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Amazing! Absolutely amazing!

Who knew? If it was possible to see even a sliver of the future, what might be different?
Sen. Clinton just gave the presidency to her former rival, Sen. Obama. And in doing so, she accomplished the feat largely by showing the President she would have been, as opposed to the lesser president her campaign, for [...]

Bloggers Choose the ‘Big Tent’ Over Official Convention Site

If you are wondering where the bloggers are blogging from who are blogging the convention live in Denver, you’ll find most of them at the ‘Big Tent.’
If you want to find bloggers here at the Democratic convention, don’t look inside the Pepsi Center, an island of concrete surrounded by fences, barriers, checkpoints, and heavily armed [...]

Photo of the Day: HOPE

It’s day 2 of the Democratic Convention. This photo caught my eye today, making it the Photo of the Day:

From Yahoo News: “A statue of ‘Hope’ modeled after the famous ‘Love’ sculpture by Robert Indiana sits outside the Pepsi Center during the Democratic National Convention.”

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Biden Thanks Delaware Delegates

Joe Biden met with delegates from his home state of Delaware today, The Caucus reports. Biden was “emotional and apparently exhausted” as he “ventured out early this morning to address,” the delegates.
“I just want you to know that this is a great honor, this is a great honor being nominated vice president of the United States [...]

Possible Plot Against Obama

Last night Denver and federal authorities announced that three or four people had been arrested on “firearms and drug charges in connection with a possible plot to kill Senator Barack Obama during his speech accepting the Democratic presidential nomination on Thursday night.”
The United States attorney’s office in Denver has scheduled a news conference for Tuesday afternoon to discuss its investigation. [...]

Home Prices Continue to Decline

A brief note on the economy this morning. The NY Times reports that home prices are continuing to decline:
Home prices fell sharply again in June, according to a closely watched index released on Tuesday, the latest sign of the continuing struggles in the housing market.
The Case Shiller index shows that on “an annual basis, prices [...]