Articles filed under Political Conventions
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Matthews’ contentious week with RepublicansSep 02, 2012 8:06 am - NEW YORK — In the cable television news world where provocation is prized, MSNBC’s Chris Matthews took home the trophy from Tampa’s Republican National Convention as mos...
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Romney, Obama trade jabs as Dem convention loomsSep 02, 2012 8:00 am - CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Republican Mitt Romney cast President Barack Obama as a failed coach of a struggling team as he sought to capitalize on momentum coming out of his part...
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Ill. delegates: Same-sex marriage issue will help ObamaSep 01, 2012 11:00 pm - As Democrats gather in Charlotte this week to nominate President Barack Obama for a second term, a majority of Illinois delegates who responded to a Daily Herald survey ...
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Will Obama repeat suburban success?Sep 01, 2012 11:00 pm - Illinois Democratic delegates believe Obama will do well here, but maybe not sweep again
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Decade of war, recession leaves voters glumSep 01, 2012 11:00 pm - COLUMBUS, Ohio — He’s 30, between jobs, with $50,000 in student debt and no clear sense what the future holds. But Erik Santamaria, Ohio-born son of Salvadorans, has a p...
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Obama embarks on march to conventionSep 01, 2012 6:54 pm - CHARLOTTE, N.C. — President Barack Obama lampooned the just-completed Republican National Convention as better-suited to an era of black-and-white TV and “ trickle-down,...
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Pluses, minuses for the Republican conventionAug 31, 2012 10:00 pm - TAMPA, Fla. — The Republican convention propelled Mitt Romney into the fall campaign on a high note, thanks to his well-received acceptance speech, an appealing cast of ...
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An estimated 30 million watch Romney’s speechAug 31, 2012 9:58 pm - LOS ANGELES — Ratings for the final night of the Republican National Convention, which featured Mitt Romney and Clint Eastwood, weren’t a blockbuster. An estimated 30.3 ...
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First since ’52: No talk of war in GOP speechAug 31, 2012 4:34 pm - WASHINGTON — With America embroiled in its longest armed conflict, Mitt Romney became the first Republican since 1952 to accept his party’s nomination without mentioning...
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Democrats hit bumps on the road to CharlotteAug 31, 2012 3:41 pm - RALEIGH, N.C. — When Democrats from around the country gather next week in Charlotte to nominate President Barack Obama for a second term, some may not feel completely a...