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Geraghty probes the ‘cyber 9/11’
Jim Geraghty of National Review Online asks how the federal government could have failed to prevent a massive hack of government records by Chinese operatives. By now, it’s clear that…
2008 Democratic National Convention
U.S. political event held in Denver, Colorado
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On a lighter, more touristy note
There are some fun things to see Uptown, that’s for sure. I tried to get to the outdoor studios, but the cops wouldn’t let me in without my credential, which…
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Welcome to our Gitmo, contd.
I strolled out before dawn this morning to see if I could confirm the initial impressions I expressed in today’s Daily Journal column. Sadly, for the most part, yes. Many…
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Security checkpoints: They’re all over the place
Security is tight. Police, guards and deputies are everywhere in downtown Charlotte for the Democratic National Convention. Rick Henderson, CJ’s managing editor, and I ventured out last night during a…
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Echoes of '08 — protests in Denver and Charlotte
I was working in Denver for the (late, lamented) Rocky Mountain News during the 2008 Democratic National Convention. One of the concerns at the time was the possiblity that left-wing,…
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New Reuters article on the DNC
And it doesn’t paint a pretty picture of and for Charlotte: The fundraising limits compound a number of other factors — from the sluggish economy to the Obama administration’s strained…
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Heads Up Again Char-Meck Police: Chicago Style Violent Protests Planned in Charlotte?
Socialist student movements have already begun planning their possibly violent assault on the Charlotte during the Democratic National Convention. These groups have been a fixture at party conventions in recent years, sure.…
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DNC 2012: How's Denver Doing?
The host of DNC 2008 is not doing so well: After spirited debate Monday, Denver’s City Council voted 10-3 to tentatively approve a 6.6 percent raise for the next sitting…
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DNC 2012: No Surprise
We told you from the outset that Charlotte had the right meme to host the DNC in 2012 and that along with corporate heft unmatched by rival cities had a…
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Media cheers Obama
This isn’t at all surprising: Several members of the media were seen cheering and clapping for Barack Obama as the Illinois senator accepted the Democratic nomination Thursday. Standing on the…
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Is this Denver 2008 or Birmingham 1963?
I took special interest in the video
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Fight the temptation …
… to utter a statement like this one after Barack Obama’s nomination acceptance speech: “What is he talking about? It’s all Greek to me.” Of course, Jon Sanders will be…