Democratic National Convention
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Democrats ready for Democratic National Convention
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Democrats unveiled a party platform at their national convention Monday that echoes President Barack Obama's call for higher taxes on wealthier Americans while backing same-sex marriage and abortion rights.
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Pre-Democratic National Convention tussle: Are Americans better off?
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President Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney and their top allies engaged in a cross-country tussle over whether Americans are better off than they were four years ago.
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Fiery Obama hits GOP as Dems prepare for convention
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President Obama lampooned the Republican National Convention as better-suited to an era of black-and-white TV and "trickle-down, you're on your own" economics, and declared that Mitt Romney "did not offer a single new idea" to fix the economy.
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Charlotte Police chief: Pre-DNC march is mostly uneventful
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About 800 marchers carried signs and banners, banged drums and chanted on a sunny afternoon as part of the March on Wall Street South. The march's general purpose was to decry corporate greed, but it drew people demonstrating for a variety of causes.
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Sandra Fluke to speak at Democratic National Convention
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Georgetown University student Sandra Fluke, who gained notoriety after conservative talk show host Rush Limbaugh called her a slut for supporting Obama's health care law requiring contraception coverage, will speak next month at the Democratic National Convention.
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Democratic National Convention 2012: Martin O'Malley scheduled to speak
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Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley has a high profile in the party, frequently appearing on national television shows. O'Malley also is the chairman of the Democratic Governors Association.
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DNC hosts D.C. area lawmakers, among others
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The D.C. area will be well-represented during the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina the week of September 3, 2012.
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Marion Barry vies to be a delegate to DNC, critics oppose his selection
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D.C. Councilmember Marion Barry wants to be one of the District's 14 delegates to the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte. But some say he's not an appropriate representative to send because of his conduct at the 2008 convention.
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