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Maryland: Michelle Obama

Wed, 08/27/2008 - 12:13

Gansler says Hillary was at her best last night

By Danny Reiter, PolitickerMD.com Reporter

[img_assist|nid=3094|title=Attorney General Doug Gansler (D)|desc=|link=none|align=right|width=188|height=209]DENVER - Attorney General Doug Gansler believes Michelle Obama and Hillary Clinton’s speeches at the Democratic National Convention may have puts some doubts to rest.

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Wed, 08/27/2008 - 12:07

Pelosi calls herself ‘first Marylander' House Speaker

By Danny Reiter, PolitickerMD.com Reporter

DENVER – U.S. Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) returned to her Maryland roots Wednesday morning, calling herself the “first woman, first Marylander” Speaker of the House.

Pelosi made the remarks during a Maryland delegation reception hosted by Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon at the Renaissance Denver Hotel.

Pelosi grew up in Baltimore and her father, Thomas D’Alesandro, Jr., was a 5-term member of Congress and legendary mayor. Her brother, Thomas III, also served as Baltimore's mayor.

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Tue, 08/26/2008 - 10:01

Edwards says Dems had a ‘home run opening day’

By Danny Reiter, PolitickerMD.com Reporter

[img_assist|nid=67|title=U.S. Rep. Donna Edwards (D-Fort Washington)|desc=Campaign Photo|link=none|align=right|width=185|height=225]DENVER - U.S. Rep. Donna Edwards (D-Fort Washington) called the first day of the Democratic National Convention a “home run opening day.”

They “hit all the right notes,” the 4th District Democrat told PolitickerMD.com during the Tuesday breakfast for the Maryland delegation at the Renaissance Denver hotel.

Edwards said it's going to be important for the Democrats “to point to the actual record of John McCain.”

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Tue, 08/26/2008 - 00:50

Cardin on McCain: 'It's more about setting the record straight'

By Danny Reiter, PolitickerMD.com Reporter

DENVER - U.S. Sen. Ben Cardin (D-Baltimore) doesn't think speakers at the Democratic convention need to be taking any shots at presumptive Republican presidential nominee John McCain. 

"It's more about setting the record straight," Cardin told PolitickerMD.com.

Cardin seemed thrilled about the first night of the Democratic National Convention. He called seeing Sen. Ted Kennedy (D-Mass.) speak "just incredible" and said it "brought tears to my eyes." 

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Mon, 08/25/2008 - 09:37

Today's convention schedule

By Politicker Staff

The Democratic National Convention will be called to order at 5:00 PM EST today, with a theme of "One Nation."  Featured speakers include Michelle Obama, U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.), U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson, Jr. (D-Ill.), former President Jimmy Carter, and Caroline Kennedy Schlossberg, who will introduce a tribute to her uncle, U.S. Sen. Ted Kennedy (D-Mass.). 

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Fri, 07/25/2008 - 07:26

In blogger conference keynote, Edwards traces her political roots

By Politicker Staff

On Winning, Life Inside Congress & Lessons From Bill Clinton[img_assist|nid=2987|title=U.S. Rep. Donna Edwards (D-Fort Washington)|desc=|link=none|align=right|width=220|height=167]

On Saturday, July 19, U.S. Rep. Donna Edwards (D-Fort Washington) traveled to Austin, Texas to finally speak in person with those who were among the first to listen to her and a message that would oust an entrenched incumbent less than two years later.

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Mon, 02/11/2008 - 18:22

Obama's better half calls him the best

By Max Pizarro, PolitickerNJ.com Reporter

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BETHESDA - Michelle Obama, wife of Sen. Barack Obama, told a crowd at Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School Monday evening that her husband alone among those running for president could restore a sense in the country that "we are only as great as the weakest among us."

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Mon, 02/11/2008 - 17:46

Van Hollen's daughter backs Obama in her first election

By Max Pizarro, PolitickerNJ.com Reporter

[img_assist|nid=1019|title=Anna Van Hollen|desc=|link=none|align=left|width=150|height=225]BESTHESDA - Bethesda-Chevy Chase student Anna Van Hollen, daughter of U.S. Rep. Chris Van Hollen, chair of the DCCC, just announced to the crowd here that her parents taught her to be independent.

So she's bucking the Democratic Party's establishment candidate, Sen. Hillary Clinton.

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Mon, 02/11/2008 - 17:01

Bethesda crowd gears up for Michelle Obama

By Max Pizarro, PolitickerNJ.com Reporter

[img_assist|nid=1014|title=Presidential candidate's wife provides double dose of Obama to Maryland today|desc=|link=none|align=right|width=125|height=188]BESTHESDA- The auditorium is filling fast at Besthesda-Chevy Chase High School with supporters of Sen. Barack Obama who are here to see the presidential candidate's wife, Michelle Obama.

"I see you didn't go to Baltimore," a woman cries across the rows of eager audience members to what appears to be another mother with high school-aged students.

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