Articles filed under Political Parties
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Breaking down the speeches: The good, the bad, and the way too longAug 27, 2008 11:00 pm - DENVER - Here's a quick look at the highs and lows of convention speeches. The Good: William Jennings Bryan - 1896 Democratic Convention, Chicago: "You shall not press d...
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Biden: American needs more than a good soldierAug 27, 2008 11:00 pm - DENVER -- Joe Biden declared Wednesday that America doesn't need a good soldier in the White House, it needs the wise leadership of Barack Obama. As Biden concluded his ...
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Clinton endorses Obama, says he's 'ready to lead America'Aug 27, 2008 11:00 pm - DENVER -- Former President Clinton forcefully endorsed Barack Obama's bid for the White House on Wednesday, telling delegates to the Democratic convention that Obama is ...
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Fine speeches alone do not make Obama ready to leadAug 27, 2008 11:00 pm - Almost four years after the people of Illinois elected Barack Obama to be their junior U.S. senator, he will stand before thousands of fans tonight and accept the Democr...
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Seals launches TV ad tied to Obama announcementAug 27, 2008 11:00 pm - DENVER - Democratic congressional candidate Dan Seals is hoping to capitalize on Barack Obama's historic acceptance speech today. The Wilmette businessman is going up w...
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We must be vigilant on gun restrictionsAug 27, 2008 11:00 pm - As a Virginia Tech student at the time of the massacre, I know all too well the horrible consequences of failed gun laws. While I was not in class that day, my friend, ...
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An open letter to Barack ObamaAug 27, 2008 11:00 pm - Dear Sen. Obama, We know your speech tonight has probably been written for weeks and you're down to the minor tweaking. We know you've become the presumptive Democratic ...
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Suburban natives land gig on big national stageAug 27, 2008 11:00 pm - Even they don't quite know how it came about, but a Denver-area band featuring two natives of Chicago's suburbs takes the nation's biggest stage today: performing at Inv...
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Democrats make history, officially choose Obama as nomineeAug 27, 2008 11:00 pm - DENVER -- Barack Obama swept to the Democratic presidential nomination Wednesday night, a transforming triumph that made him the first black American to lead a major par...
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Does Obama have that Kennedy appeal?Aug 27, 2008 11:00 pm - DENVER - Munching on ham, eggs and a bagel, Tom Jolly sat at a quaint diner in the city's downtown area reading a newspaper and anxiously waiting to hear Barack Obama de...