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Could Charlotte host the next Democratic National Convention ?
Could Charlotte host the next Democratic National Convention ?
FILE - In this Aug. 27, 2008, file photo, Michele S. Jones, the first female Sgt. Maj. of the U.S. Army, speaks at the Democratic National Convention in Denver. Jones, a special assistant to Defense Secretary Robert Gates, said in a written statement issued through the White House on Monday evening, Nov. 30, 2009, that she never said or implied she would get Michaele and Tareq Salahi into the ...
DENVER (AP) - The slaying of a Colorado prosecutor, which police say garnered little public attention because it happened during last year's Democratic National Convention, will be featured on "America's Most Wanted."
The slaying of a Colorado prosecutor, which police say garnered little public attention because it happened during last year's Democratic National Convention, was featured on "America's Most Wanted" this weekend.
Int'l communications consulting firm Ketchum taps Donald Foley to head its North American public affairs.
The couple who crashed the Obama administration's first state dinner communicated with a senior Pentagon official about going to the event, but the official denies that she helped the couple get in.
FILE - In this Aug. 25, 2008 file photo, the late Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, D-Mass., and his wife, Victoria Reggie Kennedy, wave after he spoke at the Democratic National Convention in Denver. (AP Photo/Ron Edmonds, file)
In my youth, I participated in every manner of protest. My father told me, “Fine – if you’re sure you have a better way then work for it, get involved. But, if all you do is complain” – which is how he viewed protest – “I have no use for it.”
Denver police are again asking the public for help in solving the case of a prosecutor who was killed outside his home during the Democratic National Convention. On Wednesday police released two sketches of a young man they say may be a suspect in the slaying of 37-year-old Sean May. The man has a goatee in one sketch, and no facial hair in the other. The case will also be featured on "America's ...
Denver police say they've gotten several leads after the unsolved mystery of Adams County prosecutor Sean May appeared on America's Most Wanted last week. Police won't disclose what those leads are.
The couple who crashed the Obama administration's first state dinner communicated with a senior Pentagon official about going to the event, but the official denies that she helped the couple get in. Michaele and Tareq Salahi also showed up at another high-profile event in D.C. wher President Obama was in attendance without an invitation, a news TV station reports.
What happened to the Obama we saw in the run-up to the election? Where is that eloquent and passionate man now? He is deeply thoughtful and reflective, but his actions do not always reflect his words.
The man who got into a White House dinner without an invitation denied Tuesday that he and his wife were gatecrashers. Appearing on a nationally broadcast morning news show with his wife, Michaele, Tareq Salahi said the furor surrounding their attendance at the state dinner for the visiting Indian prime minister has been a "most devastating" experience.
In the late 1960s, Tommy and Dick Smothers challenged those who tried to tame their wildly popular show, The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour. TV critic David Bianculli joins host Terry Gross to talk about the legendary comedy duo who tackled political issues and censorship.
Declining support for Democrats among the West's crucial independent voters, combined with traditional losses for the president's party in a midterm election, will make next year especially tough for the party.
WASHINGTON — He's soared to great heights, moving people with words that put him in a rarified league with such great communicators as Franklin D. Roosevelt and Ronald Reagan.
Thecouple who crashed the Obama administration's first state dinner communicated with a senior Pentagon official about going to the event, but the official denies that she helped the couple get in.
The following is based on an article by Cliff Kincaid for Accuracy in Media. There is an ongoing media furor over the uninvited couple that crashed last week's White House state dinner.
Arizona fans have taken some heat lately for their shenanigans since the Nov. 22 football game against Oregon, which included a premature field rushing and an Oregon cheerleader being struck by a water bottle.
An important anniversary passed fairly quietly this month: the birth of IndyMedia.org, and a sea-change in the way journalism is conducted. In Seattle, that anniversary was commemorated with a conference and other exhibits and events.