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Day Three: Bill Clinton, Joe Biden and Foreign Policy
Last night it was Hillary, tonight it's Bill. Vice Presidential selection Joe Biden will have to compete with another Clinton. On a night that's scheduled to highlight foreign policy, we hear how the Obama campaign chose Biden...
By Warren Olney • • 1h 0m ListenLast night it was Hillary, tonight it's Bill. Vice Presidential selection Joe Biden will have to compete with another Clinton. On a night that's scheduled to highlight foreign policy, we hear how the Obama campaign chose Biden. Also, the Pepsi Center in Denver is a long way from Washington, DC, but some things are still the same. how corporations and unions finance party conventions with tax-deductible money.
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2 storiesDay Three of the DNC: Joe Biden's Night
Hillary Clinton's much awaited message last night was billed as her chance to demonstrate party loyalty by putting an end to the much reported "tensions" resulting from a primary season that was dramatically historic and dramatically close. Hillary might be a hard act for Bill Clinton to follow, but that's his job tonight. Barack Obama …
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In today's Reporter's Notebook, we look at two less examined aspects of the convention.
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