Indicted former GOP leader fiddles around at convention, while McCain burns

Indicted former former GOP leader Tom DeLay crashed Republican presidential nominee John McCain's party.  McCain's camp was none too pleased as Delay was praised as a hero as he helped host hundreds of delegates and Republican Party officials."MINNEAPOLIS -- Tom DeLay,...

"Our Streets, Their War"

Fifty-three people have been arrested as clashes continue on the first day of the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minnesota." Shouting “our streets, their war,” more 10,000 demonstrators...

11 Years old and Blogging the DNC, Jack Greenberg

I started blogging (before it was called that)in late 1996 for the my political party website.  I was 34 years old.  Most of us on NowPublic probably began blogging at age 25-65 years old.  The...

Anatomy of the DNC Convention, Here is DNC 101

"The 2008 National Convention will be called to order on Monday, August 25, 2008 at an exact time to be announced. The Convention will conduct its business over a four-day period, and the Convention will adjourn on Thursday, August 28, 2008 at the conclusion of the acceptance...

Obama Rules: Colorado Democrats Threaten Clinton Delegate's Status

This does not bode well. A Democratic delegate, who made a remark questioning Barack Obama  in a private conversation, winds up being threatened with losing her convention seat. "An e-mail sent from the...

Ron Paul Launches New Effort

"Rep. Ron Paul's presidential campaign, a pugnacious, ideological crusade against big government and interventionist leanings in the Republican party, will officially end Thursday at a rally outside the Texas...

Clinton Supporters Judge the Media

"Some blame sexism for primary lossesSaturday, June 07, 2008, By Bruce Alpert, Times-PicayuneWASHINGTON -- As Sen. Hillary Clinton prepares today to end her bid for the Democratic presidential nomination and endorse Sen. Barack Obama, some Louisiana supporters are expressing...

Iran Bringing US to Court

Are they serious? We have damaged their reputation because we are saying they are trying to make nukes? What planet are we on?"Iran is threatening to sue countries that it says have damaged its reputation and...

Clinton says she's open to being Obama's VP

So apparently Clinton is open to being Obama's VP...That would be really interesting!"On a conference call with other New York lawmakers, Clinton, a New York senator, said she was willing to become Obama's vice...

Clinton likely to concede at AIPAC meeting on Wednesday

It looks like Clinton will probably throw in the towel this week."Ickes also conceded that Obama was likely to reach the delegate threshold by Wednesday, and that Clinton would need some time to consider her next...

South Africa: The Downside of Banning Mercenaries

"South Africa's sweeping legislation to outlaw mercenary activities might also hamper the country's peacekeeping efforts and affect non-governmental and aid organisations while targeting private military/security companies (PMCs)."The South Africa legislation is very...

Obama and Clinton await their fate in North Carolina and Indiana

Update: 2:17PM EST Voting continues in North Carolina and Indiana in the most significant contest left in the presidential showdown."Opinion polls suggested Obama was positioned to win in North Carolina...

Long-range campaigning: Clinton and Obama battle for Guam

"HAGATNA, Guam — Barack Obama was leading Hillary Rodham Clinton by just 203 votes out of more than 3,500 cast in Democratic presidential caucuses on Guam as counting continued early Sunday.Obama-pledged...

Clinton wins Pennsylvania primary by a 12-delegate margin

Sen. Hillary Clinton picked up two more delegates today in Pennsylvania, 10 days after voters went to the polls."The new delegates increased her margin of victory to 12 delegates, giving Clinton a total of 85...

Former DNC Chair under Clinton Defects to Obama Camp

Former DNC Chair under Clinton defects to Obama CampThe former Democratic National Committee Chairman Joe Andrew  appointed under the Clinton Administration has thrown his support to presidential...

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