Articles filed under Political Conventions
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Obama advisers don’t expect big bounce in pollsSep 06, 2012 9:38 am - CHARLOTTE, N.C. — President Barack Obama will lay out his vision for a second term, even as advisers say they don’t anticipate a big bounce in the polls following the De...
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Designer to rush production of first lady’s dressSep 06, 2012 9:38 am - Associated Press WASHINGTON — Want a dress like the one first lady Michelle Obama wore at the Democratic convention? Designer Tracy Reese says she’s rushing to make dres...
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Obama to sketch path forward after Clinton pitchSep 06, 2012 9:38 am - CHARLOTTE, N.C. — President Barack Obama goes before the Democratic National Convention and the nation on Thursday for a capstone speech designed not just to persuade un...
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What to watch at the convention ThursdaySep 06, 2012 9:36 am - Some things to watch for at the Democratic National Convention on Thursday: 1. WHAT WILL OBAMA SAY? Will the president give voters some specifics about his plans for a s...
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Editorial: Mr. President, tell us why we should believeSep 06, 2012 9:07 am - When Barack Obama steps to the microphone tonight in Charlotte, N.C., to accept the Democratic Party nomination for president for the second time, it will be a momentous...
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Longoria promises ‘no empty chairs’ at conventionSep 06, 2012 9:00 am - WASHINGTON — Actress Eva Longoria says her speech to the Democratic convention will be very different from Clint Eastwood’s speech to Republicans. Longoria tells NBC’s “...
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Convention can be profitable for small businessesSep 06, 2012 5:00 am - CHARLOTTE, N.C. — For entrepreneurs outside the Democratic National Convention, the easy part may be the hours of smoking meat, screen-printing T-shirts or pumping out p...
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Editorial: Mr. President, tell us why we should believeSep 06, 2012 5:00 am - When Barack Obama steps to the microphone tonight in Charlotte, N.C., to accept the Democratic Party nomination for president for the second time, it will be a momentous...
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Hilllary Clinton ‘anxious’ to see husband’s speechSep 06, 2012 12:05 am - DILI, East Timor — Secretary of State Hillary Clinton missed her husband’s speech to the Democratic National Convention but got a preview of the address in the days befo...
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Fact check: Clinton claims of compromise a stretchSep 06, 2012 12:00 am - WASHINGTON — It's a fact of life in Washington that what one party considers a principled stand, the opposition considers pigheadedness. Compromise? That's the other guy...