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Day three of the 2012 Democratic National Convention included acceptance speeches from President Obama and Vice President Biden. Prior to the opening gavel several speakers from North Caroli…

Activities at the second day of the 2012 Democratic National Convention included official nomination of the party’s presidential and vice presidential candidates and a roll call vote of the …

Hispanic leaders talked about issues in the 2012 election affecting Latino voters. Among the topics they covered were immigration, jobs, and unemployment. They also talked the weaknesses in …

The first night of the 2012 Democratic National Convention included presentation of the party platform for a final vote by delegates. Speakers included former President Jimmy Carter, who spo…

Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa previewed the week ahead at the Democratic National Convention. He discussed President Obama’s economic record, the labor movement, Republican policies…

The convention committee for the 2012 Democratic National Committee held a press conference to announce plans for the convention.

Democratic National Convention Chair Antonio Villaraigosa previewed the 2012 convention in Charlotte, North Carolina. He also talked about the presidential tickets and campaign issues.

Education Secretary Arne Duncan and mayors and superintendents of Los Angeles, New York City, and Chicago talked about their school reform initiatives. Topics included early childhood educat…

President Obama’s Senior Adviser David Plouffe talked about the administration’s focus on manufacturing, and the president’s request for authority to consolidate some federal agencies. He al…

At the U.S. Conference of Mayors, a panel of mayors from around the country talked about education reform.

Michael Bloomberg talked about education reform the U.S. Conference of Mayors annual meeting. Topics included testing standards and youth violence.

Chicago Mayor and President Obama’s former Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel discussed school and community college initiatives in his city.

Panelists talked about prevention of youth and gang violence. Among the issues they addressed were levels of violence in urban centers, the role of law enforcement officials, family and comm…

Panelists talked about ways to increase U.S. exports, the importance of tourism, and attracting business to U.S. cities. They also responded to questions from the audience.

Thomas Friedman talked about his most recent book, That Used to Be Us: How America Fell Behind in the World It Invented and How We Can Come Back, on global changes and how the U.S. is fallin…

Panelists talked about the 2012 presidential election campaign and political strategies employed in the primary campaigns. They also responded to questions from the audience.

Eric Spiegel of Siemens Corporation and Joel Benenson, a leading pollster and strategist during President Obama’s 2008 campaign, spoke at the U.S. Conference of Mayors opening plenary sessio…

Mayors spoke to reporters and released the 2012 State of Metro Economies report. It found that many cities continued to struggle and could take five years to fully recover. They called on Co…

At an annual comference of mayors, Arianna Huffington spoke about her Internet site’s partnership with state reporters to spotlight local innovation. House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi als…