2008年8月28日星期四

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Yahoo! News: Elections

Obama set to woo nation with historic speech (AP)

Posted: 28 Aug 2008 05:32 AM CDT

Democratic presidential candidate, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., right, joins his running mate, Democratic vice presidential nominee Sen. Joe Biden, D-Del., on stage after Biden's speech at the Democratic National Convention in Denver, Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2008.  (AP Photo/Ron Edmonds)AP - Barack Obama stands before delegates and the nation Thursday — the 45th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.'s historic "I Have a Dream" speech — to accept the Democratic presidential nomination, the first black man to claim such a prize.


Obama makes unscripted appearance at the DNC (AP)

Posted: 28 Aug 2008 05:05 AM CDT

Democratic  presidential hopeful  Barack Obama greets members of vice presidential candidate Sen. Joe Biden's family at the Democratic National Convention Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2008 in Denver. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)AP - Sen. Barack Obama dropped in on his own party at the Democratic convention a day early Wednesday to praise his wife, his former rival, and former President Bill Clinton for going to bat for him.


Biden says nation needs more than a good soldier (AP)

Posted: 27 Aug 2008 11:26 PM CDT

Democratic vice presidential nominee Sen. Joe Biden, D-Del., waves during his speech at the Democratic National Convention in Denver, Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2008.  (AP Photo/Ron Edmonds)AP - Joe Biden accepted the Democratic vice presidential nomination Wednesday night and declared that the challenges America faces require "more than a good soldier" in the White House, hailing Barack Obama as a wise leader who can deliver the change the nation needs.


DNC '08: Reviewing the big show (AP)

Posted: 28 Aug 2008 02:16 AM CDT

The stage is set, Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2008 for Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., at Invesco Field at Mile High where he is scheduled to accept the Democratic nomination for President in Denver.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)AP - A pivotal moment in the 1998 movie "Pleasantville" comes when an unusual remote control pulls a brother and sister into their television set. They emerge on the other side, inside the world of the show they are watching.


Bill and Hillary, at last, leave the stage (Politico)

Posted: 27 Aug 2008 11:04 PM CDT

Former President Bill Clinton addresses the Democratic National Convention in Denver,Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2008.(AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)Politico - DENVER — The Clintons have left the building. Finally.


Analysis: Denver seems like the Clinton Convention (AP)

Posted: 28 Aug 2008 02:14 AM CDT

AP - Rarely in the history of American political conventions has the losing side received so much time and attention as this week in Denver.

Analysis: A racial milestone, but don't mention it (AP)

Posted: 28 Aug 2008 02:13 AM CDT

Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., at the Democratic National Convention in Denver, Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2008.  (AP Photo/Ron Edmonds)AP - Barack Obama achieved a historic breakthrough with his nomination for president, but you wouldn't know it by tracking the official events of the Democratic convention's first three days.


Pelosi gets unwanted lesson in Catholic theology (AP)

Posted: 28 Aug 2008 02:12 AM CDT

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., asks for nomination by acclamation for Democratic vice presidential candidate Sen. Joe Biden, D-Del., at the Democratic National Convention in Denver, Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2008. (AP Photo/Ron Edmonds)AP - Politics can be treacherous. But House Speaker Nancy Pelosi walked on even riskier ground in a recent TV interview when she attempted a theological defense of her support for abortion rights.


Obama to stress hope and change in speech (AP)

Posted: 28 Aug 2008 02:12 AM CDT

Delegates wave U.S. flags at the 2008 Democratic National Convention in Denver, Colorado August 25, 2008. (Shannon Stapleton/Reuters)AP - In the final act of its four-act play, the Democratic convention finally turns its undivided attention to Barack Obama.


Some Dem delegates saw King's 'Dream' speech (AP)

Posted: 28 Aug 2008 02:11 AM CDT

Josie Johnson, left, and Lucy Buckner-Watson, Minnesota delegates to the Democratic National Convention, both attended Martin Luther King Jr.'s 'I have a Dream' speech in 1963 and will make history when they anoint the party's first black presidential nominee. They are shown outside the Minnesota Obama headquarters  Aug. 14, 2008 in St. Paul, Minn. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)AP - Seventy-seven-year-old Josie Johnson vividly remembers being part of the crowd when Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech 45 years ago.


Pa. legislative candidate discloses arrest record (AP)

Posted: 28 Aug 2008 05:33 AM CDT

AP - A candidate for the Pennsylvania House of Representatives is bringing up his arrest for domestic assault — in his own campaign materials.

ON DEADLINE: Tough road ahead for Clintons (AP)

Posted: 28 Aug 2008 05:04 AM CDT

AP - It's easy to promise campaign support. The hard part is delivering. That's the test ahead for Hillary and Bill Clinton now that they have pledged themselves to do everything they can to elect Barack Obama president.

Former 'Real World' member running for Congress (AP)

Posted: 28 Aug 2008 03:29 AM CDT

AP - A longtime Brooklyn congressman who has gone most of his career without ever facing much of a re-election challenge is facing an aggressive fight this year from a former "Real World" cast member.

ABC News staffer jailed in Denver amid convention (AP)

Posted: 28 Aug 2008 02:34 AM CDT

AP - An ABC News producer covering the Democratic convention was pushed into traffic by a sheriff's deputy on Wednesday and then arrested, the network said.

Democrats primed for spectacular finale (AFP)

Posted: 28 Aug 2008 02:33 AM CDT

US Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama takes to the stage with running mate Delaware Senator Joe Biden during the Democratic National Convention at the Pepsi Center in Denver on August 27. Obama will Thursday summon Americans to join his crusade for political change, as he claims his place in history in a dazzling finale to the Democratic convention.(AFP/Stan Honda)AFP - Barack Obama will Thursday summon Americans to join his crusade for political change, as he claims his place in history in a dazzling finale to the Democratic convention.


Obama hopes unique biography can also seem familiar (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Aug 2008 02:32 AM CDT

Democratic presidential candidate Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) acknowledge supporters at the 2008 Democratic National Convention in Denver, Colorado August 27, 2008. (Damir Sagolj/Reuters)Reuters - Barack Obama burst onto the national stage four years ago with a speech describing himself as a skinny guy with a funny name and an improbable life story.


Today on the presidential campaign trail (AP)

Posted: 28 Aug 2008 02:30 AM CDT

Democratic vice presidential candidate Sen. Joe Biden, D-Del., speaks at the Democratic National Convention in Denver, Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2008.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)AP - Barack Obama to woo nation 45 years after Martin Luther King's 'I have a dream' speech ... Biden tells Democratic convention needs more than a good soldier, reference to McCain ... Clinton delivers strong endorsement for Obama while passing torch


Some Clinton fundraisers squeezing money for Obama (AP)

Posted: 28 Aug 2008 02:11 AM CDT

AP - Alexander Heckler is working hard to dispel The Rift.

Big speeches a new political tool for Obama (AP)

Posted: 28 Aug 2008 02:09 AM CDT

Democratic presidential candidate, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., makes a surprise appearance at the Democratic National Convention with Sen. Joe Biden, D-Del., in Denver Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2008.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)AP - In April 2003, Barack Obama rose in the Illinois Senate to discuss a delicate issue: legislation calling for a study of whether police discriminate against black drivers by making up excuses to pull them over.


McCain to announce VP pick Friday: reports (AFP)

Posted: 28 Aug 2008 01:32 AM CDT

Former Republican presidential hopeful and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney speaks during a rally for presumptive Republican presidential nominee Sen. John McCain has settled on a running mate and will unveil his choice on Friday as he seeks to limit the expected poll surge from Democrat Barack Obama's nomination, reports said.(AFP/Getty Images/Ethan Miller)AFP - Republican John McCain has settled on a running mate and will unveil his choice on Friday as he seeks to limit the expected poll surge from Democrat Barack Obama's nomination, reports said.


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