 Clinton forcefully endorses Obama
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 Former President Clinton forcefully endorsed Barack Obama's bid for the White House on Wednesday, telling delegates to the Democratic convention that Obama is “ready to lead America and restore American leadership in the world.” |
Dems choose Obama in historic acclamation
DENVER, 9:14 p.m. Aug. 27 (AP)Barack Obama stepped triumphantly into history Wednesday night, the first black American to win a major party presidential nomination, as thousands of Democrats transformed their convention hall into a joyful, shouting celebration.
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Two first-time delegates report from the Democratic National Convention Just Keep Going: I arrived just in time to hear the female Democratic senators speak. It sounded like each was given about 2-3 minutes - not nearly long enough as far as I'm... Michelle Becomes Electric: Apparently after even one day, the morning delegate breakfast is so yesterday's event - the room was only about half full today. That's too bad, because one truly inspiring moment...
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DENVER, 9:31 p.m. Aug. 27 (AP)Obama makes unscripted convention appearance: Sen. Barack Obama dropped in on his own party at the Democratic convention a day early Wednesday to praise his wife, his former rival, and former President Bill Clinton for going to bat for him. NEW YORK, 9:17 p.m. Aug. 27 (AP)
Obama nomination a key moment in TV coverage: A carefully timed roll call and a sudden recognition of history may prove to be a turning point for Democrats at a convention that hadn't been going well for them as a television event. DENVER, 9:00 p.m. Aug. 27 (AP)
Biden says nation needs more than a good soldier: Joe Biden accepted the Democratic vice presidential nomination Wednesday night and declared that the challenges America faces require “more than a good soldier” in the White House, hailing Barack Obama as a wise leader who can deliver the change the nation needs. DENVER, 8:16 p.m. Aug. 27 (AP)
Potential Obama veeps get turn on stage: Hillary Rodham Clinton isn't the only also-ran on the loose in Denver. Three officials who were mentioned as possible running mates for Barack Obama but didn't make it onto the ticket got a chance to address the Democratic convention Wednesday night. 7:59 p.m. Aug. 27 (AP)
Joe Biden's speech at the Democratic convention: Prepared remarks from Sen. Joe Biden, Barack Obama's runningmate, for his address at the Democratic National Convention on Thursday in Denver, as released by the Obama campaign: MINNEAPOLIS, 7:11 p.m. Aug. 27 (AP)
GOP platform backs off pet issues to help McCain: Republicans are putting John McCain's campaign priorities above some of their pet issues, including drilling for oil in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and denying citizenship to the U.S.-born children of illegal immigrants. DENVER, 7:06 p.m. Aug. 27 (AP)
Clinton helps seal Obama nomination amid cheers: It was a closing of sorts, but whether closure was there is another matter. There stood Hillary Rodham Clinton, embraced on the floor of the Democratic National Convention by her fellow New York delegates, urging the party to shut down the roll call of states and declare Barack Obama's their presidential nominee by acclamation. DENVER, 7:02 p.m. Aug. 27 (AP)
Bill Clinton's convention address: Prepared remarks of former President Bill Clinton for his address to the Democratic National Convention on Thursday night in Denver, as released by the Obama campaign: DENVER, 6:58 p.m. Aug. 27 (AP)
Iraq veterans endorse Obama: Iraq war veterans brought their military credibility to the podium on Wednesday and endorsed Sen. Barack Obama as the best candidate to lead the military and help veterans. HENDERSON, Nev., 6:49 p.m. Aug. 27 (AP)
Romney: Democrats using 'politics of envy': Potential vice presidential nominee Mitt Romney accused Democrats on Wednesday of playing “the politics of envy” in recent ads and speeches that focus on John McCain's wealth and multiple homes. DENVER, 6:35 p.m. Aug. 27 (AP)
Kerry: I don't recognize my former friend, McCain: Sen. John Kerry, the one-time presidential nominee whose campaign crumbled under attacks on his military service and consistency, told fellow Democrats on Wednesday that he doesn't recognize Republican John McCain, a man he once considered as a runningmate.
DENVER, 3:51 p.m. Aug. 27 (AP)
Waiting game for McCain veep: John McCain's potential running mates were in what amounted to a high-stakes waiting game Wednesday as the Republican presidential nominee-in-waiting prepared to announce his running mate in the coming days.
Aug. 27
Clinton speech delivers for Obama, and herself: Hillary Rodham Clinton said all the right words last night to unite a party battered by a divisive nomination battle. But she's done that before, with some of the same words, long before the Democratic National Convention opened.
SAN DIEGO, Aug. 27 (UNION-TRIBUNE)McCain visits for fundraiser: Republican presidential candidate John McCain condemned overspending and corruption by Republicans in Congress as he raised money for his campaign in the district once represented by imprisoned former Rep. Randy “Duke” Cunningham.
Aug. 27 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Dean differs with TV analysts; defends tone, tenor of opening: Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean was in a grumpy mood yesterday after enduring sniping from Democratic TV talking heads about the soft tone of the first night of the national convention.
Aug. 27 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
City attorney, challenger face off: RANCHO BERNARDO – City Attorney Michael Aguirre enjoyed a Perry Mason moment in a debate yesterday against his challenger in the Nov. 4 election, Superior Court Judge Jan Goldsmith.
SACRAMENTO, 11:35 a.m. Aug. 27 (AP)
Schwarzenegger could be no-show at GOP convention: When the Republican convention opens Monday night, its prime-time lineup could be missing one of its biggest draws: Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger.
SCRANTON, Pa., 11:18 a.m. Aug. 27 (AP)
Biden's Scranton childhood left lasting impression: Joe Biden left blue-collar, bare-knuckles Scranton for the greener pastures of Delaware when he was only 10 years old. But Scranton, it turns out, left an indelible impression on him.
DENVER, 10:09 a.m. Aug. 27 (AP)
Obama and Biden on board for post-Denver bus tour: When Barack Obama and Joe Biden campaign by bus in Michigan, Pennsylvania and Ohio after wrapping up the Democratic National Convention, they'll be following a familiar route.
DENVER, 9:18 a.m. Aug. 27 (AP)
Delegates begin casting ballots for president: Democratic delegates began marking their presidential nominating ballots Wednesday, making the unprecedented choice between a black man and a white woman. But only a limited number of the ballots were expected to be counted in an afternoon roll call before Barack Obama was declared the party's presidential nominee by acclamation.
6:42 a.m. Aug. 27 (AP)
Analysis: McCain's Iran ad misleading: TITLE: “Tiny.” LENGTH: 30 seconds.
MINNEAPOLIS, 3:41 a.m. Aug. 27 (AP)
Democrats to be out in force at GOP meet: Delegates to the Republican National Convention who are traveling into downtown St. Paul next week will be treated to a billboard-sized welcome from the other party.
DENVER, 12:22 a.m. Aug. 27 (AP)
Democrats rent asunder – over chairs, football: Delegates love to talk about how great their own states are, and some will talk trash – when pressed – about what they think are the worst states.
DENVER, 12:20 a.m. Aug. 27 (AP)
The cult of the regular guy in America: Bowling a few frames? Absolutely. Windsurfing? Not so much. Clearing brush on your ranch with rolled-up flannel sleeves? Pitch perfect. Forgetting how much real estate you've accumulated? Hit the road, Jack.
DENVER, 12:17 a.m. Aug. 27 (AP)
Bloggers embraced at Democratic convention: The age of mom-and-pop pundit shops has arrived at the Democratic convention. Bloggers are here by the hundreds, getting better seats and more respect than they ever have in their rather short history.
RANCHO BERNARDO, Aug. 27 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
City attorney, challenger face off: RANCHO BERNARDO
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City Attorney Michael Aguirre enjoyed a Perry Mason moment in a debate yesterday against his challenger in the Nov. 4 election, Superior Court Judge Jan Goldsmith.
Aug. 27 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Dean differs with TV analysts; defends tone, tenor of opening:Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean was in a grumpy mood yesterday after enduring sniping from Democratic TV talking heads about the soft tone of the first night of the national convention.
DENVER, 10:01 p.m. Aug. 26 (AP)Clinton says election isn't about her: Hillary Rodham Clinton had a simple message Tuesday for her still loyal supporters: This election isn't about her. NEW YORK, 9:51 p.m. Aug. 26 (AP)
Democratic convention, but focus not Obama: Barack Obama is still going to be the Democratic candidate for president, right? It seemed easy to forget that fact watching Tuesday's coverage of the Democratic convention. The focus on Hillary Clinton and how warmly she would embrace her former rival dominated discussion, almost to the exclusion of everything else.
DENVER, 8:50 p.m. Aug. 26 (AP)
Clinton salutes Obama as Dems at convention cheer: Hillary Rodham Clinton summoned the millions of voters who supported her in the primaries to send Barack Obama to the White House Tuesday night, and drew thunderous applause at the Democratic National Convention when she declared her one-time rival is “my candidate and he must be our president.”
BILLINGS, Mont., 9:38 p.m. Aug. 26 (AP)Obama watches, cheers Clinton speech: Barack Obama on Tuesday applauded and cheered former rival Hillary Rodham Clinton as she declared her support for his candidacy, and urged her own backers to rally behind Obama in his contest with Republican John McCain. DENVER, 9:34 p.m. Aug. 26 (AP)
Analysis: A perfect night for Clinton, Obama?: For one evening, their political world was perfect. Or so it seemed. Standing before thousands of delegates, almost half of them her backers, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton declared it time “to unite as a single party with a single purpose” and urged her followers to help elect once-bitter rival Barack Obama. DENVER, 9:22 p.m. Aug. 26 (AP)
Romney, Pawlenty on attack in GOP veep tryouts: Mitt Romney, a potential John McCain running mate playing Republican pit bull on the periphery of the Democratic National Convention, charged Tuesday that a Barack Obama presidency would “make America a weaker nation.” DENVER, 9:19 p.m. Aug. 26 (AP)
GOP 'war room' revs up as Giuliani goes on air: Surrogates for John McCain fired away Wednesday from the outskirts of the Democratic convention, with Rudy Giuliani going live on the Fox News Channel to eclipse convention keynote speaker Mark Warner. SAN DIEGO, 9:15 p.m. Aug. 26 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
McCain condemns overspending in San Diego fundraiser: Republican presidential candidate John McCain condemned overspending and corruption by Republicans in Congress Tuesday night as he raised money for his campaign in the district once represented by imprisoned former Rep. Randy “Duke” Cunningham. DENVER, 9:10 p.m. Aug. 26 (AP)
Radical tied to Obama compared U.S. actions to 9/11: The release of a 2004 interview with former 1960s radical William Ayers, in which he compared U.S. government actions to the Sept. 11 attacks, drew renewed attention Tuesday to his association with Democratic candidate Barack Obama. DENVER, 8:58 p.m. Aug. 26 (AP)
Governors in chorus of Obama talking points: Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer, not exactly a household name in national Democratic politics, energized the party's convention Tuesday night with an animated, arm-waving speech chastising Sen. John McCain. DENVER, 8:44 p.m. Aug. 26 (AP)
Hillary Clinton's speech at the Dems convention: Remarks of New York Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, for her address to the Democratic National Convention on Tuesday night in Denver: DENVER, 8:30 p.m. Aug. 26 (AP)
A convention comeuppance for Bill Clinton: The Comeback Kid is having a convention comeuppance. Bill Clinton was supposed to beam at the side of his wife at the Democratic convention as she was crowned their party's presidential nominee. Instead, he clenched back tears as his wife formally surrendered the nomination to Barack Obama and threw her full support behind her former opponent. WASHINGTON, 7:54 p.m. Aug. 26 (AP)
No more 'Democrat wars' for GOP spinmeisters?: Republicans have come up with another name for the opposing party – the right name. For years now, the GOP has gone after “Democrat schemes,” “Democrat presidents,” “Democrat Congresses” – all phrases from the 1996 Republican platform, repeated many times since. DENVER, 7:34 p.m. Aug. 26 (AP)
Get the instant replay! Bush steals 2nd from 3rd: Stealing second base from where? Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland brought down the house at the Democratic National Convention Tuesday night with a crack about President Bush – and John McCain – that harked back to one of the sharpest verbal stones ever thrown at Bush's father. DENVER, 7:28 p.m. Aug. 26 (AP)
Former Gov. Warner: Party must seize opportunity: Former Virginia Gov. Mark Warner, keynoting the Democratic National Convention, said Tuesday that American voters “have one shot to get it right” by electing Barack Obama president to end Republican leadership that is stuck in the past. MINNEAPOLIS, 6:56 p.m. Aug. 26 (AP)
GOP takes a hard line on abortion for its platform: Republicans went on record Tuesday with a reaffirmation of their hard line on abortion and edged toward a more moderate stance toward climate change, reflecting the views of both John McCain and the conservative base. DENVER, 6:43 p.m. Aug. 26 (AP)
Casey speaks of father, abortion: Pennsylvania Sen. Bob Casey invoked his late father's name Tuesday night and referred to his own opposition to abortion rights from the podium of the Democratic convention – 16 years after his father was denied the same privilege. DENVER, 6:29 p.m. Aug. 26 (AP)
13 anti-abortion protesters arrested: Thirteen anti-abortion activists, including Operation Rescue founder Randall Terry, were arrested Tuesday during an orchestrated demonstration in which they blocked a security gate near the site of the Democratic National Convention. SAN DIEGO, 6:12 p.m. Aug. 26 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
McCain arrives in San Diego for fundraiser: While the Democrats convene in Denver, Republican nominee-in-waiting John McCain flew to San Diego Tuesday night for a private fundraiser at The Grand Del Mar hotel. DENVER, 2:57 p.m. Aug. 26 (AP)
AT&T has high profile presence at Dem convention: AT&T is not just a phone call away at the Democratic National Convention. The telecommunications giant is virtually everywhere, wining and dining delegates and members of Congress with a relentless schedule of luncheons and evening parties. DENVER, 1:52 p.m. Aug. 26 (AP)
The whereabouts of McCain's potential veeps: One of Republican John McCain's prospective running mates planned to stand up for him Tuesday at the site of the Democratic National Convention, while other potential picks had some down time. DENVER, 1:41 p.m. Aug. 26 (AP)
Clinton allies urge Obama to hit McCain harder: Top associates of former President Clinton accused Barack Obama's team of going too soft on Republican John McCain at the Democratic convention, the latest sign of continued tension between the Obama and Clinton camps at a time of supposed party unity. KANSAS CITY, 1:06 p.m. Aug. 26 (AP)
Obama pushes economics on road to Denver: Barack Obama renewed his emphasis on economic themes Tuesday, pledging to enforce occupational health and safety regulations as president and declaring that Republican rival John McCain “doesn't get it” when it comes to the anxieties that many middle-class workers are facing. NEW YORK, 12:58 p.m. Aug. 26 (AP)
Dems, networks struggle over convention coverage: National political conventions have become, in NBC's Brian Williams' words, “four-day infomercials.” But it's not always clear the message is getting through.
DENVER, 11:07 a.m. Aug. 26 (AP)
Obama, conservative group battle through DOJ: Barack Obama and a conservative group have escalated their fight over the group's TV commercial linking him to a 1960s radical, by firing off dueling letters to the Department of Justice.
PHOENIX, 10:58 a.m. Aug. 26 (AP)
McCain defends support of war, U.S. role in world: Republican candidate John McCain is defending his staunch backing for the war in Iraq as well as an aggressive role for the U.S. around the world.
PHOENIX, 10:31 a.m. Aug. 26 (AP)
McCain ad returns to Clinton's 3 a.m. phone call: If you think you've heard this line of attack before, there's a reason. Republican John McCain's latest TV spot is playing off Hillary Rodham Clinton's best-known ad against Barack Obama to heighten any concerns that Obama isn't ready to take a 3 a.m. phone call that could signal a crisis demanding judgment and experience.
CHULA VISTA, Aug. 26 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Candidate says he encouraged school board rivals: CHULA VISTA
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Trina Lopez, a South County school board candidate, said longtime high school principal Jaime Mercado is her campaign chairman. That would make sense – except that she is running against him.
Aug. 26 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Democrats are looking for those 'Pee Wee Reese moments':Any lifelong Dodgers fan (I plead guilty) knew exactly what the Rev. Jesse Jackson meant yesterday when he said Barack Obama needs a “Pee Wee Reese moment.”
DENVER, 8:34 p.m. Aug. 25 (AP)Michelle Obama shows her husband's personal side: Michelle Obama declared “I love this country” Monday as she sought to reassure the nation that she and her husband Barack share Americans' bedrock values and belief in a dream of a better future.
MORRISON, Colo., 6:13 a.m. Aug. 25 (AP)
Matthews, Crow kick off Democratic convention: Singing at the Democratic convention, Sheryl Crow dedicated her song “Strong Enough” to Barack Obama and then added a twist to the lyrics for the occasion.
CRAWFORD, Texas, 6:10 p.m. Aug. 25 (AP)Biden stops at hometown train station: The Bush administration passed up a chance Monday to criticize Sen. Joe Biden, the Democratic Party's would-be vice president.
FRESNO, 4:48 p.m. Aug. 24 (AP)
Clinton praises Biden in speech to UFW: In her first speech since Barack Obama chose Sen. Joe Biden as his running mate, Hillary Rodham Clinton on Sunday offered praise for her former rival's pick.
Aug. 25 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Under protest: Political conventions like the Democratic one in Denver this week are among the most stage-managed “news” events on the planet. Suspense takes a holiday.
Aug. 25 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
BFTV (Bob Filner television):I want to be a Bob Filner constituent. There. I spilled it. And now you – not to mention my editors – are probably wondering what I sprinkled this morning on my Froot Loops.
DENVER, 10:16 a.m. Aug. 24 (AP)
McCain ad says Obama snubbed Clinton in VP choice: John McCain's campaign said Sunday that rival Barack Obama snubbed Hillary Rodham Clinton as a running mate because of her criticism of the Democratic presidential candidate, a claim the Obama campaign immediately dismissed.
2:30 p.m. Aug. 24 (AP)Conventions speakers scheduled for Monday: A look at Monday's speakers for the 2008 Democratic National Convention in Denver. EAU CLAIRE, Wis., 2:53 p.m. Aug. 24 (AP)
Obama aims to show voters he's one of them: Democrat Barack Obama laid out one of his goals Sunday for the Democrats' four-day national convention in Denver, saying that he hopes voters will come away with a belief that he's one of them. DENVER, 3:07 p.m. Aug. 24 (AP)
Clinton expected to release delegates Wednesday: Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, hoping to unite the Democratic Party and cement her future in it, will gather her hard-won primary delegates Wednesday at a reception where she is expected to formally release them to Barack Obama.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 24
Democrats head to convention with mix of pride . . . and anxiety: Intensely proud of the history they are about to make but increasingly anxious about their chances to reclaim the White House, Democrats gather this week in Denver to become the first major party to give its presidential nomination to an African-American.
WASHINGTON, 10:40 a.m. Aug. 24 (AP)Kennedy may visit convention: Sen. Edward Kennedy could make an unscheduled appearance at this week's Democratic convention if his physicians give him the go-ahead, his son says. NEW YORK, 10:42 a.m. Aug. 24 (AP)
Will star wattage in Denver help or hurt Obama?: Back in 2004, hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons was in Boston for John Kerry's coronation as the Democratic nominee, staging a big hip-hop summit to draw new voters. This year, though he's a Barack Obama supporter, he plans to sit out the Denver convention. NEW YORK, 7:35 a.m. Aug. 24 (AP)
Comeback Kid: Biden's memoir now a best-seller: A memoir by Sen. Joe Biden, once as forgotten as his presidential run, is now a best seller. A day after Sen. Barack Obama chose Biden as his running mate for the Democratic ticket, Biden's “Promises to Keep: On Life and Politics” was in the top 10 on Barnes & Noble.com and in the top 40 on Amazon.com.
Aug. 24 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Foreign oil producers have U.S. over barrel:Every time you fill your gas tank, you're participating in what Texas oilman T. Boone Pickens describes as “the largest transfer of wealth in the history of mankind.” On average nationwide, roughly 38 percent of the cost of gasoline is tied to foreign-produced petroleum.
Aug. 24 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
California getting less of its oil from domestic sources:Thanks largely to oil derricks in Bakersfield, oil rigs off Santa Barbara and oil tankers from Alaska, California still gets most of its petroleum from domestic sources instead of relying predominantly on foreign supplies.
Aug. 24 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Those fretting over size of Obama's lead should relax:“Why isn't Barack Obama further ahead?” is one of the most asked questions of the presidential campaign. It is also the silliest. To ask it signals a basic misunderstanding both of the American electorate and of the challenges facing Obama.
SPRINGFIELD, Ill., 2:19 p.m. Aug. 23 (AP)Obama introduces running mate Biden: Barack Obama introduced Sen. Joe Biden of Delaware on Saturday as a man "ready to step in and be president," and the newly minted running mate quickly converted his debut on the Democratic ticket into a slashing attack on Republicans seeking four more years in the White House.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 23
Politicians OK if rich but not if seen as out of touch: When John McCain forgot how many houses he owns and suggested that it takes $5 million to be considered rich, he did more than just trigger a heated fight with his Democratic opponent, fellow millionaire Barack Obama.
ACCRA, Ghana, 11:53 a.m. Aug. 23 (AP)Choice of Biden as VP candidate praised overseas: From confronting Russia to dealing with climate change, Barak Obama's selection of Sen. Joe Biden as his vice presidential candidate Saturday was seen abroad as adding weight and depth to the foreign policy of a potential Obama administration. Aug. 23 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Castaneda changes parties; now is Democrat: CHULA VISTA – Chula Vista Councilman Steve Castaneda has switched to the Democratic Party after spending most of his voting life as a Republican, saying he identifies more with his new party. DENVER, 10:48 a.m. Aug. 23 (REUTERS)
Analysis: Biden adds experience, signals tougher tact: Democrat Barack Obama chose seasoned experience over a fresh face in making Joseph Biden his running mate Saturday, hoping to broaden his appeal with a pragmatic selection that props up his biggest weaknesses. WASHINGTON, 6:37 a.m. Aug. 23 (REUTERS)
How others view Obama's pick of Biden as running mate: Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama Saturday chose veteran Delaware Sen. Joseph Biden, known for his strong foreign policy credentials, as his vice presidential running mate.
Aug. 23 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Viva Obama Clubs target Latinos:As Barack Obama accepts his party's nomination next week, his Latino supporters in San Diego and across California will be reviving a 1960s political tactic that helped rally Hispanics behind the presidential candidacy of John F. Kennedy.
WASHINGTON, 10:14 p.m. Aug. 22 (AP)Biden speaks – and speaks – his own mind: Barack Obama told everyone he wanted a running mate who will challenge his thinking, and now he's got one. Joe Biden's tendency to speak his own mind – and speak and speak – is entwined in his DNA.
DEMOCRATIC PARTY CONVENTION
LOS ANGELES, 5:43 p.m. Aug. 22 (AP)
Producer ready for Denver's Super Bowl of politics: Producer Ricky Kirshner knows how to put on a big show. After handling the Super Bowl, a NATO summit and four national political conventions, he was ready for the Democratic gathering in Denver.
CONVENTION SPEAKERS, Aug. 22 (AP)
Speakers at the Democratic convention on Monday: A look at Monday's speakers for the 2008 Democratic National Convention in Denver:
9:25 a.m. Aug. 22 (AP)
Nervous Nellie Denver revs up for Dem convention: DENVER – Like a Cinderella deciding to pass up the ball, Denver said no thanks to an invitation in 1976 to host the Olympic Games. Now the Mile High City is off to the dance of the Democrats, a party pooper no more.
9:17 a.m. Aug. 22 (AP)
25 things you might not know about Obama: Twenty-five things you might not know about Barack Obama: 1. His high school basketball nickname at Punahou School in Hawaii was “O'Bomber” and he favored a left-hand, double-pump shot.
9:13 a.m. Aug. 22 (AP)
Obama: From unknown to nominee, a meteoric rise: CHICAGO – When Barack Obama arrived at the Democratic National Convention eight years ago, he was a politician in need of clout.
9:03 a.m. Aug. 22 (AP)
King speech to Obama speech: A dream realized?: The dreamer in him envisioned a day when “Whites Only” signs would no longer hang in restaurant windows. A time when everyone's desire to vote would be respected. A time when blacks and whites would work, pray and live together.
DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION, Aug. 20 (AP)Democrats to review nominating process: Democratic Party leaders want to regain control of the primary calendar and reduce the number of superdelegates through a new commission announced Wednesday.
CONVENTION SECURITY, Aug. 20 (AP)
A look at convention security in Denver: Denver – by the numbers: The Pepsi Center seats 20,000 in the enclosed arena; Invesco Field seats 76,000 in the open-air stadium.
CONVENTION SECURITY, Aug. 20 (AP)Secret Service's job: secure political conventions: Every day the Secret Service thinks: Today could be THE day. That's the sober mind-set going into the presidential conventions – both of which present special security challenges for this legendary agency in the throes of the longest political campaign in history. CONVENTION SECURITY, Aug. 20 (AP)
No razor wire at Denver convention holding cells: Police have dropped plans to top the holding cells in place for use during next week's Democratic convention with razor wire after some groups started comparing the site to the detention facility for suspected terrorists at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 (AP)
Sen. Feinstein breaks ankle, will skip convention: Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., has broken her ankle and will skip next week's Democratic National Convention.
GOP CONVENTION
ST. PAUL, Minn., 10:22 a.m. Aug. 22 (AP)
GOP host St. Paul gets day in the sun: The Republican National Convention should be St. Paul's big moment. Too bad most everyone seems to think it's being held in Minneapolis.
9:52 a.m. Aug. 22 (AP)
25 Things You Might Not Know About McCain: 25 things you might not know about John McCain 1. He has a stuffed dancing hamster on display in his Senate office.
9:48 a.m. Aug. 22 (AP)
Rebel with a cause chases the presidency: WASHINGTON – In John McCain's thinking, it is one thing to break the rules and quite another to break the faith.
WASHINGTON, 9:35 a.m. Aug. 22 (AP)
GOP faces hard choices in bid for revival: The Republican Party that strode confidently into New York City to nominate President Bush for a second term in 2004 would hardly recognize the one that opens its national convention Sept. 1 in St. Paul.
GOP CONVENTION UPDATE, Aug. 20 (AP)Sen. Joe Lieberman to speak at GOP convention: Connecticut Sen. Joe Lieberman, the Democratic Party's vice presidential candidate in 2000 and now an independent who is one of John McCain's strongest supporters, will speak at the Republican National Convention, an official said.
CONVENTION, 7:50 a.m. Aug. 20 (AP)
Party time! Convention delegates face the music: In Minnesota, Republicans will be partying to the soothing surf pop of the Beach Boys and classic rock favorites Styx. Democrats in Denver get punk rock and Rage Against the Machine.
GOP CONVENTION, Aug. 20 (AP)
A look at convention security in St. Paul: St. Paul – by the numbers: The Xcel Energy Center can seat 20,000 people in the enclosed arena.
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WASHINGTON, 2:45 p.m. Aug. 22 (AP)
GOP Rep. Shays lauds Obama in campaign ad: Rep. Christopher Shays, who co-chairs Republican John McCain's campaign in Connecticut, is speaking favorably about McCain's Democratic rival Barack Obama in a new TV ad for Shays' own tough re-election fight.
WASHINGTON, 2:16 p.m. Aug. 22 (AP)
Senate GOP hurting for campaign money: Republican prospects in U.S. Senate races this November grew grimmer Friday, as the head of the party's campaign arm announced he must reduce its budget because GOP senators are raising too little money.
WASHINGTON, 1:59 p.m. Aug. 22 (AP)
White powder in letter to McCain not anthrax: The suspicious white powder found in a letter sent to a Colorado campaign office for John McCain is not anthrax or another lethal substance, officials determined Friday.
WASHINGTON, 12:39 p.m. Aug. 22 (AP)
Iraq deal hovers over presidential campaign: Republican presidential candidate John McCain prides himself on being gung-ho about pursuing the Iraq war even if it hurts him politically. Recent events in Baghdad threaten to put him still farther out on a limb, however, as the Bush administration works toward a troop withdrawal schedule that is more aggressive than McCain envisions.
WASHINGTON, 10:55 a.m. Aug. 22 (AP)
House colleague berates military pork king Murtha: Republican Rep. Terry Everett of Alabama unleashed an unusually harsh attack on a House colleague, calling decorated Vietnam War veteran John Murtha, D-Pa., a cut-and-run idiot.
NEW YORK, 9:00 a.m. Aug. 22 (REUTERS)
How many Obama magazine covers is too many?: Another week, another magazine cover devoted to Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama.
WASHINGTON, 5:30 a.m. Aug. 22 (REUTERS)
Iraq troop deal could affect U.S. presidential race: A U.S. agreement on a timeline to pull troops from Iraq could erode some of Democrat Barack Obama's appeal as the anti-war presidential candidate.
WASHINGTON, 5:19 a.m. Aug. 22 (AP)
Battle against lawmakers' pet projects fades: Whatever happened to the Republican Party's war on pork? It never was the full-fledged assault envisioned by conservatives, but the GOP's battle against parochial home-state projects sought by members of Congress has faded into oblivion.
1:54 a.m. Aug. 22 (AP)
The whereabouts of potential veep picks: By The Associated Press Several prospective running mates of Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain campaigned for their candidates on Thursday, while others spent time at home or work.
WASHINGTON, 8:36 a.m. Aug. 20 (AP)
Conventions blend money, parties, ethics rules: Barack Obama and John McCain have burnished images as politicians who keep special interests at arms' length, yet there won't be much stiff-arming at their nominating conventions.
GOP CONVENTION, Aug. 20 (AP)Giuliani to give keynote at GOP convention: Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani will give the keynote address at the Republican National Convention next month and Democrat-turned-independent Sen. Joe Lieberman also will take center stage at the GOP gathering.
RICHMOND, Va., 3:03 p.m. Aug. 21 (AP)
Obama casts McCain as rich, out of touch: Democrat Barack Obama Thursday depicted John McCain as rich, out of touch and less a foreign-policy expert than he claims – part of the increasingly negative tone of the presidential hopeful's message as he tries to fight the perception that his campaign has stalled.
CENTENNIAL, Colo., 4:01 p.m. Aug. 21 (AP)Officials: Threats sent to McCain offices: Authorities say a threatening letter containing an unidentified white powder was sent to a John McCain campaign office in the Denver suburb of Centennial, and a similar letter was sent to a McCain office in Manchester, N.H. 2:48 p.m. Aug. 21 (AP)
Conservatives grow wary of mixing church, politics: Social conservatives are growing more wary of church involvement in politics, joining moderates and liberals in their unease about blurring the lines between pulpit and ballot box, a new study found. WASHINGTON, 1:59 p.m. Aug. 21 (AP)
Obama raps McCain for ignorance of his own houses: John McCain may have created his own housing crisis. Hours after a report that the Republican presidential nominee-in-waiting didn't know how many homes he and his multimillionaire wife own, Democratic rival Barack Obama launched a national TV ad and a series of campaign stops aimed at portraying McCain as wealthy and out of touch. ST. PAUL, Minn., 2:43 p.m. Aug. 21 (AP)
McCain hopes to turn the tide in Great Lakes area: Democratic dominance in presidential elections has been the norm for decades throughout much of the country's union-strong industrial Great Lakes region. TALLAHASSEE, Fla., 11:04 a.m. Aug. 21 (AP)
Obama inspires black Republicans to switch parties: Sen. Barack Obama isn't just inspiring black voters to register in large numbers as he gets closer to being the Democratic presidential nominee. Evidence indicates that he's motivating some black Republicans to switch parties. WASHINGTON, 2:23 p.m. Aug. 21 (AP)
Group to spend $2.8 million on anti-Obama ad: A conservative nonprofit group with a past link to Sen. John McCain's presidential campaign is spending $2.8 million on an ad questioning Democrat Barack Obama's relationship to a founder of the 1960s radical group Weather Underground. LAS VEGAS, 2:33 p.m. Aug. 21 (AP)
Nevada lawmaker says McCain using race: A Nevada congresswoman and surrogate for Barack Obama accused John McCain's campaign on Thursday of using veiled language to paint the Democratic presidential candidate as an “uppity black man.”
WASHINGTON, 7:28 a.m. Aug. 21 (AP)
McCain, Obama agree on fall debates: John McCain and Barack Obama have agreed to hold three presidential debates and one vice presidential debate this fall, the campaigns said in a joint statement Thursday that outlined formats, dates and locations.
EAST CLEVELAND, Ohio, 4:39 a.m. Aug. 21 (AP)
'Incalculable loss' – U.S. Rep. Tubbs Jones mourned: Tributes from political allies and even one-time enemies came pouring in for Democratic U.S. Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones, a trailblazer whose energy and outspokenness made her one of Congress' most dynamic leaders.
LAS CRUCES, N.M., 11:51 a.m. Aug. 20 (AP)
McCain again questions Obama's judgment on Iraq: Republican presidential candidate John McCain told voters on Wednesday he is not challenging Barack Obama's patriotism in criticizing his call to pull out of Iraq, only the judgment of his Democratic rival.
MARTINSVILLE, Va., 5:26 p.m. Aug. 20 (AP)Obama sounds populist themes in Virginia bus tour: Democrat Barack Obama pledged Wednesday to create millions of union jobs in alternative energy and end tax breaks for companies that move jobs overseas, using tough new populist language to persuade voters that he, not rival John McCain, is best positioned to lift the limping U.S. economy. WASHINGTON, 2:18 p.m. Aug. 20 (AP)
McCain reports spending $32 million in July: Republican presidential candidate John McCain spent $32 million in July, with nearly $2 of every $3 devoted to advertising, according to financial reports filed Wednesday. DENVER, 2:38 p.m. Aug. 20 (AP)
McCain now says Western water pact should stand: Sen. John McCain has backed off his comment that a key Western water agreement should be renegotiated, but Democrats signaled they plan to pummel him for his remarks, which even Republicans in swing-state Colorado denounced.
WASHINGTON, 8:28 a.m. Aug. 20 (AP)
Will young Paul, Huckabee backers stay with GOP?: While this year's presidential election shows signs of drawing in more young voters than any since 1992, the candidates who pulled some of them into the Republican race are long gone – and it's unclear whether they've taken their young supporters with them.
WASHINGTON, 8:04 a.m. Aug. 20 (AP)
Campaigns take cash, seek details later: Barack Obama's presidential campaign is promising to refund unlawful foreign contributions it accepted from outside the United States, discovered during Associated Press interviews with donors in 11 countries. John McCain's campaign says it's impractical to follow all the government's instructions for keeping prohibited foreign money out of the U.S. election.
HONOLULU, 2:50 a.m. Aug. 20 (AP)
Hawaii ballots add pick-a-party box: Hawaii voters for the first time must pick a political party when voting in this year's primary election, a requirement that election officials hope will result in fewer ballots being thrown out.
WASHINGTON, 12:36 a.m. Aug. 20 (AP)
Text messaging could help Obama's turnout: When Barack Obama announces his choice for vice president, the real payoff may come during the next few months – one text message at a time.
WASHINGTON, 11:03 p.m. Aug. 19 (AP)
McCain, Obama to silence critical ads on Sept. 11: Presidential contenders Barack Obama and John McCain plan to pull ads on Sept. 11 that criticize each other, a respite from the political fray to honor the anniversary of the 2001 terrorist attacks.
ABOARD THE CHEVRON GENESIS, 1:13 p.m. Aug. 19 (AP)From oil platform, McCain touts drilling agenda: Republican presidential candidate John McCain visited this oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico on Tuesday to call for increased offshore drilling that he claims would lower the cost of food and heating homes. LAS VEGAS, 1:58 p.m. Aug. 19 (AP)
Obama bids for Western votes as key to victory: Americans have trekked West in search of riches for more than 150 years – and Barack Obama is doing the same. WASHINGTON, 12:56 p.m. Aug. 19 (AP)
University won't open Obama-related records now: The University of Illinois on Tuesday refused to release records relating to Barack Obama's service to a nonprofit group linked to former 1960s radical activist William Ayers.
WASHINGTON, 12:23 a.m. Aug. 19 (AP)
McCain: Iraq victory in sight: Republican John McCain again insisted victory in Iraq “is finally in sight.” So why, asked Democrat Barack Obama, does his presidential opponent still oppose a timetable for withdrawing American forces.
LITTLE ROCK, Ark., 7:42 a.m. Aug. 19 (AP)
Slain Arkansas party chairman honored at funeral: The funeral for slain Arkansas Democratic Party chairman Bill Gwatney was marked by humor as former President Clinton and others remembered the man who had touched their lives.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, 8:22 a.m. Aug. 19 (AP)
Ohio says no to voting machine 'sleepovers': Ohio's elections chief says she won't allow poll workers to take voting machines home for safekeeping in the days before the November presidential election.
ORLANDO, Fla., 5:00 p.m. Aug. 18 (AP)
McCain: Obama tried to legislate Iraqi failure: John McCain told fellow veterans Monday that Democratic rival Barack Obama tried to legislate failure in Iraq and has refused to admit he erred when opposing the military increase there last year.
WASHINGTON, 11:48 a.m. Aug. 18 (AP)Rove denies calling Kagen his No. 1 target: Rep. Steve Kagen's congressional campaign claims in a fundraising e-mail that former White House political adviser Karl Rove called him the top target this year – but Rove says he has no recollection of ever saying that. PHOENIX, 5:07 a.m. Aug. 18 (REUTERS)
Ballot measures a distraction in election – this time: Four years ago state ballot measures were at the center of the U.S. presidential election, and were credited with helping George W. Bush win a second term in office.
LAKE FOREST, Aug. 17 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Preacher conducts Q&A with candidates: Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain aired some sharp differences on issues, interspersed with revealing personal insights, during genial back-to-back interviews yesterday with the leader of a prominent evangelical megachurch.
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