Poll: With hurricane Gustav threating the Gulf Coast should they cancell the Republican National Convention (RNC)

WASHINGTON-The Democrats had their fun in Denver. Now the Republicans get a week in the spotlight.
The GOP convention kicks off in St. Paul tomorrow and runs through Thursday, when John McCain officially accepts his party’s nomination in a prime-time speech.
Between now and then, there’s plenty worth paying attention to. Here are five things to watch [...]

Here are three little words you’ll hear over and over during the Republican National Convention that starts Monday in St. Paul: ready to lead.
No, it’s not exciting. It’s not a teary Bill Clinton mouthing “I love you” to Hillary during her speech at last week’s Democratic National Convention. Nor is it the adulation Democrats showered [...]

St. Paul, Minn. — Population 277,251
The percentage of eligible voters (citizens 18 and older) in Minnesota who were registered in the last presidential election – 84.5 percent
Percentage of St. Paul residents age 25 and older who are high school graduates or higher – 87.4 percent
Percentage of St. Paul residents age 25 and older who have [...]

MONACA, Pa. – Barack Obama’s spokesman fired off a fast criticism of Republican John McCain’s new running mate Friday, but the Democratic candidate himself quickly stepped in to offer her congratulations and praise.
Obama, who is eager to win over female voters who backed his rival Hillary Rodham Clinton in the primaries, blamed the mixed messages [...]

RALEIGH, N.C. —Kal Penn, an actor on the hit TV show “House,” will be in the Triangle Sunday and Monday to mobilize students and young voters to work for Senator Barack Obama’s campaign in North Carolina.  He arrives in the Triangle after holding events in the triad on Saturday at Wake Forest University and Elon [...]

On the 45th Anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King’s “I Have A Dream” speech, Congressman John Lewis of Georgia set the stage by stating that “We prove that a dream still burns in the hearts of every American, that this dream was too right, too necessary, too noble to ever die.”
Senator Barack Obama delivered the [...]

RALEIGH, N.C. — A little-known governor from Alaska has stolen the media spotlight from Democratic Presidential Candidate Barack Obama.
The soon-to-be Republican Candidate — John McCain — tapped 44-year-old Sarah Palin to be his VP — a move that surprised people across the country and right here in the Triangle, mostly because they never heard [...]

NEW YORK- Barack Obama’s acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention was seen by more than 38 million people.
Nielsen Media Research said more people watched Obama speak than watched the Olympics opening ceremony in Beijing, the final “American Idol” or the Academy Awards this year. Obama talked before a live audience of 80,000 people in [...]