Articles filed under Political Conventions
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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...
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Warren calls Obama a fighter for middle classSep 06, 2012 12:00 am - CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Massachusetts Senate candidate Elizabeth Warren said President Barack Obama is a fighter for the middle class. And she slammed his Republican opponent,...
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Highlights of Bill Clinton's speechSep 06, 2012 12:00 am - Highlights from former President Bill Clinton's speech to the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C.: ECONOMY: Clinton said President Barack Obama inherited a...
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Clinton bows to Obama? And they hug?Sep 06, 2012 12:00 am - CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Barack Obama and Bill Clinton sealed their political alliance with a bow and a bear hug. It didn’t last long, but Obama and Clinton’s center stage mome...
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Mike in Charlotte: Durbin once again to pave way for Obama's speechSep 05, 2012 11:00 pm - CHARLOTTE, N.C. — On some of the biggest days of President Barack Obama's political life, U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin has spoken first. The Illinois Democrat introduced Obama ...
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Images: Wednesday at the Democratic National ConventionSep 05, 2012 10:59 pm - ...
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Dems twist jobs numbers and GOP Medicare ideasSep 05, 2012 9:14 pm - WASHINGTON — On Day 2 of the Democratic National Convention, speakers cherry-picked employment numbers to make President Barack Obama’s record on jobs look better than i...