Articles filed under Democratic Party
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Why it matters: the economySep 10, 2012 7:13 pm - The issue: The economy is weak and the job market brutal. Nearly 13 million Americans can’t find work; the national unemployment rate is 8.1 percent, the highest level e...
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Editorial: A wish for compromising political leadershipSep 10, 2012 5:00 am - The conventions are over. It’s now an eight-week sprint to General Election Day. Already, the mailers are landing in our boxes, the ads are airing and the robocallers ar...
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Romney, Obama aim at swing voters on health careSep 09, 2012 7:26 pm - BOSTON — With swing voters in his sights, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is tacking toward the center on health care and defense spending now that he’s pu...
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Brace for post-convention ad rushSep 08, 2012 1:32 pm - NEW YORK — Now the campaign ad crush and TV spending spree really begins in the presidential race. The TV ad campaign, with total spending expected to swell to $1.1 bill...
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Obama approval hits 15-month highSep 07, 2012 1:18 pm - President Barack Obama’s job approval hit a 15-month high during the Democratic National Convention this week, according to a Gallup Poll. The poll, conducted Sept. 4-6 ...
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Fact Check: Obama and the phantom peace dividendSep 07, 2012 1:23 am - WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama laid claim to a peace dividend that doesn’t exist when he told the nation he wants to use money saved by ending wars to build highway...
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Biden: ‘Conviction. Resolve. Barack Obama’Sep 07, 2012 1:14 am - CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Joe Biden stepped forward Thursday as Barack Obama’s chief character witness, link to middle class voters and potentially the most biting critic of Rep...
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Images: Thursday at the Democratic National ConventionSep 06, 2012 11:00 pm - ...
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A conventional love affair for stars, DemocratsSep 06, 2012 9:43 pm - LOS ANGELES — Clint Eastwood’s oddball GOP convention monologue didn’t sit well, but Democrats proved they know how to exploit their unabashed love affair with Hollywood...
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Absent from convention, Schneider ‘focused on the district’Sep 06, 2012 9:00 pm - CHARLOTTE, N.C. — As Brad Schneider campaigns for Congress across the Northern suburbs, he can expect to see a lot of friendly faces. The 10th Congressional District the...