Denver -- By the time Obama took the stage, a grandson of Mexican immigrants had found a way to make a living again -- and to sneak past security to hear a story that sounded like his own.
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Denver -- By the time Obama took the stage, a grandson of Mexican immigrants had found a way to make a living again -- and to sneak past security to hear a story that sounded like his own.
Continue reading Melissa's story here. [...]
The Democratic National Convention was a mixture of politics and socializing with old friends, like Rev. Jesse Jackson, who wandered past the Connecticut delegation and met up with state AFL-CIO President John Olsen.
Olsen stood patiently waiting for Jackson to finish a conversation before he introduced [...] On Fox News Andrea Tantaros, explains what having Alaska Governor Sarah Palin as McCain's running mate means to women:
A "slam dunk."
Agree mostly with this Benen piece. I guess the pick of Palin brings a different weight to what I wrote yesterday. Obama is more than “a first” and it’s because of that that his candidacy is so meaningful. I don’t know how many people agree with me, but I think [...]
I'm working on a longer column for Sunday that addresses this, but I wanted to be one of the first to say what a disaster the Palin pick is. She looks great, quite literally, at first blush. He'll get a ten-point bump, short term, right away. And maybe she'll [...]
John McCain has picked Alaska Governor Sarah Palin as his running mate for the fall. Palin, 44, is a decidedly bold pick for Vice President.
Palin is a hawk on energy policy and a dynamo with Social Conservatives who are/were a questionable bloc within the McCain machine - probably until today. [...]
On ABC's "Good Morning America," Jake Tapper and Diane Sawyer discuss how Obama is lost without a "Teleprompter:"
That's consistent with my impression that Obama is usually heavily scripted and prefers to deliver long speeches from a teleprompter. Without that remote control from his handlers, Obama is prone [...]

Juneau, Alaska (AP) – In just two short years, Sarah Palin moved from suburban hockey mom and small-town mayor to vice presidential contender.
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If Kiara Wells were old enough to vote, she'd choose Barack Obama. At least she did get to stay up to watch the speech -- and share an historic moment with a roomful of social-change activists in New Haven's Fair Haven neighborhood.
Click here to continue [...] CNN confirms Alaska Governor Sarah Palin will be McCain's running mate:
The 44-year-old Palin is the first woman and the youngest person to hold that state's governor's post. She catapulted to the state's top political post after a stint in local politics, serving as mayor and a council member of [...]
Numerous reports that John McCain has chosen Sarah Palin, Alaska Governor, to be his Vice Presidential pick. “Blogging by Blackberry”
[...]While I give it a pass because sometimes it has interesting people and guests on, the host of that show, John Dankosky, can be completely clueless. He’s normally too eager to stick to he said/she said style debates, and sticks stubbornly to talking points he preps with even if guests [...]
Supporters of John McCain gathered Friday outside Wright State University's Ervin J. Nutter Center to see the presidential candidate and McCain's running mate.
The AP's Liz Sidoti reports Republican strategists close to the McCain campaign said all indications pointed to Palin. There was no confirmation from McCain or [...]

In response to Redneck. We all pay taxes and have a right to an opinion.you have expressed yours and I have expressed mine.
I think you have me confused with someone else though. I have never “ranted” at a town meetings or “stood up at town meetings and spewed my angry [...]
Yesterday, it seemed to be Tim Pawlenty. Had to be. He abruptly canceled a media schedule and all but disappeared.
Today, Pawlenty and Mitt Romney are reported to be out of the running to be John McCain's running mate. Who does that leave?
"You know who that leaves: Joe Lieberman, He's the [...]
NBC seems to have confirmed that Romney and Pawlenty are out as potential VPs, while ABC confirms that Palin is in Alaska and Joe Lieberman is in Ohio. Could it be?
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McCain is scheduled to reveal whom he has selected as his running mate at a noon rally in Dayton, Ohio.
Yesterday, speculation centered on Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney.
Today it looks like McCain may hit a grand slam and [...]
The Minnesota State Fair is quite a scene. It is like the Durham Fair on steroids. Everything is here - animals, animals giving birth live with LCD’s over the pens to view from afar. They even have fire eaters and sword swallower and a throw-up ride that spins like a [...]
It is not just one course that prepares the students for high school math. What is on the test? Is it mostly skill? Is it that our children have not covered the topics? Or is it higher level thinking and problem solving? What is the depth of knowledge of most of [...]
Dayton, Ohio (AP) – John McCain picked Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, a conservative who shares his maverick streak, as his vice presidential running mate on Friday in a startling selection on the eve of the Republican National Convention.
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