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• Abortion politics heat up presidential race

  Barack Obama has launched a broadside against John McCain's opposition to abortion rights and moved one of the most divisive issues in modern...

  
  

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  Posted: September 03, 2008, 7:03pm EDT
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• Excerpts: Fred Thompson on John McCain

  Below are remarks, as prepared, from former U.S. Sen. Fred Thompson, who spoke tonight at the Republican National Convention in St. Paul:

  
  

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  Posted: September 02, 2008, 3:59pm EDT
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• L. A. Times: Divisions in Nev. GOP

  In January, Ron Paul placed second in Nevada's GOP presidential caucus behind Mitt Romney but ahead of John McCain. It was Paul's...

  
  

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  Posted: September 02, 2008, 2:52pm EDT
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• Politico: Palin thrown into media major league

  As governor of Alaska, Sarah Palin enjoyed a relationship with the media that's only possible in a sparsely populated state, far from the nation's...

  
  

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  Posted: September 02, 2008, 10:45am EDT
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• Sleepy and somber start in St. Paul

  Without balloons, fanfare -- without even much smiling -- the Republicans kicked off their convention today with rules and order. As they broke into...

  
  

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  Posted: September 01, 2008, 3:35pm EDT
  by Allison Sherry

• To follow the money, follow the politicians

  An ABC News producer was "charged with trespassing, interference with a police officer and failure to follow a lawful order when he and his...

  
  

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  Posted: August 30, 2008, 12:05am EDT
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• More from the floor at Invesco

  Emotions ran high at Invesco Field at Mile High during Barack Obama's speech to the...

  
  

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  Posted: August 29, 2008, 4:01pm EDT
  by eaguilera

• A tense moment at Invesco Field

  Between the heat and the lines and perhaps some confusion between event staffers, there were some tense moments at Invesco Field at Mile High.

  
  

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  Posted: August 29, 2008, 10:56pm EDT
  by Kimberly S. Johnson

• GOP: Nice show, but where's the beef?

  The set was pretty, the fireworks were nice and the speaker was entertaining, Republicans said.

  But Barack Obama still didn't prove...

  
  

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  Posted: August 28, 2008, 9:28pm EDT
  by Tim Hoover

• FULL TEXT: Obama's acceptance speech

  Remarks of Senator Barack Obama, “The American Promise," Democratic Convention, Thursday, August 28th, 2008, Denver, Colorado (As Prepared for...

  
  

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  Posted: August 28, 2008, 7:38pm EDT
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• Obama speech excerpt: "The American Promise"

  Excerpts of the Remarks of Senator Barack Obama, “The American Promise," Democratic National Convention, August 28, 2008, Denver, Colorado (As...

  
  

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  Posted: August 28, 2008, 5:01pm EDT
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• West-fest at the Dem Convention

  Western Democrats – including a Colorado contingent – are getting a big role on stage today as part of the final day of the Democratic National...

  
  

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  Posted: August 28, 2008, 4:35pm EDT
  by Chuck Plunkett

• Obama campaign trying to register CO voters

  Barack Obama's Colorado campaign is wasting no time in taking advantage of any bump the presidential candidate gets from the convention.

  
  

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  Posted: August 28, 2008, 2:58pm EDT
  by Karen Crummy

• Obama visits Illinois delegation

  Barack Obama surprised women in the Illinois delegation, who were at the downtown Marriott this morning.

  "I have a speech...

  
  

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  Posted: August 28, 2008, 2:47pm EDT
  by Karen Crummy

• Suspicious package prompts light rail station shutdown

  The light rail station at Dry Creek Road was briefly shut...

  
  

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  Posted: August 28, 2008, 2:45pm EDT
  by John

• Pawlenty ducks VP questions, paints Obama as celebrity

  Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty today repeatedly ducked questions about whether he has been courted as Republican Sen. John McCain's vice...

  
  

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  Posted: August 28, 2008, 12:40pm EDT
  by Tim Hoover

• Biden vows to help nation of Georgia

  Sen. Joe Biden told Georgian officials today that an Obama-Biden adminstration would commit to helping their country in its conflict with Russia.

  
  

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  Posted: August 28, 2008, 12:08pm EDT
  by jfender

• Biden to troops: Keep an eye on my son

  Telling troops to “keep an eye out for my son” when they’re sent to Iraq, Sen. Joe Biden told a group of more than 100 National Guardsmen that...

  
  

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  Posted: August 28, 2008, 11:20am EDT
  by jfender

• Biden sensitive about his age?

  "Barack Obama could have made that speech …  were he alive in 1972," Sen. Joe Biden, refering to his first acceptance...

  
  

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  Posted: August 28, 2008, 9:37am EDT
  by jfender

• No win without Penn., Biden says

  The Keystone State is key in the Obama-Biden battle for the White House, Sen. Joe Biden told Pennsylvania delegates emphasizing his own roots in...

  
  

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  Posted: August 28, 2008, 9:31am EDT
  by jfender

• Biden gaffe a success

  The only speech slip that Joe Biden-watchers noticed Wednesday night won wild cheers and laughter for the vice presidential candidate known for...

  
  

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  Posted: August 28, 2008, 11:02pm EDT
  by jfender

• MCain swings back at President Clinton, Bayh

  The McCain camp wasted no time tonight in responding to criticisms made about him at the Democratic National Convention.

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  Posted: August 27, 2008, 8:20pm EDT
  by Anne Mulkern

• VIDEO: Four voices from Dem Convention

  Delegates have come from all over these United States to cast their votes and officially nominate Barack Obama as the Democratic Party's choice for...

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  Posted: August 27, 2008, 5:28pm EDT
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• Michelle Obama speaks immigration and healthcare to Hispanic Caucus

  Michelle Obama received a standing ovation at the Hispanic Caucus meeting Wednesday...

  
  

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  Posted: August 27, 2008, 4:49pm EDT
  by eaguilera

• Mothers hit up the convention

  Ana Bustos and Charulata Kapre met in Denver though both live in California.

  The pair, one an immigrant from the Phillippines and...

  
  

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  Posted: August 27, 2008, 3:41pm EDT
  by eaguilera

• Obama and Clinton nominators announced

  By Matt Murphy, Media News group 

  Colorado Sen. Ken Salazar will second the nomination of fellow Sen. Barack Obama tonight when the...

  
  

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  Posted: August 27, 2008, 1:57pm EDT
  by editor

• Giuliani blasts Obama on foreign policy

  A year ago, John McCain was attacking Rudy Giuliani's foreign policy credentials as both battled for the Republican presidential nomination.

  
  

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  Posted: August 27, 2008, 1:34pm EDT
  by Tim Hoover

• VIDEO: Delegates kept out of Hillary's speech

  See Democratic delegates kept off the floor of the convention due to overcrowding prior to Hillary Clinton's address Tuesday night.

  
  

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  Posted: August 27, 2008, 10:11pm EDT
  by editor

• Markey Tells Dems 4th CD Turning Blue

  With a new poll showing her ahead, Betsy Markey, the Democratic challenger to Rep. Marilyn Musgrave, told Democratic supporters at a Denver...

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  Posted: August 26, 2008, 6:08pm EDT
  by Anne Mulkern

• Night's first speakers come on strong against GOP

  Some of those stepping up to the mike on the convention stage this afternoon went straight to bashing the GOP.

  
  

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  Posted: August 26, 2008, 3:36pm EDT
  by Jennifer Brown

• Convention's 2nd night begins

  Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin has called the second night of the Democratic National Convention to order as some of the roughly 5,000 delegates...

  
  

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  Posted: August 26, 2008, 3:24pm EDT
  by Jennifer Brown

• Dems come out for equality at LGBT caucus meet

  It was more of a rally and a celebration of diversity at the LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered) caucus on Monday.

  
  

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  Posted: August 26, 2008, 3:07pm EDT
  by Kimberly S. Johnson

• VIDEO: Dems need "red meat" or risk losing

  Democrats need to "get read meat out there" at their convention in Denver tonight, said TV commentator Sam Donaldson outside the Pepsi...

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  Posted: August 26, 2008, 2:50pm EDT
  by Stephen Keating

• "Nobama" party mixes drinks, HRC anger

  Hillary clinton supporters who have now come out for John McCain gathered with Republicans Monday night for a "Hillary Happy Hour"...

  
  

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  Posted: August 26, 2008, 12:24pm EDT
  by Tim Hoover

• You say Obama-Biden, or maybe not

  Barack Obama often refers to himself as the presidential candidate with a "funny name," but even wife Michelle stumbled repeatedly...

  
  

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  Posted: August 26, 2008, 12:04pm EDT
  by jfender

• Tambourines drown out protestors

  Every chair at the Women's Caucus today had a tambourine on it.
  When a pro-life protester began to disrupt the event shouting, "let's never forget...

  
  

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  Posted: August 26, 2008, 11:58am EDT
  by editor

• Caroline Kennedy: "Incredibly united"

  By Gene Maddaus, Media News Group

  Caroline Kennedy, co-chair of Obama's vice presidential selection committee, spoke at the New York...

  
  

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  Posted: August 26, 2008, 9:30am EDT
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• Biden breaks it down at delegate breakfast

  At a very intimate meeting with the Delaware delegation this morning, Vice Presidential candidate Joe Biden thanked his constuents for...

  
  

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  Posted: August 26, 2008, 9:12am EDT
  by jfender

• Kennedy speech emotional for Tubbs Jones aide

  Seeing Sen. Ted Kennedy walk onstage was an emotional experience for Sharon Cole, an aide for the late Congresswoman Stephanie Tubbs Jones.

  
  

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  Posted: August 25, 2008, 8:11pm EDT
  by Kimberly S. Johnson

• Convention hails Ted Kennedy, who takes stage

  Sen. Edward Kennedy, ailing from a brain tumor, brought the crowd at the Democratic National Convention to its feet tonight with a surprise...

  
  

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  Posted: August 25, 2008, 7:44pm EDT
  by Jennifer Brown

• Notes from the floor: Cooper-mania

  It’s a constant traffic jam on the convention floor, with delegates, press, and other officials.

  With John King, Anderson Cooper...

  
  

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  Posted: August 25, 2008, 7:13pm EDT
  by Kimberly S. Johnson

• Jesse Jackson Jr. rouses chants of "Obama! Obama!"

  U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. of Illinois recalled how party leaders were skeptical of Barack Obama when the son of Chicago first ran for...

  
  

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  Posted: August 25, 2008, 6:51pm EDT
  by Jennifer Brown

• Obama's sister speaks

  Barack Obama’s half-sister, Maya Soetoro-Ng  took the stage to offer...

  
  

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  Posted: August 25, 2008, 6:48pm EDT
  by Kimberly S. Johnson

• Carter takes the stage but not the mike

  As "Georgia On My Mind" blared through the Pepsi Center, former president Jimmy Carter took the convention stage. He waved and...

  
  

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  Posted: August 25, 2008, 6:36pm EDT
  by Jennifer Brown

• Obama's Senate pals begin praises

  They say the Senate is a club, and its Democratic members are starting to take the stage in Denver.

  Sen. Amy Klobuchar of...

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  Posted: August 25, 2008, 6:27pm EDT
  by Anne Mulkern

• Pelosi pumps up convention crowd

  House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, permanent chair of the Democratic convention, jazzed up the crowd tonight, saying the convention will nominate a...

  
  

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  Posted: August 25, 2008, 6:21pm EDT
  by Jennifer Brown

• Excerpt: Caroline Kennedy remarks as prepared

  “I am here tonight to pay tribute to two men who have changed my life, and the life of this country – Barack Obama, and Edward M. Kennedy. Their...

  
  

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  Posted: August 25, 2008, 6:18pm EDT
  by editor

• NARAL leader aiming to protect choice

  Nancy Keenan, president of NARAL Pro-Choice America offered brief remarks earlier this evening, reiterating the party's stance on abortion. She said...

  
  

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  Posted: August 25, 2008, 6:16pm EDT
  by Kimberly S. Johnson

• Protesters at Mint “levitation” swarm conservative pundit

  Protesters at a Recreate 68 event at the Denver Mint this...

  
  

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  Posted: August 25, 2008, 6:11pm EDT
  by John

• Convention Dems rocking Pepsi Center

  The scene inside the Pepsi Center is intensifying as delegates are packed into their seats, gearing up to hear from former president Jimmy...

  
  

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  Posted: August 25, 2008, 5:42pm EDT
  by Jennifer Brown