Articles filed under Political Conventions
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A guide to the Democratic National ConventionJul 25, 2016 1:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - It's Hillary Clinton's turn. The Democratic National Convention opening Monday in Philadelphia is Clinton's chance to hit reset after a vigorous primar...
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Images: Monday at the Democratic National ConventionJul 25, 2016 1:00 am - See moments from Monday of the Democratic National Convention at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia. Speakers included Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders and First Lad...
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Sanders to DNC: Clinton must be elected presidentJul 25, 2016 1:00 am - PHILADELPHIA - Seeking to bridge deep Democratic divides, Bernie Sanders robustly embraced his former rival Hillary Clinton Monday night as a champion for the same econo...
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Local Sanders delegates look for more out of ClintonJul 25, 2016 1:00 am - State Sen. Mike Noland said a raucous delegate meeting with Bernie Sanders at the Democratic National Convention Monday invigorated his supporters, who hope the candidat...
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Presidential footsteps in Philadelphia? They're everywhereJul 24, 2016 7:00 am - PHILADELPHIA - Philadelphia has a long history as a center of politics, going back to the 18th century when the Founding Fathers met here to sign the Declaration of Inde...
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How suburban women in politics helped blaze trail for Hillary ClintonJul 24, 2016 7:00 am - Serving within the “old boys club” of Illinois politics in the 1970s, '80s and '90s, suburban women trailblazers have an arsenal of war stories. “What the (heck) am I s...
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3 things to watch as Democratic delegates arrive in PhillyJul 24, 2016 7:00 am - With Republicans' party in Cleveland over, Democratic delegates are arriving in Philadelphia for their convention this week to nominate former Secretary of State Hillary...
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Clinton's Illinois backers arrive in PhiladelphiaJul 24, 2016 1:00 am - Four years ago as President Barack Obama accepted the Democratic nomination, his home state Illinois delegation was right up front. This time, Lauren Beth Gash, a conven...
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Clinton, Democrats seek to paint a brighter futureJul 24, 2016 1:00 am - PHILADELPHIA - After Donald Trump presented a dark picture of the country at his convention in Cleveland last week, Hillary Clinton and the Democrats plan to project a m...
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Editorial: Democrats' convention challenge is to show Hillary Clinton can be trustedJul 23, 2016 2:00 pm - Democrats will gather in Philadelphia with a sense of history this week. On Tuesday, they will be the first major party to nominate a woman for president in the 240 year...