Articles filed under Political Conventions
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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...
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Giffords inspires crowd at Democratic conventionSep 06, 2012 8:00 pm - CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Gabrielle Giffords has inspired the cheering delegates at the Democratic National Convention by leading the Pledge of Allegiance. The former Arizona co...
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Durbin introduces Obama once againSep 06, 2012 7:51 pm - CHARLOTTE, N.C. — U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin took the Democratic National Convention stage Thursday night as one of President Barack Obama’s biggest and earliest political ba...
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Ryan says Obama fell ‘woefully short’ as presidentSep 06, 2012 7:05 pm - COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — President Barack Obama has broken too many promises to earn a second term and four more years under his leadership could leave America as a “we...
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New Romney ad uses Clinton’s words against ObamaSep 06, 2012 6:56 pm - CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A new television ad from Mitt Romney’s campaign is using Bill Clinton’s words against President Barack Obama. It’s Romney’s first ad after a 12-day hia...
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Romney defends Afghanistan omissionSep 06, 2012 6:48 pm - CONCORD, N.H. — Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney on Thursday defended his decision not to discuss the Afghanistan war in his convention speech. He said he d...