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  Sep 10, 2012

  4 Rising Stars From the Democratic, Republican Conventions

  Besides officially nominating their presidential candidates, the party conventions are also an opportunity for the parties to highlight the rising stars in the party. Who were the rising stars featured in this year's Democratic and Republican conventions?

• Sep 9, 2012

  Cokie Roberts: Democratic Convention 'Over-the-Top' on Abortion

  The Democratic National Convention presented an extremist view on the issue of abortion, according to Cokie Roberts, a liberal political analyst for ABC News and NPR.

• Sep 7, 2012

  Obama Embraces Debt Commission in Accepting Nomination

  President Barack Obama endorsed the recommendations of his debt commission in his acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention Thursday. Arguing that he will fight for the middle class, Obama asked voters to give him four more years to finish the work he started.

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  Sep 6, 2012

  Bill Clinton: We Are Better Off Than 4 Years Ago; Obama Needs More Time

  Former President Bill Clinton laid out the Democrats' case for reelecting President Barack Obama in his keynote address Wednesday night at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C. While other Obama surrogates recently dodged the question of whether Americans are better off than they were four years ago, Clinton was definitive, arguing that Americans are better off and Obama needs more time to help the country recover from the Great Recession.

• Sep 5, 2012

  Obama Loses Favorability Among Women Voters

  President Barack Obama's favorability rating among female registered voters declined significantly after the week of the Republican National Convention. The women's vote has become central to both campaigns this election season.

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  Sep 5, 2012

  First Lady Opens Democratic Convention With Familiar Attacks on Romney

  First Lady Michelle Obama's speech on the first night of the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C., was more political than usual for a first lady. While never mentioning Mitt Romney by name, she contrasted President Barack Obama's life with that of Romney's while echoing many Obama campaign themes.

• Sep 4, 2012

  Bill Clinton: 'A Few Years Ago,' Obama Would Be 'Carrying Our Bags'

  In noting that the relationship between former President Bill Clinton and current President Barack Obama had at one time been characterized as containing elements of racism, journalist Ryan Lizza claims that during the height of tensions between Clinton and Obama, Clinton told Sen. Edward Kennedy that "a few years ago, this guy (Obama) would have been carrying our bags."

• Sep 4, 2012

  Millennials Are 'Generation Screwed,' Futurist Argues

  The millennial generation suffers from a trifecta of problems -- a poor job market, public debt and personal debt -- that are making their lives worse than previous generations, futurist Joel Kotkin argues.

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  Sep 4, 2012

  Democratic Convention May End on Sour Note With Jobs Report

  While the Republican National Convention last week was interrupted by Hurricane Isaac, this week's Democratic National Convention may also have to compete with a disappointing event – a jobs report. President Barack Obama's acceptance speech will be followed in less than 12 hours by the Bureau of Labor Statistics' monthly jobs report. If the report shows weak job growth for August, the bad news may overshadow coverage of Obama's speech.

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  Sep 3, 2012

  Romney Brings 'Positive Attention' to Mormonism, Marriott Head Says

  J.W. Marriott, who heads the Marriott hotel chain, praised Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney for bringing "positive attention" to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Marriott is a personal friend of Romney and, like Romney, a Mormon.