Tag: democratic national convention
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DNC: King’s “Dream” come true
DENVER · James Tucker didn’t think he’d ever see this day. He was born in the small town of New Madrid deep in the boot heel region of Missouri in 1951. The earthquake-prone town straddles the New Madrid fault, and the fiery Tucker was destined to shake things up from the day he entered the…
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DNC: Protests kept to small skirmishes
DENVER • Protesters caused sporadic problems in downtown Denver Tuesday, but the incidents on the second day of the Democratic National Convention seemed isolated and were mostly nonviolent.That was in contrast to Monday night, when police used pepper spray to disperse what they called a crowd of 300 near the Denver’s Civic Center Park, some…
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Denver is familiar ground for FOX show host at DNC
There are 15,000 journalists in Denver this week covering the Democratic National Convention. What the heck are they all doing?For Jon Scott, host of Fox News’ midday show “Happening Now,” the Democratic National Convention in Denver is a homecoming. That’s not a political statement; it’s literal: Scott grew up in Lakewood and Englewood.So does that…
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Manitou High senior overwhelmed by night at DNC
Mari Tanabe was completely flabbergasted after a night at the Democratic National Convention on Monday, her peaceful demeanor pierced by the excitement and the cacophony of voices. The Manitou Springs High School senior wrote her way into the convention’s first night, as a presidential winner of the Write to Lead essay contest, sponsored by the…
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DNC BLOG: Delegates eat up Kucinich speech
4:55 p.m. Who knew? In an afternoon of mostly B Team speeches, former presidential candidate Rep. Dennis Kucinich, D-Ohio, had the delegates on their feet cheering with a stirring speech. “Wake up America!” he repeatedly said. Delegates ate it up. 3:55 p.m. New York Gov. David Paterson begins speaking to delegates at the Pepsi Center.…
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NOREEN: Reliving history not possible or desirable
You only get to storm the Bastille once. Then the Bastilles of the world are bulldozed into history or turned into museums. If you’re calling your group Storm the Bastille Again or“Recreate 68,”the title has shock value, but the Recreate 68 group won’t be able to live up to its brash moniker at the Democratic…
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DNC: Clinton delegate wavers
Brenda Krause held up a “Hillary for President” placard and marched down Colfax Avenue in Denver on Tuesday, surrounded by hundreds of diehard Hillary Rodham Clinton supporters.Their signs declared they supported her “yesterday, today and tomorrow.” Krause chaired the Clinton campaign effort in El Paso County and came to the Democratic National Convention as the…
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DNC NOTEBOOK: Change happens
CHANGE HAPPENS: On the train in to the Democratic National Convention this morning, a graying Baby Boomer couple in Obama T-shirts sat down next to a young man in torn jeans and a T-shirt that read Death to Corporations. Are you going to protest downtown?, the woman asked in motherly way. Yeah, the kid said.…
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DNC: “Obamania” fulfilling vendors’ dreams
DENVER • To pay for college, Stanley Patterson started following Barack Obama. The University of California at Berkeley student went on the campaign trail this summer selling T-shirts with a stylized print of Obama’s face emblazoned on the front. When Obama went to Texas, Patterson went to Texas. Same with Oregon, Iowa, Montana. “I’ve been…
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DNC: Youth makes delegate a celebrity at convention
DENVER • While most college freshmen were heading back to class, Ben Taber was at the Pepsi Center on Monday afternoon wolfing down a hot dog before he tackled a gauntlet of interviews with Fox News’ Studio B, Denver TV stations and World Wrestling Entertainment. “I get nervous, but I thrive on that,” Taber said.…