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Democratic National Convention stories: 153 news summaries

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Opinion

 Biden & Co.
 Take Cue
 From Rove

Dems' new plan of attack follows map left by GOP spinmeister

Aug 28, 08 12:14 PM CDT
(Newser) - Joe Biden’s speech last night mapped out the new plan of attack for Democrats against John McCain, and it’s positively Rovian, Walter Shapiro writes on Salon. The Democrats went directly for McCain’s biggest strength—national security—and tried to turn it into a weakness. “These times... More »

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Joe Biden • Karl Rove • John Kerry • Democratic National Convention • Bill Clinton • negative campaigning • Election 2008

 Obama Girls Hoped
 for Jonas Bros,
 Got Dad Instead

Mom's "surprise" was "Daddy" instead of rockers

Aug 28, 08 11:33 AM CDT
(Newser) - Malia and Sasha Obama had hoped that a surprise visit Monday night after their mom’s convention speech was from someone with a little more rock-star quality than their dad, CNN reports. “Is it the Jonas Brothers?” 10-year-old Malia asked when Michelle Obama leaned down on stage to tell... More »

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Barack Obama • Michelle Obama • Denver • Democratic National Convention • Jonas Brothers • Malia Obama • Sasha Obama

 Denver: Not the Life of the Party

Dems may be nervous about election or about drinking at altitude

Aug 28, 08 11:22 AM CDT
(Newser) - Democrats are having an unusual problem at this year’s convention: They’re not having much fun, the New York Times reports. “Normally at conventions, you’d have people regaling you with what happened the night before,” said one exec who’s been party-hopping. “This time,... More »

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Denver • Democratic National Convention • Obama 2008 • Colorado • party • delegates

Opinion

 Clinton Passes
 the Torch—
 or Does He?

Clinton passes the torch - or does he?

Aug 28, 08 10:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Pundits are raving over Bill Clinton’s speech at the Democratic Convention last night. Here’s what they’re saying:
  • Mark Halperin of Time gives Clinton an A+ for a speech seemingly untouched by primary bitterness. “Let's face it: while Obama is a marvelous speaker, Clinton is
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Denver • Democratic National Convention • Bill Clinton • speech

 ABC Producer Busted
 Filming DNC Bigwigs

Sheriff's deputy gets rough with newsman probing role of VIP donors

Aug 28, 08 5:37 AM CDT
(Newser) - An ABC News producer was busted in Denver while filming senators and big donors leaving a hotel meeting near the Democratic National Convention. He was manhandled into traffic by a sheriff's deputy, handcuffed and hauled away on charges of interference, trespass, and failure to obey a lawful order, reports ABC... More »

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Denver • Democratic National Convention • arrest • journalist • ABC News • television news

OPINION

Masterful Bill Gets Convention on Track

Dem highlights also include best speech
of Hillary's career

Aug 28, 08 4:36 AM CDT
(Newser) - Bill Clinton has made the case for Barack Obama better than anybody else at the Democratic Convention, Peggy Noonan writes in the Wall Street Journal. "Crazy, red-faced Rageholic" Bill was absent and in his place was a masterful statesman, who delivered a "great tee-up" up for Obama's acceptance... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Democratic National Convention • Bill Clinton • Democrat • Peggy Noonan

 Biden: McCain
 'Doesn't Get It'


Aug 27, 08 10:01 PM CDT
(Newser) - Joe Biden accepted his party's nomination to be vice president tonight, then took to the podium to pound the theme that John McCain will offer nothing more than a third Bush term, CNN reports. "John McCain doesn't seem to get it," said Biden, stressing his own humble roots... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • Joe Biden • Democrats • Democratic National Convention • vice president • Election 2008 • vice presidential candidate

(Newser) - Bill Clinton tonight delivered a forceful endorsement of Barack Obama, saying that the newly anointed nominee is ready and able to undo the damage of the Bush administration. "Barack Obama is the man for this job," said Clinton, who had feuded with his wife's rival throughout the primaries.... More »

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Barack Obama • Democrats • Democratic National Convention • Bill Clinton

(Newser) - Barack Obama today became the first black candidate to earn the presidential nomination of a major party. His main rival, Hillary Clinton, got him there with a flourish by personally suspending the official roll call and asking that he be nominated by acclamation. She said she did so "in... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Democrats • Democratic National Convention

Clinton Releases Delegates
as Obama's Moment Nears

They're free to vote as they please, Sen. says

Aug 27, 08 5:06 PM CDT
(Newser) - Hillary Clinton formally released her delegates today to allow them to vote for Barack Obama as the Democratic nominee, CNN reports. The expected move cleared the way for this evening's nomination of Barack Obama. Before the official roll call began, the names of both Clinton and Obama were formally nominated.... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Democrats • Democratic National Convention • Obama 2008

Bill-Barack
Hostility Casts Pall on Party

Clinton, still furious,
will skip Obama's acceptance speech

Aug 27, 08 2:58 PM CDT
(Newser) - Bill Clinton won’t be at Barack Obama’s acceptance speech tomorrow night, CNN reports, in the latest sign that relations between the former and would-be president are still frosty. “Obama does not like Clinton, and Clinton knows it,” one longtime Clinton adviser told the Washington Post.... More »

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Barack Obama • Democratic National Convention • Bill Clinton

Opinion

Things to Do in Denver
When You're Dems: Hate

Clinton camp's back-handed Obama-bashing, second-guessing mark jittery DNC

Aug 27, 08 12:24 PM CDT
(Newser) - A former John McCain strategist described the odd mood in Denver perfectly, Maureen Dowd writes in the New York Times: “Submerged hate.” That would explain the uneasy proceedings, which have been marked more by Clintonian drama than anything else. At a recent new conference, Dowd observes, “Hillary... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Democrats • Democratic National Convention • Bill Clinton • Maureen Dowd

 Hillary's
 Faithful
 Unswayed 
 by Speech

Hardcore base won't support Obama

Aug 27, 08 10:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - Many Hillary Clinton supporters still won't vote for Obama despite her calls for unity last night at the Democratic Convention, the Washington Post reports. "Even if she can move on easily, that's not as easy for everybody else," said one Clinton supporter. Dissatisfied loyalists set up a Clinton... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • John McCain • Democratic National Convention • Hillary Clinton supporters • Election 2008

Last 2 Veep Nominees Are Party Pariahs

But Lieberman draws more Democratic
spite than Edwards

Aug 27, 08 10:35 AM CDT
(Newser) - As Joe Biden takes the stage tonight in Denver, his last two predecessors won't be there, and they're not welcome, the New York Times reports. While the philandering John Edwards has his share of detractors—one delegate called him "a sick puppy"—it's turncoat Joe Lieberman who elicits... More »

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Barack Obama • Joe Biden • John Edwards • Democratic National Convention • Joe Lieberman • running mate • vice presidential candidate

 MSNBC Anchors
 in DNC Slugfest

Gets personal and political on-air at the DNC

Aug 27, 08 10:17 AM CDT
(Newser) - Infighting between MSNBC anchors is turning the Democratic National Convention into a partisan catfight. Joe Scarborough, who once served as Republican representative, got touchy when David Shuster yesterday referred to “your party, the Republican Party” and Scarborough and Tom Brokaw are miffed at the channel’s decision to increase... More »

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MSNBC • Democratic National Convention • American media • David Shuster • media coverage • Joe Scarborough • news anchor • Tom Brokaw

A Convention Outsider Moves to Center Stage

In '00 Obama couldn't get a seat; in '04 he wowed the crowd

Aug 27, 08 9:57 AM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama arrives in Denver today one election away from the presidency—a far cry from the 2000 convention, when he couldn't even get a seat on the floor. As Al Gore received the Democrats' nomination in Los Angeles, the state senator barely had enough money to rent a car.... More »

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Barack Obama • Al Gore • John Kerry • Democratic National Convention • Dick Durbin • Democratic Party • Election 2004 • Illinois State Senate

OPINION

 Hillary Left Too Much Unsaid

Speech plays with pundits, but what about the pumas?

Aug 27, 08 8:48 AM CDT
(Newser) - Hillary Clinton’s speech last night is getting rave reviews from the pundits, but she left too many key points unaddressed to get her most stubborn supporters on the Obama bandwagon, writes Michael Tomasky in the Guardian. The Dems' also-ran, in her critical pitch for party unity, failed... More »

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Hillary Clinton • Democratic National Convention • Hillary Clinton supporters

House Dems Told to Pony Up for Kanye Show

Senate rules OK the freebie; House says it's an ethics violation

Aug 27, 08 8:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Tonight's Kanye West concert at the Democratic Convention is the unlikely source of an ethics quandary, ABC News reports, as Senate Democrats attend for free while the House is making staffers pay up. Under new rules intended to reduce the influence of lobbyists, members of Congress aren't allowed to take... More »

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ethics • Senate • Democratic National Convention • House of Representatives • Kanye West • Senate Ethics Committee

OPINION

Yeah, She Made History—What About the Guy Who Won?

DNC skirts around Obama's breakthrough

Aug 27, 08 7:37 AM CDT
(Newser) - Last night's Hillaryfest was the culmination of a months-long homage to the New York senator's "historic" achievement of almost winning a major party's presidential nomination. But it's odd, notes Alessandra Stanley, that while an "also-ran" has made her candidacy a milestone, there's been little mention of the "... More »

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television • Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • race • Democratic National Convention • African-Americans

OPINION

Obama, Don't Squander
This Moment

There is a time and a place for lofty rhetoric, and it's here and now

Aug 27, 08 6:26 AM CDT
(Newser) - The right convention speech at the right moment can transcend politics, and Barack Obama may miss his moment with his plans to give a "workmanlike" speech tomorrow, writes Michael Gerson in the Washington Post. The candidate should focus on big themes like faith and equality, and return to his... More »

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Barack Obama • Democratic National Convention • Democratic nomination • speech

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