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Democratic Cambodia

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Checkpoint column evaluates the accuracy of assertions made during speeches by Pres Obama and Vice Pres Joseph R Biden Jr at the Democratic National Convention.|

The Democratic National Committee decided to return donations made in the names of the children of a Florida cardiologist whose practice has caught the attention of Medicare regulators.|

Ashley Parker and Michael Barbaro The Party column; MSNBC on-air personalities are objects of adoration at the Democratic National Convention; TMZ, the celebrity-stalking online tabloid, is a presence at the convention; various political A-listers are spotted in Charlotte, NC.|

Letter from Sen Sherrod Brown comments on August 9 article about New York Mayor Bill de Blasio seeking approval of Bill and Hillary Clinton before beginning bid to host 2016 Democratic National Convention.|

News Analysis; for Pres Obama, the August employment report, showing fewer new jobs than expected, is a blunt reminder of the forces working against him as the Democratic convention closes; holds that Obama's message of promise for the future is up against the immediacy of persistently high unemployment; suggests that the question is whether Obama can make the race against Mitt Romney about big and compelling issues, and draw a sharp contrast between how their policies will affect the middle class.|

Check Point column finds that Democrats made a number of misleading claims about taxes, civil liberties and a Mitt Romney quote during their speeches at the Democratic National Convention; notes that Bill Clinton's impressive claim about the superiority of job creation under Democratic presidents appears to be true.|

Ross Douthat Op-Ed column contends that Pres Obama's speech at the Democratic National Convention makes it clear that he is out of ideas; predicts that no matter what happens in the election, the country will face a continuing crisis and the liberalism of Obama is no longer equal to the task.|

President Obama will help the Democratic Party’s campaign committees and two “super PACs” that were created for the midterm elections.|

A look at how often speakers at the Democratic National Convention have used certain words and phrases so far, based on an analysis of transcripts from the Federal News Service.|

Cleveland is the only city that is a candidate for both the Republican and Democratic Party 2016 conventions, selected as an option for both parties as Ohio is a swing state.|

The city’s effort to bring the Democratic National Convention to the Barclays Center reached the pep rally stage on Monday, as convention officials were welcomed for a two-day tour.|

Maureen Dowd Op-Ed column mocks Pres Obama's Democratic National Convention speech for suggesting that the record of his first term was determined by the people who voted for him in 2008.|

David Brooks Op-Ed column argues that since 2010, Pres Obama has shifted from a visionary conciliator to a reactionary, producing a string of small-bore policy changes so inconsequential that members of his own party have not even noticed them; contends that Obama must use his time at the Democratic National Convention to propose a serious and large-scale agenda for policy changes that make his priorities clear.|

Sheldon Silver, the Assembly speaker, said his Democratic caucus supported measures to close campaign finance loopholes, an assertion that came after lawmakers had unsuccessfully lobbied for a raise.|

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