Democrats courting bloggers at convention
At YearlyKos in Chicago bloggers from diverse backgrounds meet candidates and campaign leaders. John Edwards Hillary Clinton Barack Obama and Bill Richardson visited booths while organizers plan forums panels and candidate Q&As. The event draws 1500+ attendees and 250 media with a focus on online political dialogue.
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Bill Richardson
Des Moines
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Chicago
Tom Tucker
McCormick Place Convention Center
Rochester
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Matt Thompson
South Dakota
Justin Krebs
New York City
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John Edwards
Hillary Clinton
Barack Obama
Illinois
Las Vegas
Obama rules out nuclear options in terrorism fight
Barack Obama said he would not use nuclear weapons under any circumstance to fight terrorism in Afghanistan and Pakistan, clarifying there has been no discussion of such use. He defended the stance after questions from the Associated Press, while Hillary Clinton criticized discussing hypotheticals.
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New York
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Congress Sides Unite To Boost Kids Health Coverage
The Senate approved a bipartisan plan to add eight million low income children to the State Children's Health Insurance Program despite President Bush. The 68 to 31 vote follows House approval of a larger $50 billion expansion funded partly by Medicare cuts, with tax hikes on tobacco to pay for the plan.
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