Articles filed under Democratic Party
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Fact-checking the fourth night of 2020 Democratic National ConventionAug 21, 2020 1:00 am - On the final night of the 2020 DNC, many speeches continued to offer generalities, not hard numbers that fact checkers could chew on. Here are four items that caught our...
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Takeaways from the final night of the Democratic conventionAug 21, 2020 1:00 am - A convention without a roaring crowd, confetti cannons, funny hats - a gathering in name only - delivered the Democratic presidential nomination to Joe Biden, the culmin...
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Biden vows to defeat Trump, end U.S. 'season of darkness'Aug 21, 2020 1:00 am - WILMINGTON, Del. - Joe Biden accepted the Democratic presidential nomination with a vow to be a unifying "ally of the light" who would move an America in crisis past the...
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Facing tax evasion charge, state Sen. Link to step down as Democratic leader in Lake CountyAug 20, 2020 1:00 am - Facing a federal tax evasion charge, state Sen. Terry Link has announced he will resign as leader of the Lake County Democratic Party effective Sept. 15. Link, of Indian...
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For Joe Biden, long path to a potentially crucial presidencyAug 20, 2020 1:00 am - When Joe Biden steps to the podium Thursday night as the Democratic Party's presidential nominee, he will offer himself to a wounded, meandering nation as balm - and as ...
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Harris seizes historic moment in accepting VP nominationAug 20, 2020 1:00 am - WILMINGTON, Del. - Kamala Harris accepted the Democratic nomination for vice president on Wednesday, cementing her place in history as the first Black woman on a major p...
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'We can find the light': Biden seeks Democratic, national unity; Duckworth assails TrumpAug 20, 2020 1:00 am - WILMINGTON, Del. - Joe Biden vowed to unite an America torn by crisis and contempt Thursday night, accepting the Democratic presidential nomination and achieving a pinna...
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Democrats pound their message: To oust Trump, you must voteAug 19, 2020 1:00 am - WILMINGTON, Del. - Former President Barack Obama warned Wednesday night that American democracy may not survive if Donald Trump is reelected, delivering a scathingly re...
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How Black women cleared a path for Harris to be the VP pickAug 19, 2020 1:00 am - DETROIT - When Hazel Dukes stepped onto the Democratic National Convention stage in 1972 to second Shirley Chisholm's presidential nomination, it amounted to more than h...
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Hillary Clinton returns to DNC championing women in politicsAug 19, 2020 1:00 am - After more than four decades in public life, Hillary Clinton will return to the Democratic National Convention to cement her legacy as a champion of women in politics. C...