Politics

Wednesday, 05 September 2012 12:25

'Obama Girl' Returns, Kind Of

Written by Joshua Cohan

Authors: Joshua Cohan

Barckobama.com/Hemera/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) -- A new Obama Girl video –“Still Got a Crush on Obama” — was released this morning.
If Obama Girl looks different but sounds the same, that’s because Leah Kauffman — the original singer/songwriter behind the 2008 “Crush on Obama” song...

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Wednesday, 05 September 2012 11:31

Solyndra Figure Gets VIP Tour at Democratic Convention

Written by Jeanette Torres

Authors: Jeanette Torres

ABC News(NEW YORK) -- The Obama campaign rolled out the red carpet this week for a former top Energy Department official who was at the center of the ill-fated government loan to Solyndra, a California solar panel firm that wound up in bankruptcy.
Steven J. Spinner joined other top fundraisers for a VIP tour of the...

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Wednesday, 05 September 2012 10:24

Obama's Convention Speech Moved Indoors over Weather Concerns

Written by Joshua Cohan

Authors: Joshua Cohan

Justin Sullivan/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- President Obama’s Thursday speech at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C., has been moved indoors due to weather concerns.
“We have been monitoring weather forecasts closely and several reports predict thunderstorms in the area,” said Democratic...

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Wednesday, 05 September 2012 08:43

Rahm Emanuel: Gingrich Comments on Clinton DNC Speech ‘Ridiculous’

Written by Jeanette Torres

Authors: Jeanette Torres

Scott Olson/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel said it was “ridiculous” for New Gingrich to say that having former President Clinton speak Wednesday night at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C., was an “enormous risk” that would remind voters of how...

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Wednesday, 05 September 2012 07:36

DNC 2012: Elizabeth Warren to Introduce Bill Clinton and Herself

Written by Jeanette Torres

Authors: Jeanette Torres

Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images(CHARLOTTE, N.C.) -- Massachusetts residents know her well, but Wednesday night marks the introduction of Massachusetts Senate candidate and Harvard Law professor Elizabeth Warren to the national stage.
Warren, 63, is running in what will be one of the most closely watched Senate races...

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Wednesday, 05 September 2012 07:27

Democrats Highlight Convention Partly Open to Public

Written by Jeanette Torres

Authors: Jeanette Torres

Alex Wong/Getty Images(CHARLOTTE, N.C.) -- August in Denver saw one of the most iconic scenes of the summer of 2008: A young senator marching out into the roar of a jam-packed stadium, accepting his party's nomination as almost 80,000 people looked on.
President Obama's speech at the 2008 Democratic National Convention was...

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Wednesday, 05 September 2012 04:55

Michael Dukakis: Romney ‘Was a Disastrous Economic Leader’

Written by Jeanette Torres

Authors: Jeanette Torres

ABC News(CHARLOTTE, N.C.) -- Michael Dukakis said there is something Americans need to know about Mitt Romney: the “absolute mess” he made of Massachusetts when he was governor of the state.
“When he was governor, my state was 47th out of 50th in job creation under this guy, who by the way, when he ran for...

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Wednesday, 05 September 2012 04:53

California Attorney General ‘Superstitious’ About Presidential Talk

Written by Jeanette Torres

Authors: Jeanette Torres

ABC News(CHARLOTTE, N.C.) -- California Attorney General Kamala Harris is a major “first” for her position: She’s the first woman, the first black person and the first South Asian to be attorney general of the Golden State.
She’s a national co-chair for President Obama’s re-election bid, and...

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Wednesday, 05 September 2012 04:53

Fact Checking Joe Biden’s Bain ‘Bailout’ Claim

Written by Jeanette Torres

Authors: Jeanette Torres

JIM WATSON/AFP/GettyImages(WASHINGTON) -- Vice President Joe Biden recently made the claim that Mitt Romney received a “federal bailout” for Bain & Company, costing “the government and American taxpayers $10 million.” But as the Washington Post reported, Biden’s assertion that the...

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Wednesday, 05 September 2012 00:43

Michelle Obama Says President Obama Has Lived the American Dream

Written by Carmen Cox

Authors: Carmen Cox

Daniel Acker/Bloomberg via Getty Images(CHARLOTTE, N.C.) -- First lady Michelle Obama lit up the Democratic National Convention Tuesday night, telling the nation in an emotional speech that President Obama knows what it is to struggle, and for him the economic hardships facing the country "aren't political, they're personal."
The...