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Clinton: For ‘shared prosperity,’ vote Obama
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — President Barack Obama inherited a wreck of an economy, “put a floor under the crash” and laid the foundation for millions of good new jobs, former President Bill Clinton declared tonight in a Democratic National Convention appeal aimed at millions of hard-pressed Americans yet to decide how to vote.
Dems seek luster for Obama from Bill Clinton
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Bill Clinton offered some of his luster to the Democratic National Convention with a prime-time address today even as an uncertain weather forecast forced President Barack Obama to scale back plans for a grand acceptance speech before a throng of 74,000 at an outdoor stadium on the convention’s final night.
Eastwood whips up RNC crowd
TAMPA, Fla. — Clint Eastwood whipped up the crowd at the Republican National Convention ahead of GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney’s acceptance speech.
Republican convention is in full-throated roar
TAMPA, Fla. — With the Republican National Convention at last in full-throated roar, nominee Mitt Romney and his team reached out today to connect with critical voting groups — veterans, Hispanics and women — while gleefully mocking the man he is out to defeat in November.
Ann Romney, Christie on deck at GOP convention
TAMPA, Fla. — Republicans eagerly looked to showcase Mitt Romney as a man who understands everyday Americans and a leader who can fix the economy, with GOP National Convention speeches today by the woman who knows him best and tough-talking New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie.
McMorris Rodgers will host GOP convention
U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers’ role in the Republican National Convention has grown in the revised schedule announced Sunday.
GOP scraps first day of convention
TAMPA, Fla. — Republican officials abruptly announced plans Saturday night to scrap the first day of their national convention, bowing to the threat of Tropical Storm Isaac as it bore down menacingly on Florida.
Romney comments at fundraiser outrage Palestinians
JERUSALEM — Mitt Romney told Jewish donors today that their culture is part of what has allowed them to be more economically successful than the Palestinians, outraging Palestinian leaders who suggested his comments were racist and out of touch with the realities of the Middle East. His campaign later said his remarks were mischaracterized.