May 9, 2013 in Alexandria Echo Press
The Alexandria community hosts hundreds of conventions and conferences each year and this weekend, the spotlight is on a convention with a local connection.
The Alexandria Jaycees organization will host the spring Minnesota Jaycees State Convention this weekend. Continue Reading
September 7, 2012 in The Daily Republic
Eight years ago, the little-known Democrat rocketed into the political spotlight with a soaring convention keynote address. Four years later, he accepted the Democratic Party’s nomination and became its standard bearer.
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September 7, 2012 in The Daily Republic
CHARLOTTE, N.C. There’s no point trying to find something wrong with Michelle Obama’s speech to the Democratic National Convention. It was perfection. Continue Reading
September 6, 2012 in The Daily Republic
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) His re-election in doubt, President Barack Obama aimed to persuade economically strapped middle class America to return him to the White House in a prime-time speech Thursday night closing out the Democratic National Convention.
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September 5, 2012 in The Daily Republic
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) Michelle Obama’s message: President Barack Obama is just like you. Continue Reading
September 5, 2012 in The Daily Republic
Former Sen. Tom Daschle is part of the South Dakota delegation to the Democratic Convention. Continue Reading
September 4, 2012 in The Daily Republic
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) Democrats open their national convention Tuesday offering President Barack Obama as America’s best chance to revive the ragged U.S. economy and asking voters to be patient with incomplete results so far. Michelle Obama, in her opening-night speech, aims to give people a very personal reminder of “the man that he was before he was president.” Continue Reading
September 1, 2012 in The Dickinson Press
CHARLOTTE, N.C. Don’t expect President Barack Obama to try to reinvent himself at the Democratic Party’s national convention. Instead, he and a slew of his defenders will seek to convince voters to stick with the president they know rather than gamble on someone new, a challenging task given that most Americans say the country is heading in the wrong direction.
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August 31, 2012 in West Central Tribune
LOS ANGELES (AP) Clint Eastwood earned plenty of bad reviews for his latest performance: a bizarre, rambling endorsement of Mitt Romney. Continue Reading
August 30, 2012 in The Daily Republic
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) Mitt Romney launched his fall campaign for the White House in a rousing Republican National Convention finale Thursday night, proclaiming America needs “jobs, lots of jobs” and promising to create 12 million of them in perilous economic times. Continue Reading
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