President Barack Obama told supporters on a conference call today that his address tonight at the Democratic National Convention will outline the “stakes in this election,” and that he can’t wait to share his “vision for the future.” The call...
Read more »Cuomo: Obama-Romney `Gut Check’
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, in his only scheduled public appearance at the Democratic National Convention, rallied his state’s Democrats today with the same rhetorical flourishes that his father, former Governor Mario Cuomo, used as the keynote speaker at the...
Read more »Schumer Expects a Focus on Israel
President Barack Obama is certain to talk about Israel tonight in his nomination acceptance speech, especially in the wake of the dispute overexcluding any mention of Jerusalem from the party’s platform, Sen. Chuck Schumer says. “I know he will,” Schumer...
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A ''Now Hiring'' sign is seen in a store front window in Miami Beach, Florida.
What a Jobs Report Memo to a President Looks like
Correction: In the 8th paragraph, the estimated number of new jobs added to the economy is 130,000 in the month of August, not 110,000. Before President Barack Obama speaks tonight, he will likely receive a memo that could predict the...
Read more »Romney’s Clinton: `Give Me a Break’
Mitt Romney has some-tweet to say about Bill Clinton. The former president delivered a soaring endorsement of President Barack Obama at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte last night. That’s not how Clinton was talking in 2008, when wife Hillary...
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Workers at a construction site in Rancho Cucamonga, California.
Favorable Jobs Omen for Obama
President Barack Obama heads into his marquee convention speech tonight with more than just the nationally televised blessing of his economic record that former President Bill Clinton provided last night. This morning, a closely watched private report offered a favorable...
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An iPad to photograph Glee actress Amber Riley during soundcheck at the Democratic National Convention.
US Airways: Go Home, See Obama
For all those disappointed in the cancellation of the football stadium speech that President Barack Obama was going to give in Charlotte tonight, US Airways has a consolation prize: Go home, and watch it there on TV. No charge. US...
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Joseph Kennedy III, left, son of former Rep. Joseph P. Kennedy II and grandson of the late Robert F. Kennedy, visits voters outside a polling station at a school in Needham on Sept. 6, 2012.
It’s Primary Day in Massachusetts, With a Kennedy on the Ballot
Primary elections today in Massachusetts will mostly ratify long-anticipated matchups for the Nov. 6 general election. Elizabeth Warren, the Harvard professor and one-time adviser to President Barack Obama, is unopposed on the Democratic side in her quest to unseat Republican...
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Volunteer Ginny Barahona of Washington, hands out buttons before first lady Michelle Obama spoke at a Hispanic caucus.
Julian Castro: Obama Near Clinton
Updated at 12:10 pm EDT President Barack Obama has a good chance of approaching former President Bill Clinton’s performance among Latino voters in November, says Julian Castro, the mayor of San Antonio, Texas. “The president is the only one in...
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Filling out job applications at a job fair in Washington, DC.
Tomorrow’s Jobless Numbers Concern Convention Democrats
Dick Durbin, the Senate’s No. 2 Democrat, is “concerned” about the August employment figures that will be released tomorrow as Democrats leave Charlotte. They are concluding their three-day convention to nominate President Barack Obama for a second term. A big...
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