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Obama campaign: 2,504 employees
The Swamp | 12 m ago
by John McCormick
DENVER -- Other than those attached to dollar signs that must be reported to federal election officials, getting the Obama campaign to talk about numbers is often almost impossible.
Campaign manager David Plouffe is a numbers junkie, but the campaign is typically...
Dems unveil GOP convention plans
The Swamp | 32 m ago
DNC billboard that will greet Republicans attending next week's national party convention in St. Paul, Minn.
by Frank James
DENVER -- It's standard operating procedure for the each major political party to have a skunk-at-the-picnic operation at the opposing party's convention.
This...
Hope Is The New Rebellion
NPR: Election 2008 | 40 m ago
Protesters outside the Democratic National Convention are using Obama's message of hope as a way to frame their demonstrations , observes Youth Radio's Martin Macias. That solution-oriented framing is a departure from the "lesser of two evils" rhetoric that dominated protests four years...
TPMtv: Obama's Big Night
Talking Points Memo | 57 m ago
We recap Day 3 in Denver and look ahead to what is likely to be complete chaos tonight for Obama's acceptance speech at 75,000-seat Invesco Field:
Full-size video at TPMtv.com.
This is our last TPMtv episode from Denver so it's a good time to ask you for your feedback. Today's...
Obama Rewrites History, Clinches Nomination
NPR: Election 2008 | 1 h ago
Sen. Barack Obama made history last night as the first black man to lead a major party's bid for the White House. An emotional day included speeches by former President Bill Clinton, vice presidential candidate Joe Biden and a relinquishing of delegates by former candidate Hillary...
 
Biden Sick of the Age Talk
The Trail | 3 m ago
By Perry Bacon Jr. DENVER -- Joe Biden may be experienced, but don't call him old. "By the way, if I hear one more time [Obama] was 11 years old when I went to the Senate, I'm going to smack someone," the 65-year-old Biden told a meeting of Pennsylvania's delegates to the convention....
Napolitano's Big Day Jitters
The Trail | 14 m ago
By Jonathan Weisman DENVER -- The Democratic Convention may have united last night behind the ticket of Barack Obama and Joe Biden, but that doesn't mean Democratic leaders have gotten over their jitters -- for tonight and beyond. Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano said this morning that...
The stage is set
USA Today On Politics | 29 m ago
It's been talked about a lot and even made fun of for supposedly looking too much like a classic Roman temple. It's the stage inside Denver's INVESCO Field at Mile High stadium, where Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama will deliver...
Live at the convention: Former president Carter
USA Today On Politics | 31 m ago
Former president Jimmy Carter is sitting down this morning with USA TODAY and Gannett News Service reporters and editors in Denver for the latest in our series of "newsmaker" discussions at the Democratic National Convention. We will webcast the discussion...
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Thursday (ALL TIMES ET) 12:00 PM: Tim Pawlenty joins other GOP leaders for a "Not Ready ‘08″ presser in Denver, Colorado, counterprogramming the Democrats 12:50 PM: Michelle Obama attends the Women’s Caucus Meeting at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver 7:30 PM: McCain holds a "Straight Talk Air Arrival" event at the airport in Vandalia, Ohio Evening: Obama officially accepts the Democratic nomination at Invesco Field in Denver, Colorado
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