This weekend, USA Today sent reporters to four churches, including the National Cathedral, where Martin Luther King Jr. had preached. In each, they found that thoughts of King and his legacy inevitably led to words about the inauguration of the...
The president-elect's remarks, as prepared for delivery: If there is anyone out there who still doubts that America is a place where all things are possible; who still wonders if the dream of our founders is alive in our time;...
John McCain (onstage last night with Sarah Palin and her family) will formally accept his party's nomination as its candidate for president. His acceptance speech will conclude the Republican National Convention in St. Paul. Speakers before the finale will include:...
Austin Bureau Chief Christy Hoppe will be sitting with the Texas delegation, offering real-time impressions as John McCain's running mate speaks. She'll be joined on the live blog by Carl P. Leubsdorf, our Washington bureau chief. Sarah Palin should...
This evening, Sarah Palin, John McCain's running mate, delivers what could be the defining speech of her political career to date. It's been a rough week for Palin, her family, and her party. Tonight's prime-time appearance gives the former...
President Bush -- who is A) unpopular; and B) no particular friend of John McCain's -- will address the Republican National Convention when it opens Monday night in St. Paul, Minn. After that, my guess is, you'll hear his...
In his analysis, Wayne Slater, our senior political writer, says Barack Obama's speech was "fundamentally a call for the Democratic family to come home." Obama, Wayne writes, realizes that "there are enough Democratic and Democratic-leaning voters to win the White...
These guys on MSNBC, blubbering on about Barack Obama, are about to drown in their own gush. To hear them, it was just about the greatest speech since the invention of the word. "This is the most amazing evening...
Duh! Barack Obama is scheduled to speak around 9 p.m. Dallas time at Invesco Field at Mile High. His remarks will wrap up the Democratic National Convention from Denver. Here's a full schedule of the day's events....
When Hillary Rodham Clinton addresses the Democratic National Convention in a little more than two hours, Austin Bureau Chief Christy Hoppe will be with the Texas delegation -- and blogging live throughout the speech. Join her for a front-row seat....
The director of the house band at the Democratic convention was mum on what song he'd play just before Michelle Obama's speech tonight, which is coming up... soon. But he says she picked the song. Michelle Anderson, one of our...
Joe Biden showed Saturday that he's not afraid to throw a haymaker. Essentially, he told the crowd in Springfield, Ill., (above) that he's not sure America could survive a November victory by John McCain -- his good friend of...
Expect much bloviating today, and tomorrow, and the next day, about the wisdom of Barack Obama's choice of Joe Biden as his running mate. (Whether the selection is deemed a good one or a bad one, of course, will...
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