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BBC
| 8 months ago
Clint Eastwood defends 'empty chair' convention speech Clint Eastwood tells Barack Obama "you can still use the plane" Actor Clint Eastwood has defended his widely mocked appearance at the Republican National Convention, saying criticism has come "...
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Fox News
| 8 months ago
FoxNews.com Mitt Romney used Sunday morning -- prime TV time for politics -- to depart from his core message about fixing the economy to tout a bare-knuckled foreign policy approach that would include crippling sanctions on Iran. The Republican...
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The Economic Times
| 8 months ago
President Barack Obama , picking up support following the Democratic National Convention, widened his narrow lead over Republican US presidential challenger Mitt Romney in a new Reuters/Ipsos poll released on Saturday. The latest daily tracking poll...
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Zee News
| 8 months ago
59 Zeenews Bureau Washington: After the conclusion of the National Democratic Convention and National Republican Convention, the US Presidential poll campaign opened in full swing on Friday with Republican candidate Mitt Romney attacking President...
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The independent
| 8 months ago
Poorer than expected unemployment numbers released yesterday pricked the euphoria of Democrats as they headed home after their three-day convention in Charlotte, North Carolina, and underscored why the main message of President Barack Obama's not...
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International Business Times
| 8 months ago
Committee, Kerry spent a great deal of time talking about the vast differences between the candidates' foreign policies, dissing Mitt Romney and his running mate Paul Ryan for their lack of experience in dealing with global leaders. "We've all...
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Reuters
| 8 months ago
President Barack Obama accepts the 2012 U.S Democratic presidential nomination as he addresses delegates during the final session of the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina, September 6, 2012. President Barack Obama regained...
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The Dish Rag
| 8 months ago
At the Democratic National Convention alone, Eva Longoria, Scarlett Johansson and Kerry Washington took the stage to speak in support of the President. Browse our photo gallery to find out who's donating, who's hosting fundraisers, and who's going...
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Celebuzz
| 8 months ago
The E! reality star cut her Fashion's Night Out short to fly to Charlotte, N.C., for a Democratic National Convention after-party. I'll be at the Official DNC after party this Thurs, September 6 at Club Hush in Charlotte, NC!...But before she skipped...
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United Press International
| 8 months ago
Democrats had "a terrific convention" but it's "too early to know" how Friday's U.S. unemployment report will affect the campaign, a White House official said. The official -- speaking on background and identified only as "senior" -- told reporters...
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Extra
| 8 months ago
I remember the excitement I felt in that secret box, and feeling like my mom's vote wasn't just about the candidate, it was about our family -- and all the families just like ours. President Obama, however, was the true star of the evening,...
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CNSNews.com
| 8 months ago
Desperate Housewives actress Eva Longoria, who is also Obama campaign co-chair, said Thursday that the Eva Longoria who worked at Wendy's flipping burgers she needed a tax break, but the Eva Longoria who works on movie sets does not. Speaking at the...
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Fox News
| 8 months ago
FoxNews.com The latest Labor Department report showing a continuing decline in job growth in America shows President Obama has run out of ideas, Mitt Romney told Fox News Channel in an exclusive interview a day after the president wrapped up the...
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Celebuzz
| 8 months ago
Last week, Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney's opening act was Clint Eastwood . (And an empty chair.) This week, before he gave his acceptance speech last night at the Democratic National Convention, President Barack Obama's opening act was...
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US Magazine
| 8 months ago
Lindsay Lohan and President Barack Obama Credit: Andy Kropa/WireImage.com; Alex Wong/Getty Mr. President, Lindsay Lohan would like a word. On September 6 in Charlotte, North Carolina, Barack Obama appeared on stage at the Democratic National...
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Celebrity Gossip
| 8 months ago
Making her support known, Scarlett Johansson spoke for President Barack Obama on Thursday night (September 6), as she took to the stage to address Democratic Nationa Convention-goers in Charlotte, NC on Thursday (September 6).
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Celebrity Gossip
| 8 months ago
Eva Longoria made an appearance at the DNC in Charlotte, SC yesterday (September 6) to voice her support for President Barack Obama . The 37-year-old actress was seen wearing a blue dress, with her hair down, as she spoke of growing up in Texas.
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Towleroad
| 8 months ago
He repealed "don't ask, don't tell" so that no American ever again has to lie about who they are in order to serve the country we love. Republicans want to write discrimination into our Constitution. But the Wisconsin I know believes that with each...
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Los Angeles Times
| 8 months ago
Those flipping through TV channels might have thought they'd stumbled across a Hollywood awards ceremony: there were Eva Longoria , Scarlett Johansson and Kerry Washington dressed up and giving speeches during prime time; Tom Hanks narrating a...
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Los Angeles Times
| 8 months ago
Depending on whom you ask, this was because of a chance of storms (there was, indeed, rain during the day, though not the night) or to avoid the visual embarrassment the "optics," as the commentators like to say of empty seats. Probably it was a bit...
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The Sun UK
| 8 months ago
Obama slammed rival Mitt Romney last night as he pleaded for four more years in the White House. The US President ribbed the Republican candidate for a number of reasons, including his infuriating jibe at Britain ahead of the Olympics. Mr Obama...
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USA Today Life
| 8 months ago
Scarlett Johansson, Eva Longoria, Kerry Washington woo DNC Updated The RNC had Clint Eastwood. And the DNC had Scarlett Johansson, Eva Longoria and Kerry Washington. All three addressed the auditorium in Charlotte on Thursday, after James Taylor and...
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The Tribune
| 8 months ago
Highlights from President Obama's DNC speech Highlights from President Obama's DNC speech Highlights from President Barack Obama's speech to the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C.: In speeches, Obama and Romney set up contrasts In...
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Holy Moly
| 8 months ago
President, singer songwriter, and one-time drugs hoover James Taylor took the piss out of Clint and sang Carolina On My Mind, Mary J. Blige performed One and Scarlett Johansson admitted to pressing the voting button when she was a child (America has...
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The Courier-Mail
| 8 months ago
Democrats greeted a beleaguered US President Barack Obama with unbridled joy as he asked a struggling nation for four more years. After hours of warm-up acts and political speeches, the 15,000 delegates and guests were more than ready to cheer their...
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The independent
| 8 months ago
Staking his political future on a new sort of hope, but admitting that change could take a few more years, Barack Obama set out his case for re-election at the Democratic Convention in Charlotte last night, laying out a series of goals with which he...
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Guardian Unlimited
| 8 months ago
Charlotte Barack Obama gives his acceptance speech at the Democratic national convention in Charlotte. Photograph: Jim Young/Reuters Barack Obama has made his pitch for a second White House term, pleading in his keynote address to the Democratic...
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The Globe & Mail
| 8 months ago
Watch What was waiting for Affan Chowdhry in Charlotte, N.C. the Globe and Mail Multimedia Saying this election offered the clearest choice in a generation, Mr. Obama insisted his policies on taxes, energy, health care and education would strengthen...
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The Hindu
| 8 months ago
Washington, September 5, 2012 It was clearly that old game of good-cop, bad-cop. On the third day of the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina, First Lady Michelle Obama struck a soft, if poignant, note and reminded the party of...
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Daily Nation
| 8 months ago
Rating Hollywood starlets Eva Longoria, Scarlett Johannson and Kerry Washington took to the convention stage Thursday to try to persuade American voters to re-elect Barack Obama. The trio laid out ordinary early lives far from the bright lights of...
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The Tribune
| 8 months ago
Our challenges can be met," Obama said in prepared remarks. "The path we offer may be harder, but it leads to a better place...In a speech that at times seemed far from the soaring rhetoric of his first nomination speech, Obama asked the crowd to "...
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United Press International
| 8 months ago
Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney is woefully lacking in knowledge of U.S. foreign policy, Sen. John Kerry , D-Mass., said Thursday. "On one side of this campaign we have a president who has made America lead like America again," Kerry said...
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US Magazine
| 8 months ago
President Barack Obama as the Democratic presidential candidate. Credit: Streeter Lecka/Getty Images Scarlett Johansson wants young Americans to know how much their voices matter. During her Thursday night speech at the Democratic National Convention...
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Just Jared
| 8 months ago
37 pm Eva Longoria speaks on stage during the third day of the 2012 Democratic National Convention on Thursday (September 6) held at the Time Warner Cable Arena in Charlotte, N.C. Mitt Romney would raise taxes on middle-class families to cut his own...
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SF Gate
| 8 months ago
Clint Eastwood 's oddball GOP convention monologue didn't sit well, but Democrats proved they know how to exploit their unabashed love affair with Hollywood. The beautiful triumvirate of Scarlett Johansson , Kerry Washington and Eva Longoria thrilled...
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New Zealand Infotech Weekly
| 8 months ago
President Barack Obama has begun his Democrat presidential candidate acceptance speech in Charlotte. In the speech he was expected to offer Americans a realistic follow-up to his 2008 "hope and change" message when he asks for four more years in...
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Sydney Morning Herald
| 8 months ago
Reuters President Barack Obama said voters face a choice between two ''fundamentally different visions'' for America and vowed to continue his fight to ''restore the values that built the largest middle class and the strongest economy that the world...
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International Business Times
| 8 months ago
This lineup sounds like the Oscars meets the Grammys, but it's actually just a partial list of the docket for the DNC...That was about it for the Republican National Convention's list of celebs. It's a stark contrast given that both parties are...
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Hollywood Reporter Film
| 8 months ago
PDT 9/6/2012 by Tina Daunt Getty Images Kerry Washington James Taylor, Foo Fighters, Mary J. Blige, Marc Anthony, Scarlett Johansson, Kerry Washington and Eva Longoria are given prominent roles in Charlotte on Thursday. The Democrats showcased some...
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CNN
| 8 months ago
What do Harry Reid and Wil.I.Am have in common? Well, like Common (the rapper), they and dozens of other big-name celebrities are in Charlotte this week for the Democratic National Convention. Even though President Barack Obama's big acceptance...
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US Magazine
| 8 months ago
Scarlett Johansson, Kerry Washington Credit: Randy Brooke/WireImage.com; Jason Merritt/Getty Images There will be some serious star power lighting up the Time Warner Cable Arena Thursday night. Deadline reports that Scarlett Johansson and Kerry...
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National Public Radio
| 8 months ago
Tonight during the last day of the Democratic National Convention, President Obama will accept his party's nomination. It will be a star-studded evening with performances from James Taylor and the Foo Fighters and appearences from stars like Eva...
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Gawker
| 8 months ago
A flash rainstorm better also pound Charlotte tonight, or else the Democratic Party will look foolish for canceling Obama's outdoor stadium speech...Fun fact: every umbrella you see in this photo will be confiscated before these people get in...Only...
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E! Online
| 8 months ago
For starters, there's a bevy of actresses who will be making their way into the convention. Eva Longoria will be showing off her oratory skills as she delivers what the actress calls "the most important speech I've ever made in my life" prior to...
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Star Tribune
| 8 months ago
Remarks by several North Carolina elected officials Sen. Kay Hagan Lt...Watt ___ James Rogers, CEO Duke Energy Live Performance by singer/songwriter James Taylor ____ Call to Order: Los Angeles Mayor Antonio R. Villaraigosa, chair of the 2012...
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International Business Times
| 8 months ago
Charlotte, N.C., will become party central Thursday night as the 2012 Democratic National Convention ends with President Barack Obama accepting his party's nomination, following speeches by Vice President Joe Biden , Sen. John Kerry (D-MA) and...
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National Public Radio
| 8 months ago
Eyder Peralta We know Hollywood read Clint Eastwood was a significant part of the narrative for the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla. We've already seen hints of Hollywood at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C. For...
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US Magazine
| 8 months ago
In a stirring, 48 minute speech making the case for his Democratic successor's reelection, the 42nd president of the United States delivered remarks praising President Barack Obama's performance thus far -- and explaining why he deserves another four...
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International Business Times
| 8 months ago
After Wednesday's cavalcade of speeches by some the country's most prominent Democrats, all eyes look to Thursday night's speech by U.S...Much of the evening schedule for the last day of the 2012 Democratic National Convention is being kept under...
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OpenSecrets.org
| 8 months ago
It wasn't a pretty sight last night when security shut down the entrance to the Time-Warner Cable Arena, trapping a couple hundred delegates, donors and journalists who had been just about to go thorugh the metal detectors. Much has been made of...
