DENVER - Democrats opened their national convention on Monday, seeking peace in the family as they pursue victory in the fall for Barack Obama and his historic quest for the White House.

Gov. Janet Napolitano on Tuesday was given a coveted prime-time speaking slot at the Democratic National Convention this month in Boston.

July 14, 2004

Gov. Janet Napolitano is being billed as one of the featured speakers during the Democratic National Convention in Denver later this month.

BOSTON — A tough-talking Sen. John Edwards made it clear Democrats will not cede any ground on the issues of terrorism or national defense as the party’s vice presidential candidate delivered the keynote speech Wednesday to the Democratic National Convention.

BOSTON — A tough-talking Sen. John Edwards made it clear Democrats will not cede any ground on the issues of terrorism or national defense as the party’s vice presidential candidate delivered the keynote speech Wednesday to the Democratic National Convention.

OK, so who got the bounce from the conventions? Obama-Biden did. Initially, they received a national ratings bump of about 4 percent. As of a week later, the bounce had increased to the high single digits.

The most influential coalition within the Democratic Party will bring its annual convention to the Valley this spring, recognizing recent party gains in Arizona and the state’s possible impact on the presidential election.

August 30, 2004

Good evening. I am Janet Napolitano, the Governor of Arizona. Arizonans are rightly proud of our state. We encompass everything from ancient Indian villages to burgeoning cities and towns. We mine copper and herd cattle, but we also conduct genomics-based cancer research and lead the nation in advancing solar technology.

WASHINGTON — Former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords will deliver the Pledge of Allegiance at the Democratic National Convention.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A spokeswoman for former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords says she's attending the Democratic National Convention.

OK, so who got the bounce from the conventions? Obama-Biden did. Initially, they received a national ratings bump of about 4 percent. As of a week later, the bounce had increased to the high single digits.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Democrats open their national convention Tuesday in defense of a president who carries both the power and the burden of incumbency, offering President Barack Obama as the best choice to revive the ragged U.S. economy and asking Americans to be patient with incomplete results so far.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Democrats are used to be being the stepchildren of Arizona politics.

The most influential coalition within the Democratic Party will bring its annual convention to the Valley this spring, recognizing recent party gains in Arizona and the state’s possible impact on the presidential election.

Now that the Olympic flame has been doused by the tears of a thousand jade blossoms, it's time for America's most athletically dexterous mutants to stash their red, white and blue togs and head home. And the national spotlight turns to the political conventions featuring our most ethically dexterous mutants. The patriotic rhetoric and colors remain the same, only the fabric changes. Less emphasis on spandex and more on washable wool.

WASHINGTON — We're heavier in pounds and hotter by degrees than Americans of old. We're starting to snub our noses at distant suburbs after generations of burbs in our blood. Our roads and bridges are kind of a mess. There are many more poor, and that's almost sure to get worse.

DENVER - A cancer-fighting Sen. Edward M. Kennedy prepared to attend, and possibly speak, at the opening day of the Democratic National Convention on Monday as presidential nominee-to-be Barack Obama unleashed a hard-hitting television commercial linking GOP rival John McCain to President Bush.

July 24, 2004