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US elections 2008: Previews of the 2008 Democratic National Convention 16 Articles

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    by Tom Ontis

    Who will win in Denver? Only the super delegates know. With the chance that either Senator will win with the remaining primaries and caucuses appearing more and more remote everyday, the super delegates will call the sho...read more

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    by Rich Browne

    The question is posed: Why doesn't Hillary Rodham Clinton release her pledged delegates now that her opponent, Barack Obama, apparently has surpassed the magic number to assure himself the nomination on the first ballot at...read more

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    by Fred Tolleson

    We should not be so short sighted in our memories of past Democratic Party conventions! It is common for the Democratic Party to come to convention with many deep splits and problems between candidates. In the 3-4 days of...read more

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    by Paul Schingle

    From a horse-race aspect, the 2008 Democratic National Convention could be very interesting. As for our nation's future, it could be one of the most critical conventions in memory. No matter what happens, I suppose the D...read more

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    by Luiz Bravim

    Convention Superdelegates must decide what it means to be a Democrat Forty years ago on a hot August day, all hell broke loose in Chicago's International Amphitheater, host of the Democratic National Convention of 1968...read more

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    by Older But Wiser

    I was raised by a mother who was a Democrat and never knew my father's leanings since he never said much about it and since he came from Sweden as a 14 year old and never went back. He took up US citizenship as an adult an...read more

  • by Paul Wylie

    DNC To Give Homeless Tickets To Nowhere In one of the most cynical stunts this writer has ever heard of, the Democratic National Convention intends to get rid of Denver's estimated 4,000 homeless individuals, many of wh...read more

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    by Sean Curtis

    Most election years the Democratic National Convention is a ritual of pomp and circumstance. While it does serve a tangible purpose in that certain protocol are followed in order to formally nominate a presidential candida...read more

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    by Tigre Haller

    After all of the anticipation and planning, the Democratic National Convention (DNC) will finally be launched from the Pepsi Center this evening. Denver, Colorado has been renovated, planted, painted, scrubbed-up to play h...read more

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    by Mona Gallagher

    The Pepsi Convention Center in Denver, Colorado is a perfect location for the Democratic National Convention to be held August 25 through the 28th. It has the required infrastructure needed to provide security with great a...read more

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    by Toby Rogers

    Something Wicked This Way Comes: Clintons Plot To Hijack Election 2008 3/30/08 Over the course of the last week or two, there has been a growing consensus within the Democratic party that Barack Obama has already by a...read more

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    by Frank Lavoine

    The 2008 Democratic Convention could turn out to be a cowboy showdown this August in Denver, Colorado. With Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama in a heated neck to neck contest in delegate votes, the two could end up gunning ...read more

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    by Barry Girolamo

    It appears at this point that the Clinton's will continue the charade of their campaign, even though it's obvious to most that the majority of the American people do not want to see more of the Clinton circus in the White ...read more

  • by Warren Longwell

    When they start welding the manhole covers in place to deny sewer access, you know that some kind of extravagant dog-and-pony show is coming to town. For Denver, the big attraction will be the Democratic National Conventio...read more

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    by Jose A. Colon Rivera

    Howard Dean, Chairman of the Democrat Party, has the job that no other Democrat wants at the moment. I really do not think that there is a Democrat alive who envies his position. As chairman, he is supposed to help heal th...read more

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    by Sally Ann Kavanaugh

    I think the Democratic National Convention is going to be really exciting this year. There are two candidates who really want to win the nomination of the Democrats. One of them is Hilary Clinton. She is the senator from N...read more

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