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Saturday, August 30, 2008

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Stadium Use Recalls JFK's "New Frontier" Speech

Barack Obama will accept the nomination as the Democratic candidate for president tonight at Invesco Field, Denver's…

Fair or not, this is the recollection most commonly associated with the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago.

Hearing a Muted Echo of 1968

Democratic Party unity was an issue 40 years ago, too.

Harry S. Truman was a two-term senator from Missouri when FDR picked him as his veep.

Biden Selection Fits the Democrats' M.O.

With the selection of Sen. Joe Biden as his vice presidential pick, Barack Obama has followed a tradition of more…

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The Minority Legislative Gap

Despite increasing representation in the U.S. Congress, minority representatives still lag behind their white colleagues in legislative activity — and minority-majority districts set up to increase their power may contribute to the lag.