Minneapolis will not be hosting the 2012 Democratic National Convention, much to the dismay of city officials and the glee of some in the anti-war movement. Charlotte, N.C., beat out Minneapolis, St. Louis and Cleveland in its bid for the convention. In 2008, St. Paul hosted the Republican National More…
First lady Michelle Obama announced in a posting on BarackObama.com that Charlotte will host the 46th Democratic National Convention in 2012. St. Louis, Minneapolis and Cleveland were the three other cities in the running.
In an email sent out to supporters, Michelle Obama wrote:
Charlotte is a More…
Sens. Al Franken and Amy Klobuchar, as well as DFL gubernatorial candidate Mark Dayton, are pressing the Democratic National Convention Committee to host the DNC in Minneapolis in 2012. The state’s most populous city is on the short list along with Charlotte, N.C., St. Louis and Cleveland.
The Associated Press is reporting that the FBI is searching the homes of anti-war activists during terrorism raids:
The home of Minneapolis anti-war activists Mick Kelly and Jess Sundin were among those searched, they told the AP.
“The FBI is harassing anti-war organizers and leaders, folks who opposed U.S. intervention
Earlier today, Democratic National Committee Chairman Tim Kaine announced the four finalist cities for the 2012 Democratic National Convention in an email to committee members. Three of the lucky four — Charlotte, Cleveland, Minneapolis and St. Louis — are in prime swing states.
It’s clear why Charlotte and More…
Late in the morning on the first day of the Democratic National Convention in Denver, I sat down with Lynn Forester de Rothschild.
In addition to sitting on the Democratic Party’s Platform Committee, de Rothschild was an ardent supporter of Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton’s run for the More…
Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, the nine-term Massachusetts Democrat currently being treated for a cancerous brain tumor, will not return to Capitol Hill this year, Congressional Quarterly reported today:
“As Sen. Kennedy said two weeks ago in Denver, he intends to be on the floor of the United States Senate
On Wednesday morning, Sen. Barack Obama’s campaign rolled out its toughest talking points of this Republican National Convention. Chief Obama spokesperson Bill Burton seized on President George W. Bush’s role in St. Paul, and then tweaked the Republicans for ignoring Americans’ economic challenges:
When I ran into Howard Wolfson, the former message czar for Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton’s campaign, at the Democratic National Convention last week, I asked him why he wasn’t working on the Obama campaign. He said he hadn’t been asked. Sen. Barack Obama’s aides would have been wise to tap More…
Up until Thursday night it had been a crowded week for the Democratic National Convention. There were too many delegates and reporters jammed into the Pepsi Center. The conversations of the faithful were crowded with anxieties about slipping poll numbers, soft messaging, elusive unity, and the omnipresent Clintons.
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