Culture in America is dead, largely because the middle-class does not care about such things.
With both nominating conventions over, the release on Friday of a lackluster August jobs report underscores the dynamic underpinning a week's worth of lofty speechifying: this is either man's race.
The speech was curiously lacking in specifics about Obama's record to date, sticking instead to a vague framework for a potential second term. Here are a few of the things the president left out.
The Indian government's response to a report on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh published Wednesday by the Washington Post has had the local media heatedly debating the validity of the article and India's sensitive reaction to foreign publications finding fault with its leaders.
Obama's speech at the National Democratic Convention (DNC) 2012 in Charlotte Thursday not only instigated rounds of applause, but also broke a few Twitter records for political events. The speech was wildly popular on the social networking site, eliciting 52,757 tweets per minute, which was a new Twitter record for politics.
President Barack Obama made the case for change -- again -- after officially accepting the Democratic nomination for the presidency.
The full advance text of the president's acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention.
Watch video and read the full text of Joe Biden's speech Thursday night at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C.
Vice President Joe Biden loyally and fervently made the case for re-electing Barack Obama at the close of the Democratic National Convention.
Barack Obama: Top Ten Most Surprising Statements From Acceptance Speech
Actress Eva Longoria spoke briefly at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C., Thursday evening. The brief speech was one of the most unique of the evening, and we have video and the full text of the speech for you to check out if you were unable to watch it the first time around.
Actress Scarlett Johansson spoke briefly at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C., Thursday evening. The speech was one of the most unique of the evening, and we have video and the full text of the speech for you to check out if you were unable to watch it the first time around.
The stars are aligning for the Democratic National Convention as celebrities and top musicians come out of the woodwork to appear in Charlotte, N.C., but the GOP Convention got nowhere near as much celeb love.
The 2012 campaign has focused on a myriad of social and ideological issues, with some smatterings of tax policy and truckloads of mudslinging. A new book argues voters should look past the obfuscation and consider what is best for their wallet. Its authors claim history has proven one thing: when it comes to economic success, the left has had the upper hand.
Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., addressed the 2012 Democratic National Convention Thursday night. Here, his remarks as prepared for delivery.
The Democratic National Convention released a full transcript of Beau Biden's speech to the 2012 Democratic National Convention.
The convention featured gay and lesbian speakers in prime time slots only months after President Barack Obama officially endorsed same-sex marriage.
Rep. John Lewis recounted the story of his beating during "Bloody Sunday" 1965 in Selma, and warned of threats to voting rights.
Leon Cooperman, the billionaire founder of Omega Advisors, and Jack Bogle, the retired CEO and founder of Vanguard, are having it out over what the 2012 presidential election's impacts will be on the stock market.
The video, released on Thursday, highlights the pledges President Obama has kept since entering the White House. But what promises hasn't he kept?
Watch video and read the full text of Bill Clinton's speech Wednesday night at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C.
Here is the complete lineup of tonight's convention closer.
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