Liberal Values (Free subscription) | yesterday
Barack Obama has been declared the Democratic nomination for President of the United States by acclimation following a motion by Senator Hillary Clinton in a show of party unity. Congratulations to Barack Obama, the next President of the United States.
Thaindian News (Free subscription) | yesterday
Denver, Aug 28 (IANS) Barack Obama made history as the Democratic party officially nominated him to be their candidate in the November presidential election, making him the first black American to lead a major political party ticket.Obama, 47, won the historic nomination at the Democratic National Convention in Denver, Colorado Wednesday by acclamation after his [...]
Pushing Rope (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago
Via Wayne "I Don't Know What Party I Belong To" Garcia: there are local parties for Barack Obama's acceptance speech. St Pete’s Obama’08 nomination Bash! Please join us for this very exciting moment in history! Together we will watch Senator Barack Obama accept the Democratic Presidential nomination (live from Denver, Colorado) on one very large silver screen at the Beach Theatre. Please join the largest...
Gothamist (Free subscription) | yesterday
The Democratic Party nominated Barack Obama as its 2008 presidential candidate , making him the first African-American presidential nominee in a major political party. He won the nomination in an emotional moment during the roll call: After New Mexico yielded its place to Illinois during the alphabetical-by-state roll call, Illinois then yielded its place to New York. In the middle of the New York...
Kicking Ass (Free subscription) | yesterday
Senator Joe Biden accepted the vice presidential nomination of the Democratic Party tonight and conventioneers were surprised with a special appearance by Senator Barack Obama to top off the third night at the Democratic National Convention. President Bill Clinton received an extended, thunderous applause from the crowd and gave the assembled delegates plenty to cheer about. Senators John Kerry, Evan...
God's Politics (Free subscription) | yesterday
I have been watching the Democratic National Convention this week, and I think when Barack Obama gives his acceptance speech tonight it is going to be an important historic moment. This is not to tell you who to vote for. That's up to you. But I can't help but anticipate watching a person of color stand in the place he will tonight. I don't advocate voting for him (or not) because he is a black man,...
Facing South (Free subscription) | yesterday
Yesterday, Sen. Barack Obama was nominated by acclamation to be the nominee for the Democratic Party for the 2008 presidential election, becoming the first African-American to be nominated as a presidential candidate for any of the major parties. (Several third parties have nominated black candidates.) It's been a long journey to this moment -- 389 years since the first African slaves were brought...
BlackPoliticsontheWeb.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
ANDRE HERNDON, Los Angeles Wave - As Barack Obama prepares to arrive in this city to accept the Democratic nomination for president, much of the Black political establishment and activist community has assembled here to urge their constituencies to ramp up efforts to send him to the White House in November. The Democratic National Convention here will [...]
Thaindian News (Free subscription) | yesterday
Washington, Aug 28 (IANS) Completing a stage in an incredible journey, Barack Obama made history as the Democratic party named him as its candidate in the November US presidential election, making him the first African American to lead a major political party ticket.Obama, 47, won the historic nomination at the Democratic National Convention in Denver, [...]
Concrete Loop (Free subscription) | yesterday
View the video above for the latest info regarding the speeches and happenings at the 2008 Democratic National Convention. U.S. Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) is expected to accept the Democratic presidential nomination at the convention Thursday night.
Obama HQ (Free subscription) | yesterday
Since I've never been called a man of few words, let me say this as simply as I can: Yes. Yes, I accept your nomination to run and serve with Barack Obama, the next President of the United States of America. Joe Biden formally accepted the nomination for Vice President for the Democratic Party last night. Joe came onto the stage after a moving introduction by his son Beau. And with his family in the...
CityNews: Top Stories (Free subscription) | yesterday
The long-awaited convention speech will pave the way to Election Day, nine weeks away.
News: Moldova.org: Politics (Free subscription) | yesterday
Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., became the Democratic presidential nominee by acclamation Wednesday during the party's national convention in Denver.Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., Obama's primary challenger, moved that the Democratic National Convention delegates declare Obama the party's nominee by acclamation in the spirit of unity and with the goal of victory.A resounding Aye filled the Pepsi Center during...
Capitol confidential (Free subscription) | 27/08/2008
The New York State Democratic Convention delegates will cast convention ballots for president this morning. Delegates must be credentialed and vote by noon - if they don’t do it in time, they will be replaced by an alternate delegate. It’s been reported that Democratic leaders may cut short the state-by-state roll call after New York, and [...]
Horserace (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago
(DENVER) It was still more six hours before Barack Obama was scheduled to take the stage to formally accept the Democratic nomination for president, but Verda Martin had already settled into her seat at Denver"s open-air Invesco Field for what she called "one of the most important moments we"ve had in probably the last 20 or 30 years." "I"m really excited, I"m really, really excited," Martin said,...
