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By day two, things were looking bleak for the Republicans in St. Paul. Then came the star power of Sarah Palin

As a delegate to the Democratic National Convention, I had a front row seat for observing history in the making. I flew to Denver Sunday morning on Jet Blue. Even though Governor Paterson and Senator Schumer were on the plane, it was still one hour late!

Sen. John McCain promised to revolutionize Washington during the closing night of the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minnesota.

Historic echoes were everywhere: the speech took place on the 45th anniversary of the day when civil rights leader Martin Luther King envisaged an elusive future of racial equality in his “I Have a Dream” speech.

By Matthew Continetti

Nine million Hispanic voters scattered across battleground states pose a dilemma for Republican White House hopeful John McCain: how to win their support without angering his party's base.

With Hispanic voters in Florida and nationally seen as a key to the presidential race, Sen. Mel Martinez on Thursday night told the Republican National Convention that John McCain is the presidential candidate best prepared to lead "in a dangerous world."

SPRINGFIELD – Some Filipino Americans, who were openly supporting Sen. Hillary Clinton during the Democratic presidential primary, are now warming up to the choice of Sen. Joe Biden as Sen. Barack Obama’s vice presidential Democratic nominee.

Distancing himself from outgoing U.S. President George W. Bush, Republican presidential candidate John McCain on Thursday night promised to end 'constant partisan rancour' in Washington.

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Republican John McCain promised Americans on Thursday that 'change is coming' to Washington if he is elected president on Nov. 4 and he pledged to overcome partisan rancor by working with Democrats.

ST. PAUL, Minn. – This November, voter turnout will be critical in who gets elected. In Colorado, the Hispanic vote is a key to victory.

But where does she stand on Israel? The question, of course, is directed at John McCain’s choice for vice president of the United States. Please note well: This is neither an endorsement of Sarah Palin nor a refutation of the Alaskan governor’s candidacy.

The former secretary of state urged voters to support Barack Obama.

As a delegate to the Democratic National Convention, I had a front row seat for observing history in the making. I flew to Denver Sunday morning on Jet Blue. Even though Governor Paterson and Senator Schumer were on the plane, it was still one hour late!

ST. PAUL, Minnesota: Republican presidential hopeful John McCain has finally energized his base with the pick of a socially conservative ticket mate, but the question remains whether his shift to the right has lost him the center.

ST. PAUL, Minn. — An old Navy flier now faces one of his toughest missions. – Two-thirds of the electorate view President Bush, the Republican who McCain hopes to succeed, unfavorably.

As a delegate to the Democratic National Convention, I had a front row seat for observing history in the making. I flew to Denver Sunday morning on Jet Blue. Even though Governor Paterson and Senator Schumer were on the plane, it was still one hour late!

Don’t tarnish Clinton’s legacy As the Democrats convene in Denver to celebrate Hillary Clinton and nominate Barack Obama, a tiny minority of her supporters continues to behave petulantly.They whine, they bluster, they agitate. But what is it about Sen. Clinton’s repeated endorsements of her former opponent that they cannot understand?

THE Democratic convention in Denver achieved, against formidable odds, precisely what the party needed: Unity. There were the Hillary Clinton malcontents, 30% of whom had said they wouldn’t vote for Obama.