Archive for August 28th, 2008
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Commentary: McCain will keep taxes low and rein in spending
As hard-working Americans struggle through the current economic downturn, it is important that voters fully understand the fiscal policies of the two men vying to be our next commander-in-chief.
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Commentary: Obama plan would save jobs, help middle class
President Bill Clinton’s appearance at the Democratic National Convention last night served as a reminder of the economy we can have with policies that balance fiscal responsibility with investments in our people.
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A new day dawns for King’s dream
Forty-five years after Martin Luther King Jr. spoke in D.C., America has first African American presidential nominee.
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Analysis: Obama delivers punch for Dems
Analysis: Barack Obama’s speech accepting the Democratic presidential nomination Thursday night was what many nervous Democrats were hoping for: a forceful challenge to John McCain and the Republicans. -
Obama’s Speech Lures Some Fence-Sitters as Others Await McCain (Bloomberg)
Bloomberg – Aug. 29 (Bloomberg) — Barack Obama’s speech last night
left Janell Mader, a 32-year-old lifelong Republican, “a
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Tricky balance: new, old politics clash in speech (Politico)
Politico – DENVER – That was one more bravura performance from Barack Obama Thursday night, and 85,000 supporters in the football stadium here—and no doubt millions watching on television—were ecstatic over the oratorical flights of the newly crowned Democratic nominee.
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Obama Hails `America’s Promise,’ Says McCain `Doesn’t Get It’ (Bloomberg)
Bloomberg – Aug. 29 (Bloomberg) — Barack Obama accepted the
Democratic nomination for president, mixing a soaring pledge to
preserve the “American promise” with a sharp attack on John
McCain’s judgment on the war, the economy and support of George
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Obama thanks women of Illinois delegation for his political start (Rocky Mountain News)
Rocky Mountain News – Sen. Barack Obama, hours away from accepting his party’s nomination at Invesco Field, paid a surprise visit to the women of the Illinois delegation.
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Oprah on Obama: ‘I cried my eyelashes off’ (AP)
AP – Oprah Winfrey is leaving Denver with the candidate she wanted, but reportedly without her eyelashes. -
For Obama, details tell the tale (Politico)
Politico – DENVER — Sen. Barack Obama’s acceptance speech had the soaring language his legions of followers have come to expect — but he filled in the space between his rhetorical peaks with detailed domestic policy plans honed over almost two years of campaigning and eight years of Democratic exile.
