm - CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Campaigning his way toward the Democratic National Convention, President Barack Obama slapped a “Romney doesn’t care” label on his rival’s health-care ...
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GOP tries to portray Biden as governing liabilitySep 02, 2012 8:06 am - CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Republicans are trying to undermine Vice President Joe Biden’s effectiveness as the Obama campaign’s chief surrogate and liaison to white, working-clas...