Articles filed under U.S. President
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MTV moves up awards show to avoid Obama conflictSep 04, 2012 7:52 pm - NEW YORK — MTV has moved up the start of its annual Video Music Awards so its fans won’t have to choose between pop stars and President Barack Obama. The show is airing ...
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DNC protesters stop blocking intersectionSep 04, 2012 2:39 pm - CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A group of protesters near the Democratic National Convention have stopped blocking an intersection and are being allowed to walk as a group up a sidew...
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Obama wraps pre-convention run; wife’s speech nextSep 04, 2012 2:37 pm - NORFOLK, Va. — In the final run-up to his convention, President Barack Obama implored college students on Tuesday to help him get out the vote, calling the election a ch...
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Romney campaign, RNC raise $100 million in AugustSep 04, 2012 2:34 pm - WASHINGTON — Mitt Romney’s presidential campaign has raised at least $100 million in August for the third consecutive month, building upon a fundraising prowess that has...
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Five Democratic convention speeches to rememberSep 04, 2012 11:03 am - Clint Eastwood gave the Republicans some offbeat remarks to remember this year. Will the Democrats come up with any memorable lines? Here are some past Democratic conven...
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Obama’s re-election road: Hope and a hard climbSep 04, 2012 10:54 am - WASHINGTON — People remember the hope and the history. For him or against him, they picture candidate Barack Obama as the one who stood onstage in a football stadium in ...
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5 Democratic convention moments to rememberSep 04, 2012 8:35 am - Democrats have little hope of matching the fervor and historical import of their 2008 convention, when they made Barack Obama the first black presidential nominee of a m...
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How do voters assess candidates’ 2 visions?Sep 04, 2012 6:39 am - It’s the mantra we will hear endlessly in the coming weeks: Americans face a “stark choice” come November. It is a choice, as President Barack Obama has said repeatedly,...
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Blue and red don’t mix in poll of parties’ swing-state delegatesSep 04, 2012 6:35 am - For Democratic and Republican convention delegates, there is no color purple. There’s only deep blue and deep red. Among Democrats, 99 percent called President Barack Ob...
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For conventions, TV viewing down, social media upSep 04, 2012 6:34 am - CHARLOTTE, N.C. — When it comes to following political conventions, Twitter may soon trump television. TV viewership for last week’s Republican National Convention dropp...