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Registering 8 million Black voters could make the difference
September 4, 2008Although voters across the country came out in record numbers during the intense and historic Democratic presidential primaries, there are still eight million unregistered African American voters, according to Rick Wade who is the African American...
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Sarah Palin: The view from Alaska
September 3, 2008One of my favorite characters in Alaska politics is Mike Doogan. He is a solid Democratic state representative from Anchorage, and a former columnist for the Anchorage Daily News. In addition he is a darn good...
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Denver march urges Dems to back immigrant rights
September 2, 2008DENVER—Thousands of protesters marched through Mile High City Aug. 28 chanting “Immigrant rights are human rights” and “Hey, hey, ho, ho, John McCain has got to go!” They carried hundreds of signs and banners supporting Barack...
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Womens message at the DNC: Keep going! Never go back!
September 2, 2008DENVER—Women were a leading force during the Democratic Party’s 2008 convention (DNC), here, inspired largely by Hillary Rodham Clinton’s history-making presidential bid in which she garnered 18 million votes. She delivered a powerful appeal for her...
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A mile high: Being in Denver, being part of history
August 30, 2008DENVER — History. That’s what everyone was saying at Invesco Field. All 80,000 of us had a seat at history. Turns out at least 38 million people viewed history too — according to the Nielsen ratings...
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