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DNC Helped Recapture Charlotte's Magic
(The Root) — Mayor Anthony Foxx is exhausted, but in a good way, just like his city. Though last week’s Democratic National Convention didn’t run exactly as planned — turns out neither party is great at forecasting the weather — the sudden storms that periodically pummeled Charlotte, N.C., didn’t dampen the spirit of the celebration…
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The Campaign: Only for the Middle Class?
Poverty Issue “Nearly Invisible” in Election Coverage “ ‘Middle Class First,’ said the placards on display as Bill Clinton addressed the Democratic convention. And indeed, speaker after speaker has invoked the party’s devotion to the lot of middle-class Americans in 2012,” David Crary reported Friday for the Associated Press. “The rich also have featured in…
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What Did the DNC and RNC Have in Common?
(The Root) — Witnesses to this week’s DNC or last week’s RNC conventions could easily come to the same conclusion: African-American issues were about as invisible as the imaginary President Obama in Clint Eastwood’s staged chair. During the Republican National Convention’s truncated three-day conference, there was Obama-bashing galore, with frequent mentions that the unemployment rate…
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Was Deval Patrick Right About Romney?
“Not Quite” the Image Presidential Campaign Paints “. . . Governor Deval Patrick, speaking Tuesday night at the Democratic National Convention, assailed his predecessor’s economic record, pointing to anemic job growth and deep budget cuts that affected education, transportation, and other programs that support the state’s economy,” Megan Woolhouse and Michael Rezendes reported Wednesday for…
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Michelle Obama, the Morning After
(The Root) — If you thought that Michelle Obama was greeted like a star during her convention speech Tuesday night in Charlotte, N.C., you should have been at the meeting of the African American Caucus at the Democratic National Convention the morning after. “I love you so much,” she said to cheers from hundreds of…
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FAMU Suspends Dance Team for Reported Hazing
CNN reports that, less than a year after drum major Robert Champion’s death after a postgame band hazing ritual, Florida A&M University’s Torque dance team was suspended yesterday after a report that it engaged in hazing. According to a university spokesperson, a parent informed the school that the incident, which allegedly involved drinking alcohol…
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Leave Fact-Checking to the Reporters
“A few years back, the Los Angeles Times considered joining a runaway industry trend,” Erik Wemple wrote Friday for the Washington Post. “Everywhere you clicked on the political web, it seemed, someone was putting the drywall and paint on a stand-alone, cleverly branded fact-checking machine or at least some sort of discrete truth-outing posts. “.…
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DNC 2012: Democrats Take Their Turn
(The Root) — There may be some rain, the Charlotte, N.C., forecast predicts, but so far no hurricane warnings. Republicans had their turn in Tampa, Fla. At their convention, presidential candidate Mitt Romney at times seemed like a supporting player in his own show, with bombast from New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, bite from vice…
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How RNC Fared Versus 'Honey Boo Boo'
Reality Show Tops Any Cable Channel’s RNC Coverage “Mitt Romney has always had to work hard to prove himself to the heart of the Republican Party, but more than 25.2 million people tuned in to the major networks and cable news stations to witness his well-received acceptance speech, making his the most watched hour of…
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DNC 2012 Guide: Don't Miss These Events!
The 2012 Democratic National Convention begins on Sept. 4 in Charlotte, N.C., but the celebration has already begun. Scheduled convention speakers on Sept. 4-5 at at the Time Warner Cable Arena include San Antonio Mayor Julián Castro, first lady Michelle Obama and former presidents Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter. President Barack Obama and Vice President…