DINAN
Only at The Washington Times: Stephen Dinan blogs on the latest news about politics.
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Community organizers fight back
Following Republicans' repeated attacks, community organizers today are fighting back, saying they really do matter.
Tonight's convention lineup
Among the speakers at tonight's final session of the Republican National Convention are plenty of John McCain's Senate buddies.
Giuliani will speak
Contrary to reports, former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani will have a speaking role here at the convention, just not tonight.
Tying Obama to congressional Democrats
Democrats have been successful in tying John McCain to President Bush. Now Republicans think they can bring Barack Obama down by tying him to unpopular Democrats in Congress.
Do over
The Obama campaign seeks to put out a more measured statement on new Republican VP candidate Sarah Palin
Democrats see disunity in GOP
It's not Obama vs. Hillary, but Democrats point reporters to a potential problem for the GOP among evangelicals.
If it's Lieberman...
A group has a deal for Joe Lieberman, if he is John McCain's vice presidential pick: agree to caucus with Republicans for the rest of the year.
Joe Biden: Zero to hero
Dave Barry on the magic of a political convention
Hillary packs the house
Hillary Clinton was such a draw at Democrats' convention tonight that fire marshals closed down the hall.
Hillary Clinton and loser speeches
The most memorable speeches at political conventions often come not from the victors but the losers — those who came in second in their effort to win their party's nomination
Obama doesn't have quite the same crossover appeal
Democrats showcase a Republican maverick on convention night one, but they're probably targeting the wrong voters.
Tom DeLay and legal technicalities
The Austin American-Statesman is reporting Monday morning that Tom DeLay's lawyer says he thinks he can get all the charges dismissed against his client based on a ruling in a related case that Texas law didn't ban money laundering using checks, only cash.
Evangelical forum: The winners
Obama and McCain both did what they needed to do, but the winner was moderator Rick Warren and the voters.
The perils of being popular
Cindy McCain sprains her hand shaking hands.
McCain hasn't signed
Senate Republicans are stiffening spines for what could be the final showdown on expanding offshore oil drilling, but Sen. John McCain has not yet signed on.
