World Sep 10 On Location in Syria: Life and Death in the Streets of Aleppo Tracey Shelton of GlobalPost, who has been reporting from Syria, filed the following description of a clash between rebel and government forces on Sept. 1 in Aleppo, a city that has become one of the frontlines in the conflict:…
Politics Sep 06 Rain or Shine, Delegates Set for President's Speech On Thursday, the last day of the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C., delegates and supporters are avoiding the rain and set to hear addresses by Vice President Biden and President Obama, who will accept his party's nomination for re-election.
Politics Sep 06 Former Speechwriter Michael Waldman: Clinton was Effective // Hari Sreenivasan spoke with Michael Waldman, former Clinton speechwriter and now executive director of the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law, about what he thought of Clinton's speech Wednesday night. "He made an important argument to…
Politics Sep 06 Former President Clinton Delivers for Obama In wide-ranging speech that stretched for nearly an hour, former President Bill Clinton emphatically made the case for electing President Obama to a second term and attacked the Republican Party platform. Here are some of the sights from the second…
Politics Sep 05 Michelle Obama Light Ups Democratic Convention The Democratic National Convention kicked off Tuesday night at Time Warner Cable Arena in Charlotte, N.C. The highlight of the night: first lady Michelle Obama's address to the assembled delegates and supporters. Here are some of the sights from opening…
Politics Sep 04 Start of DNC Met With Protests, Cheer As delegates made their way to the site of the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C., on Tuesday, protesters with Occupy Wall Street South held demonstrations outside. Here's a slide show of events earlier on Tuesday:…
Politics Sep 04 NewsHour's DNC Convention Live Blog NewsHour is live blogging the Democratic National Convention, gavel to gavel. We're pulling articles, photos and tweets from across the web to keep you looped into the preparation, behind-the-scenes moments and convention conversation. Here's some of the best from our…
Politics Sep 04 Final Prep for the Democratic National Convention Monday was a busy day in Charlotte, N.C., the eve of the start of the Democratic National Convention. There was the Charlotte Labor Day Parade, CarolinaFest and final preparations at the Time Warner Cable Arena, where first lady Michelle Obama…
Politics Sep 03 In Charlotte, a Celebration of Labor Hundreds of local and regional labor organization members and supporters marched in the Charlotte Labor Day Parade on Monday, one day before the start of the Democratic National Convention. Also on Monday, Charlotte hosted CarolinaFest. The event, held on Tryon…
Politics Aug 31 In Photos: Romney's Acceptance Speech Caps GOP Convention Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney delivered his Republican presidential nomination acceptance speech Thursday night, the final day of the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla. Before Romney took the stage, convention goers listened to speeches from former House Speaker…