Articles filed under Democratic Party
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Emil Jones: I said delegate was 'doubting Thomas' not 'Uncle Tom'Aug 24, 2008 11:00 pm - DENVER - Senate President Emil Jones Jr., Barack Obama's political mentor, denied today calling a Hillary Clinton delegate an 'Uncle Tom.' Chicago political consultant...
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Obama's life story, Kennedy top opening nightAug 24, 2008 11:00 pm - DENVER -- Opening night at the Democratic National Convention will reintroduce Barack Obama to voters, and no one knows him better than the evening's featured speaker, h...
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Wolfson, Davis working for Fox NewsAug 24, 2008 11:00 pm - Longtime Clinton confidant Lanny Davis and Howard Wolfson, Hillary Clinton's former communications director, once anticipated being very busy at this week's Democratic N...
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Kennedy to appear, may speak at conventionAug 24, 2008 11:00 pm - DENVER -- Ailing Sen. Edward M. Kennedy prepared to rally Democrats with an appearance at the opening of the Democratic National Convention Monday night as the party str...
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Durbin: Feuding State Dems owe it to Obama to lay lowAug 24, 2008 11:00 pm - DENVER - In their first big gathering, Illinois Democrats bit their lips Sunday and played nice for Barack Obama. Then again, Gov. Rod Blagojevich didn't attend the earl...
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Conventions tap lobbyists for key rolesAug 24, 2008 11:00 pm - DENVER - Both Barack Obama and John McCain portray themselves as no friend of beltway insiders and lobbyists. Yet both national conventions have influential lobbyists in...
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A film we hope the politicians watchAug 24, 2008 11:00 pm - At this week's Democratic convention in Denver and next week's Republican convention in St. Paul, it's going to be hard for the discussion of serious topics to filter th...
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Special interests abound despite Obama's call for changeAug 24, 2008 11:00 pm - DENVER - Barack Obama says he'll shun special interests and their gobs of cash. But make no mistake, those interests are here spreading their dough thick for conventione...
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Biden's memoir now a best-sellerAug 24, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- A memoir by Sen. Joe Biden, once as forgotten as his presidential run, is now a best seller. A day after Sen. Barack Obama chose Biden as his running mate fo...
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When, where Convention junkies can get their fixAug 24, 2008 11:00 pm - Television coverage of the Democratic National Convention begins today. The major broadcast networks will air major speeches live during the 9 p.m. hour today through Th...