Word: denvers
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...decisions." "I would have liked to have seen President Carter talk, and I wish that there was more emphasis on issues, as the actual substance—the platform and speeches –were weak on details," Padilla added. Zafran said he was pleased with the choice of Denver as a city, but noted that there were some drawbacks to the selection. "Unfortunately, [Denver] is a bit spread out and doesn't have enough hotel rooms downtown to accommodate all of the participants," Zafran said, "so 'less important' state [delegations] like my home state of New Jersey were staying...
...time when most of America - and nearly all of the Congressional Democrats - wanted to get out. Lieberman tried to use his credibility as a former standard-bearer for the other party as a lever to peel McCain free of the Bush legacy. After dozens of speeches last week in Denver evoking "Bush-McCain," Lieberman offered this: "Trust me: God only made one John McCain...
...minimize Obama's energy plan. "His plan is to inflate your tires," he told the crowd. "Typical liberal response, isn't it?" A Republican candidate for governor, Rep. Kenny Hulshof, joked that Democratic Convention last week had been painful to watch. "I could only take last week watching Denver in small doses, I'll tell you that," he said...
...DENVER — Former IOP director Jeanne Shaheen gave a brief speech to delegates at the Democratic National Convention in Denver Wednesday evening. Shaheen, who is running for senate in New Hampshire, covered a number of domestic and foreign issues in her speech, including the economy and national security. "We need a new economic direction," Shaheen said, whose speech followed NY Sen. Charles Schumer ‘71. "No more country-club economics at the expense of working families and no more tax breaks for companies that ship jobs overseas." Shaheen said that a Barack Obama Administration and Democrat...
...Both Democrats and Republicans openly acknowledge the importance of woman swing voters this cycle. At the Democratic convention in Denver, women were featured prominently and consistently on the stage, culminating in Hillary Clinton's speech Tuesday night, when she thanked her "sisterhood of the traveling pant suits...