Sep 05 Michelle Obama Light Ups Democratic Convention By Tom LeGro The Democratic National Convention kicked off Tuesday night in Charlotte, N.C., as first lady Michelle Obama addressed delegates and supporters at Time Warner Cable Arena. Continue reading
Sep 05 Former President to Make Pitch for Four More Years By Christina Bellantoni Former President Bill Clinton at the International AIDS conference in Washington, D.C., in July. Photo by Michael Kovac/Getty Images. CHARLOTTE, N.C. | President Obama's re-election prospects will get a boost Wednesday night from Bill Clinton, who 16 years ago became… Continue reading
Sep 05 Watch Tammy Duckworth: ‘Barack Obama Will Never Ignore Our Troops’ Tammy Duckworth: 'Barack Obama Will Never Ignore Our Troops'… Continue watching
Sep 05 Watch Mayor Rahm Emanuel: We Have a ‘Once-in-a-Lifetime President’ Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel -- President Obama's former chief of staff -- spoke on the first night of the Democratic National Convention, giving the crowd his first-hand take on the president's leadership qualities and the highlights of his presidency. Continue watching
Sep 05 Watch Former Gov. Ted Strickland: President Obama ‘Betting on the American Worker’ Former Gov. Ted Strickland: President Obama 'Betting on the American Worker'… Continue watching
Sep 05 Watch Bill Clinton to DNC: Barack Obama’s Economic Plan Passes Arithmetic, Values Test Former President Clinton nominated President Obama as the the Democratic Party's 2012 presidential candidate at the close of the DNC Wednesday. In his speech, he countered the Republican Party's main criticisms of Mr. Obama, heavily emphasizing the president's economic successes… Continue watching
Sep 04 Hatcam Goes to the Conventions By Katelyn Polantz Hatcam has allowed us to capture the convention from one more perspective -- at eye level with delegates, media members and politicians. Continue reading
Sep 04 Watch Shields, Brooks on Pat Quinn’s Speech, DNC Stagecraft, Obama’s ‘Second Act’ Shields, Brooks on Pat Quinn's Speech, DNC Stagecraft, Obama's 'Second Act'… Continue watching
Sep 04 Watch Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn: ‘Facts Are Stubborn Things’ In his remarks to the Democratic National Convention, Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn "fact checks" some of the claims put forward by Republicans about President Obama's policies and the Romney-Ryan campaign. Continue watching
Sep 04 Watch Rep. Nydia Velasquez: ‘Obama Has Walked with the Hispanic Community’ Rep. Nydia Velasquez: 'Obama Has Walked with the Hispanic Community'… Continue watching