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Sure enough, the day after Biden's selection the archbishop of Denver declared that the Catholic senator should "refrain from presenting himself for communion." Archbishop Charles Chaput was one of the handful of Catholic leaders who had targeted Kerry in 2004, but he had become a marginalized in the bishops conference - losing key leadership elections - in part because of his extreme views about denying communion to politicians. His warning to Biden stood alone. Even the conservative Catholic League's Bill Donahue, who rarely hesitates to fire off press releases condemning Catholic Democrats, was unusually silent about Biden...
...hardcopy of magazine.] ROUND 1 2 3 4 ISSUE Momentum Party Unity Enthusiasm Money ACTION National and key-state polls show the selection of Sarah Palin and a post--St. Paul bounce gave John McCain a turbocharge (and squelched any positive thrust the Democrats might have had after Denver). Barack Obama seems thrown off by his change in fortune, and Democrats have not been able so far to curb the Republicans' forward motion. Thanks to deft handling of Hurricane Gustav, finessing of the popular-with-the-base/unpopular-with-the-nation President Bush, the crossover appeal of Palin, ample media-bashing...
...different from the one she unsuccessfully pushed in 1993. "I think they put some lipstick on the pig, but it's still a pig," he said. McCain brought up the phrase again in May of this year to describe Clinton's health care plan at a town hall in Denver: "I don't like to use this term, but the latest proposal I see is putting lipstick on a pig," he said...
...Virginia, Florida, Michigan, Wisconsin, Colorado and New Mexico (though drives have been mounted in all 50 states). Green is also happy to share the news that they registered more than 100,000 people over Labor Day weekend, capitalizing on the wave of excitement coming out of the convention in Denver...
...many have noted, the convention was incredibly diverse. In fact, more African Americans, Asians, Pacific Islanders, Hispanics, Native Americans, persons with disabilities, gays and lesbians participated in the historic events in Denver than have ever attended a Democratic convention before...