Here’s why you should care about the Federal Reserve’s latest round of bond-buying, announced Thursday by the central bank: …
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What You Missed While Not Watching the Second Night of the Democratic Convention
5 p.m. The first night was mystical, magical, all “Kumbaya,” cheers and tears. The second night begins with chaos and discord. Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa tries to amend the platform to deal with GOP criticism, adding …
A Different Kind of Hope: San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro Addresses the DNC
Stop me if this sounds familiar: a talented young Democratic politician, a Harvard Law grad raised by a single mother, said to be the future of his party, gets the keynote address at the Democratic convention. In 2004, this story …
No More Drama: Bill Clinton Makes His Case for Obama
Charlotte, N.C.
Bill Clinton has given some awkward convention speeches in his day. There was his infamous 1988 keynote address, when the young Clinton had too much to prove and spent too much time proving it: …
What You Missed While Not Watching the First Night of the Democratic Convention
6 p.m. Democrats do it differently. Toss out the ties and pearls for union tees and floral prints. Trade the handclaps for fist pumps. Lose the house band and bring the noise. Not an hour into the first night of the Democratic …
Romney Opens Up, but Not Completely
In Tampa on Thursday night, Mitt Romney delivered what was probably the best, most effective and most revealing speech of his life. But the bar for that achievement was low. And while Romney was smooth, warm and at times …
In the Line of Fire: The Clint Eastwood Train Wreck
I will never forget the night I sat in a convention hall in Tampa and watched Mitt Romney accept the Republican nomination for president, because that was the night I saw Clint Eastwood say the immortal words: “Do you just—you know—I know—people were wondering—you don’t—handle that OK.”
What You Missed While Not Watching the Second Night of the Republican Convention
7 p.m. Beneath clusters of celebratory balloons, the second night of the Republican National Convention begins with a color guard of military amputees who are wearing shorts to show off their mechanical legs. It’s a …
We Read the Republican Platform So You Don’t Have To
Tampa
“Have you ever met anybody who has read the party platform?” John Boehner scoffed Monday. “I’ve not ever met anybody.” Boehner has a point. The 2012 Republican platform is neither widely read nor binding. But it is an …
The Gender Gap Is Hurting Romney, Beyond His Control
Tampa
It wasn’t just about Mitt. There was a moment in Ann Romney‘s Tuesday night speech which gave that away. In the middle of a riff about how she, and by extension her husband, sympathize with the plight of working class …
Watch: The Latest from Tampa
TIME’s video team brings you two Wednesday features: First, A short highlight of last night’s speeches and preview of what the politicos will be slavering over this evening:
The RNC’s Diversity Pageant
Tampa
Mia Love is not a household name. But ask any savvy Republican here, and they’ll tell you the mayor of Saratoga Springs, Utah, is one of the party’s political phenoms. Love, 37, is a congressional candidate for Utah’s 4th district. More importantly, she’s a black Mormon with sterling Tea Party credentials. This is the sort of …
What You Missed While Not Watching the First Night of the Republican Convention
7:14 p.m. The hurricane couldn’t stop it. The weak economy didn’t underfund it. The orange-bottomed girls at the Hooters down the street won’t distract from it. Day One of the 2012 Republican National Convention has …
