2012 Election
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2012 DNC: President Obama to address DNC
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His re-election in doubt, President Barack Obama conceded only halting progress Thursday night toward fixing the nation's stubborn economic woes, but vowed in a DNC finale, "Our problems can be solved, our challenges can be met."
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Joe Kennedy III wins Mass. congressional primary
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The past two years marked the first time since the election of his great-uncle John F. Kennedy to the House in 1946 that a member of the Kennedy family had not served in elective office in Washington.
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Gabrielle Giffords inspires crowd at Democratic convention
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Gabrielle Giffords has inspired the cheering delegates at the Democratic National Convention by leading the Pledge of Allegiance.
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DNC 2012: Virginia's big role at the DNC
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More than 100 riled up delegates, congressman, governors past and present from both sides are all trying to sway the unmoved, who could make the difference in the Old Dominion.
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Ann Romney to campaign in Loudoun County
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The wife of the Republican presidential nominee will lead a "Women for Mitt" rally Friday at the Twin Oaks Riding Academy in Leesburg.
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Former President Bill Clinton addresses crowd at Democratic National Convention
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"I want to nominate a man that's cool on the outside, but burns for America on the inside," Former President Bill Clinton said during his address at the Democratic National Convention.
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Sandra Fluke, Georgetown student, speaks at Democratic National Convention
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"We talk often about choice. Well, ladies - and gentlemen- it's time to choose," Georgetown Law student Sandra Fluke said during her speech on the second night of the Democratic National Convention.
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Reported theft of Romney tax records being probed
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Someone claiming to have stolen Mitt Romney's federal tax records during a break-in at an accounting office in Franklin, Tenn. demanded $1 million not to make them public.
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President Obama expected to attend day two of Democratic National Convention
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Campaign officials say Obama is expected to watch former President Bill Clinton speak to delegates Wednesday night at the Democratic National Convention.
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Romney sequestered in Vermont for debate prep
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Obama-Biden signs dot the back roads of Vermont, a state that has voted for a Democratic president since 1988. And yet, Mitt Romney chose a friend's home in rural Vermont to hunker down to prepare for a trio of high-stakes debates.
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Weather dampens plans at both Republican, Democratic conventions
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With Hurricane Isaac shortening Tampa’s Republican National Convention and now a lingering set of storms crashing President Obama’s Charlotte crescendo, it seems Mother Nature has no favorite between the two parties.
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2012 DNC: Bill Clinton set to deliver DNC speech
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Bill Clinton's convention speech on Wednesday will be a high point in a checkered relationship between two presidents who sparred, sometimes sharply, in the 2008 primaries.
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Democratic National Convention 2012: Barack Obama's speech moved indoors
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Democratic officials are moving President Barack Obama's convention speech Thursday indoors to the Time Warner Cable Arena because of the possibility of severe weather.
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Michelle Obama addresses Democratic National Convention
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"Barack knows the American Dream because he's lived it," the first lady told the Democratic National Convention on Tuesday in an address on the first night of the Democratic National Convention.
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Democratic National Convention 2012 opens
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Democrats have gathered in support of a president who carries the power and the burden of incumbency.
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Democratic National Convention 2012: Scott Thuman in Charlotte
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Women are playing a starring role at this year's DNC - and there's a good reason for it. ABC7's senior political reporter Scott Thuman has all the DNC news.
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Virgil Goode on Virginia's presidential ballot
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Republicans fear Virgil Goode will drain votes from their candidate, Mitt Romney, in a swing state where polls show a deadlocked race.
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Democratic National Convention 2012: Twitter chatter from the DNC floor
CommentThis is your best source for all the latest Twitter chatter from the floor and surrounding the 2012 Democratic National Convention! Don't forget to follow our own Scott Thuman for the very latest.
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