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Elizabeth Warren speech: Stirring, or a stretch of the facts?Elizabeth Warren, who is running for the US Senate from Massachusetts, got the Democratic convention crowd excited Wednesday. But fact checkers found some points to dispute.聽
Bill Clinton speech: Has he become Obama's defender-in-chief?Wonkish, funny, and (gently) acerbic, the Bill Clinton speech Wednesday laid out a full defense of the Obama years, thrilled the Democratic convention crowd, and lasted 50-plus minutes.
Kal Penn of 'Harold & Kumar' at convention: killing it or buzzkill?Actor Kal Penn 鈥� stoner Kumar in the 'Harold & Kumar' movies 鈥� will host the livestreaming of Obama's speech on Thursday night. His appearance at the DNC on Tuesday was well-received.
Obama vs. Romney 101: 4 ways they differ on climate change As recently as 2008, presidential candidates openly sparred over their own plans for dealing with climate change. This year it's such a touchy topic that both sides prefer instead to talk about energy policy 鈥� a kind of proxy. Here are four ways the candidates differ.
Is Mitt Romney really gaining ground among women?A new poll shows Mitt Romney has improved his ratings among women, while President Obama has lost ground. Both men now have higher unfavorable ratings than favorable overall.聽
Monitor BreakfastNancy Pelosi sticks up for Obama: We are better off than four years agoThe Democratic convention has tread lightly around the question of whether America is better off than it was four years ago. But Nancy Pelosi hit it head on Wednesday.
Bill Clinton's speech: Can he live up to all the hype?The former president is expected to give a ringing endorsement of Barack Obama's policies tonight, in what may be the most eagerly anticipated speech of the Democratic convention.
Michelle Obama's big speech: How did she do?First lady Michelle Obama wowed the Democratic convention-goers 鈥� offering reassurances that the presidency hasn't changed Barack Obama and taking a few subtle digs at Mitt Romney.
Monitor BreakfastSpeaker John Boehner pledges offensive drive for House seatsSpeaker John Boehner outlines strategy for gaining a bigger House majority for GOP: keep on the offense. And if Obama wins? If required, Boehner says, he can find 'common ground' with him.
Julian Castro targets minority voters. Could they swing election for Dems? Julian Castro became the first-ever Latino keynote speaker at the Democratic convention. President Obama enjoys a huge advantage over Mitt Romney in support from minority voters. But to win, he needs to get them to the polls. Here鈥檚 a breakdown of the data on minority voters.
Michelle Obama's challenge: persuade voters not to fire her husbandAnn Romney had only to 'humanize' her husband in her GOP convention speech. As first lady, Michelle Obama has a much harder task, and heartwarming stories may not be enough.
Betty White: Would she improve the Democratic convention?Betty White should make a cameo at the Democratic convention, an online petition pleads. After all, Betty White and President Obama already appear to be pals.聽
Obama taps Kal Penn of 'Harold & Kumar' for convention. Is that wise?Kal Penn, a star of the drug-befuddled 'Harold & Kumar' films as well as an outreach coordinator for the White House, will host the campaign's live stream of the Democratic convention.聽
Is Julian Castro the Democrats' Marco Rubio?Julian Castro,聽the keynote speaker at the Democratic convention, is a young Hispanic politician on the rise, like Sen. Marco Rubio. But in some ways, he has more in common with Barack Obama.
Obama vs. Romney 101: 5 ways they differ on taxes President Obama and challenger Mitt Romney agree on the need to overhaul the federal tax code to produce a simpler tax system with lower rates. But they disagree on whether tax reform should also increase government revenues. Here are five tax issues on which they differ.- Obama vs. Romney 101: 5 ways they differ on taxes President Obama and challenger Mitt Romney agree on the need to overhaul the federal tax code to produce a simpler tax system with lower rates. But they disagree on whether tax reform should also increase government revenues. Here are five tax issues on which they differ.
Hey, Clintons, why such bad Democratic convention seats for Arkansas?From the looks of the Democratic convention seating map, Arkansas delegates have the worst seats in the house. Hope Arkansan Bill Clinton, who will give a prime-time speech, isn't insulted by that.
Was Mitt Romney's convention speech really a dud?Not since Bob Dole's GOP convention speech in 1996 has a nominee's address fared so poorly with the public, says a new Gallup poll. Other surveys, though, show a definite gain for Mitt Romney.
Obama vs. Romney 101: 3 ways they differ on Iran For his pursuit of diplomacy with Iran, President Obama has reaped a sputtering international diplomatic effort to curtail Tehran鈥檚 nuclear program. Rival MItt Romney says a weak Iran policy gave Tehran 3-1/2 years to progress toward 鈥渘uclear weapons capability,鈥� but his specifics often don't sound different from Obama's. Here are three areas on Iran where the two do differ.
Obama vs. Romney 101: 4 ways they differ on gay issues Barack Obama made history on May 9 when he became the first sitting US president to declare support for same-sex marriage. Mitt Romney has said he is against it. But gay issues extend beyond same-sex marriage.
