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Obama passes baton to Clinton, stirs up '3rd term' charges

9 years 1 month ago
President Obama invoked his “Yes we can” 2008 campaign slogan Wednesday night at the Democratic National Convention, leaving little doubt that his declaration that Hillary Clinton was “fit” and “ready” to be commander-in-chief was a baton-passing of his eight years in office — a legacy that Republican nominee Donald Trump immediately attacked as “Owning the 3rd Term.”

After Dem convention, party may need 'bridge over troubled water'

9 years 1 month ago
Paul Simon was supposed to play a three-song set on stage at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia Monday night. But the overall program ran long and they still had to get Michelle Obama and Sen. Bernie Sanders on stage. On the fly, time constraints forced the DNC to trim Simon’s performance to but a single tune. And then Simon went out on stage and played – of all things - “Bridge Over Troubled Water” at a political convention.
Chad Pergram

Wikileaks releases hacked DNC voicemail messages

9 years 1 month ago
WikiLeaks released 29 voicemail messages late Wednesday that were hacked from the Democratic National Committee and appeared to show several donors expressing discomfort with the influence of Bernie Sanders on the party members.

Obama, Kaine pile on Trump in scorching warm-up for closing night

9 years 1 month ago
President Obama and Tim Kaine tag-teamed to deliver a scorching warm-up Wednesday for Hillary Clinton to accept the party’s nomination for president at the Democratic convention, with the president accusing Republican Donald Trump of only offering “slogans” and “fear” – and Clinton’s newly tapped running mate almost upstaging the commander-in-chief with his gusty impression of the billionaire’s New Yawk bravado.

Top federal regulator: 'She' will be president

9 years 1 month ago
A leading federal regulator appeared to signal her support for Hillary Clinton’s presidential bid at a Tuesday event near the Democratic National Convention that also featured a senior adviser to the Clinton campaign.
Lachlan Markay

IRS looking into Clinton Foundation 'pay-to-play' claims

9 years 1 month ago
The IRS confirmed in a letter it is looking into claims of “pay-to-play” practices at the Clinton Foundation, after dozens of Republican lawmakers requested a review of potential “criminal conduct” at the organization founded by the family at the center of this week’s Democratic National Convention.

The Trump show returns, briefly upstaging the Hillary convention

9 years 1 month ago
There was a time when presidential candidates would go on vacation while the other party held its convention. That tradition has faded, but Donald Trump took things to a new level today, holding forth at a 75-minute news conference to break into the coverage of the Democratic convention.
Howard Kurtz
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