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NEWS ABOUT: convention

convention stories: 9 news summaries
OPINION

 Miss, Mrs., or Ms.— 
 'It's OK Not to Care' 

Nancy Gibbs reflects on women's freedom to choose title

Oct 19, 09 3:49 PM CDT
(Newser) - Not so long ago, feminism and convention waged a battle over titles—Miss, Mrs., and the young upstart, Ms. Though seemingly trivial, the question of whether a woman should have to specify her marital status in stating her name cut to the core of women’s place in society—and... More »

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feminism • women • language • convention • title

(Newser) - Some 125,000 giddy comic book fans converged on the San Diego Convention Center over the weekend to jockey for a spot at the film portion Comic-Con to get tantalizing sneak peeks at upcoming movies and hear insiders rave about projects. USA Today reports a few of the tantalizing tidbits... More »

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James Cameron • Peter Jackson • Robert Downey Jr. • Scarlett Johansson • convention • Black Widow • Iron Man • avatar • comic-con • district9

 Brits Groan as 
 Convention Goes 
 American-Style 

British style depends more on beer, debate than flash

Sep 27, 08 7:11 PM CDT
(Newser) - England's political conventions have relied more on booze and debate than American-style showmanship, the Wall Street Journal reports. That has mean no flags, no banners, no stadium-sized crowd, and no rock & roll. Which is why some stalwarts got uppity when the Labor Party added a videoscreen and the prime... More »

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UK politics • convention • British Labor Party

OPINION

 Wacky Garb Key to Conventions


Aug 30, 08 8:08 PM CDT
(Newser) - Political die-hards flock to conventions in outlandish costumes, temporary tattoos, and head-to-toe buttons—“as much red, white and blue as possible in a patriotic arms race,” Robin Givhan writes in the Washington Post. Yet these goofy fans are integral to the messy, democratic process—by making it... More »

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Democratic National Convention • audiences • body paint • convention • costume • Republican National Convention

 Ron Paul Fans
 Stage Their Own Party

Ronstock '08 a poke in the eye for the RNC

Aug 30, 08 2:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - "Ronvoys" have begun converging on Minneapolis, where Ron Paul supporters plan to gather in a convention near to, but separate from, the Republican hullaboo in St. Paul. Nearly 10,000 anti-war, anti-taxes, anti-big-government, and pro-personal-liberties revelers plan to attend the Rally for the Republic, otherwise known as Ronstock '08,... More »

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Minneapolis • Ron Paul • Libertarian Party • convention • Republican National Convention

Anxious Dems Urge Obama
to Hit Hard

Convention will seek
to define candidate
and attack McCain

Aug 25, 08 6:12 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Democratic convention opens tonight, not quite the coronation envisioned only a month ago as twitchy party grandees push Barack Obama to make his case forcefully to a still-skeptical electorate—using the spotlight to draw the strongest possible distinctions between himself and John McCain. "The stakes of this election... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • John McCain • John Kerry • Denver • Democratic National Convention • Democratic Party • convention

Obama Quietly Courts Edwards

Meets with Edwards, seeks endorsement

Feb 18, 08 3:30 AM CST
(Newser) - Democratic contender Barack Obama secretly visited former campaign rival John Edwards yesterday, seeking his endorsement, according to the Chicago Tribune. The media usually travels everywhere with Obama, but he managed to shake his entourage in Chicago on a day when his campaign said all events were canceled because of bad... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • John Edwards • Chapel Hill • campaign • Democratic nomination • convention • endorsement • delegates

OPINION

Super Delegates Will Crown
Dem Nominee

Blogger runs math, fears party choice will 'lack legitimacy'

Feb 4, 08 10:06 PM CST
(Newser) - So-called super delegates will end up crowning the Democratic presidential nominee, Open Left’s Chris Bowers blogs. Even if Hillary Clinton wins a whopping 937 delegates to Barack Obama’s 862 on Super Tuesday, she would have to score 76% of the rest to win the nod. That's where 796... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Democratic Party • convention • superdelegates • Election 2008

Scranton Throws 'Office' Party

Mockumentary setting town delights in visits from cast, fans

Oct 29, 07 6:03 AM CDT
(Newser) - "It's as if we had been reading the Oz books and then actually visited the Emerald City," the executive producer of "The Office"  quipped about visiting Scranton, Pa., the fictional setting for the hit show, for an "Office" party this weekend. Thousands of fans turned... More »

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The Office • Creed • Scranton • David Wallace • Andy • convention • mockumentary

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