Articles filed under Political Conventions
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Obama gives thumbs-up to wife's speechAug 25, 2008 11:00 pm - DENVER _ It was Michelle Obama's speech, but her husband said it highlighted one of his attributes -- one he says voters should want in a president. "Now you know why I ...
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Obama seeks to silence ad tying him to 60s radicalAug 25, 2008 11:00 pm - DENVER -- Barack Obama is striking back fiercely and swiftly to stamp out an ad that links him to a 1960s radical, eager to demonstrate a far more aggressive response to...
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A speech for Clinton, but no script for her backersAug 24, 2008 11:00 pm - DENVER - Hillary Clinton, who fell just short in her drive to become the first female presidential nominee, will nonetheless enjoy a large share of the spotlight here. O...
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Unlocking Biden's baggage reveals Blago ticketAug 24, 2008 11:00 pm - Once upon a time, long before Barack Obama sent text messages about Joe Biden, there was another five-letter Illinoisan who had his eye on the altar. B-l-a-g-o. If only ...
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Emil Jones: I said delegate was 'doubting Thomas' not 'Uncle Tom'Aug 24, 2008 11:00 pm - DENVER - Senate President Emil Jones Jr., Barack Obama's political mentor, denied today calling a Hillary Clinton delegate an 'Uncle Tom.' Chicago political consultant...
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Obama's life story, Kennedy top opening nightAug 24, 2008 11:00 pm - DENVER -- Opening night at the Democratic National Convention will reintroduce Barack Obama to voters, and no one knows him better than the evening's featured speaker, h...
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Wolfson, Davis working for Fox NewsAug 24, 2008 11:00 pm - Longtime Clinton confidant Lanny Davis and Howard Wolfson, Hillary Clinton's former communications director, once anticipated being very busy at this week's Democratic N...
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Kennedy to appear, may speak at conventionAug 24, 2008 11:00 pm - DENVER -- Ailing Sen. Edward M. Kennedy prepared to rally Democrats with an appearance at the opening of the Democratic National Convention Monday night as the party str...
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Durbin: Feuding State Dems owe it to Obama to lay lowAug 24, 2008 11:00 pm - DENVER - In their first big gathering, Illinois Democrats bit their lips Sunday and played nice for Barack Obama. Then again, Gov. Rod Blagojevich didn't attend the earl...
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Conventions tap lobbyists for key rolesAug 24, 2008 11:00 pm - DENVER - Both Barack Obama and John McCain portray themselves as no friend of beltway insiders and lobbyists. Yet both national conventions have influential lobbyists in...