Articles filed under Democratic Party
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MTV moves up awards show to avoid Obama conflictSep 04, 2012 7:52 pm - NEW YORK — MTV has moved up the start of its annual Video Music Awards so its fans won’t have to choose between pop stars and President Barack Obama. The show is airing ...
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Delegate diary: Nominating Obama, and so much moreSep 04, 2012 2:46 pm - Delegates to the Democratic National Convention are there to cast their votes to nominate President Barack Obama for re-election — and so much more, says delegate Lauren...
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Mike in Charlotte: Walsh ‘an embarrassment,’ Schakowsky saysSep 04, 2012 12:14 pm - CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Illinois Democrats went on the attack during the first day of the national convention Tuesday, targeting suburban congressional races as key to their 2...
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Postcard from Charlotte: Illinois front and centerSep 04, 2012 11:47 am - Hi, everybody, The simplest way to tell that Illinois has one of the most prominent delegations at the Democratic National Convention is location, location, location. Fi...
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Quinn: Facts 'a scary subject' for RepublicansSep 04, 2012 11:30 am - CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Gov. Pat Quinn appeared to relish his role of attack dog Tuesday, taking to the Democratic National Convention stage to rip Republicans over what he sa...
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Five Democratic convention speeches to rememberSep 04, 2012 11:03 am - Clint Eastwood gave the Republicans some offbeat remarks to remember this year. Will the Democrats come up with any memorable lines? Here are some past Democratic conven...
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Obama’s re-election road: Hope and a hard climbSep 04, 2012 10:54 am - WASHINGTON — People remember the hope and the history. For him or against him, they picture candidate Barack Obama as the one who stood onstage in a football stadium in ...
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5 Democratic convention moments to rememberSep 04, 2012 8:35 am - Democrats have little hope of matching the fervor and historical import of their 2008 convention, when they made Barack Obama the first black presidential nominee of a m...
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How do voters assess candidates’ 2 visions?Sep 04, 2012 6:39 am - It’s the mantra we will hear endlessly in the coming weeks: Americans face a “stark choice” come November. It is a choice, as President Barack Obama has said repeatedly,...
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Blue and red don’t mix in poll of parties’ swing-state delegatesSep 04, 2012 6:35 am - For Democratic and Republican convention delegates, there is no color purple. There’s only deep blue and deep red. Among Democrats, 99 percent called President Barack Ob...