Yale on the Trail

By Thomas Kaplan
DENVER — Sen. Barack Obama accepted the Democratic nomination for president on Thursday, vowing that “it’s time for us to change America” after what he called the failed presidency of George W. Bush ’68.
Before countless Elis in front of their televisions and an energized crowd of tens of thousands at a football stadium […]

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By Thomas Kaplan
DENVER, 5:22 p.m. — The Obama campaign has released excerpts from the speech to be delivered this evening by Senator Barack Obama, the Democrative presidential nominee.  In remarks entitled “The American Promise,” Obama critiques the “failed presidency” of George W. Bush ‘68 and — guess what — calls for change.
“America, we are better […]

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Olympics gymnastics gold medalist Shawn Johnson is here at Invesco Field and just appeared on the podium to rehearse the pledge of allegiance. (Photo: The Associated Press)

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DENVER, 2:15 p.m. — Courtesy of the Democratic National Convention Committee, here is the schedule for the festivities at Invesco Field. DNC chair Howard Dean ‘71 speaks at 5 p.m. local time.

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By Thomas Kaplan
DENVER, 12:22 p.m. — We’re here in the press box at Invesco Field, where 75,000 people will watch Senator Barack Obama accept the Democratic nomination for president sometime this evening. The gates open to the public at 1 p.m., although Obama will not take the podium until around 8 p.m. local time.
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Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright at the Pepsi Center on Wednesday night.
DENVER, 12:15 a.m. — In the time between speeches by Bill Clinton LAW ‘73 and Senator Joseph Biden of Delaware, I had the chance to roam around the suite level at the Pepsi Center, where most celebrities and high-powered politicians sit during the […]

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By Thomas Kaplan
DENVER, 9:23 p.m. — Keynote? What keynote?
Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer stole the show from former Virginia Gov. Mark Warner at the Democratic National Convention on Tuesday.
If you’re going to watch a single speech from the convention by someone without the last name Obama, Clinton or Kennedy, this could be the one. […]

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By Thomas Kaplan
DENVER, 6:15 p.m. — Former U.S. President Bill Clinton LAW ’73 will speak here in about an hour, and, as with last night, all the attention is on his speech. We’ll be in the Pepsi Center to bring it live to you.
7:26 p.m. | “America must always be a place called hope,” […]

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DENVER, 12:42 p.m. — Senator Amy Klobuchar ‘82 of Minnesota made her second appearance of the convention Tuesday, highlighting the economic struggles of the middle class in brief remarks during a segment focused on Democratic women serving in the U.S. Senate.
Klobuchar, who is in her first term, told delegates the story of her grandfather, a […]

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By Thomas Kaplan
DENVER, 12:37 p.m. — Representative Rosa DeLauro, Democrat of New Haven, will address the convention this evening. She is scheduled to speak along with several other members of the House of Representatives between 5 p.m. and 6 p.m. Mountain time.
Other speakers of interest to Elis include former U.S. President Bill Clinton LAW […]

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The Connecticut delegation posed for a group photograph at the Marriott Tech Center following breakfast this morning. Can you spot who’s missing?
By Thomas Kaplan
DENVER, 10:48 a.m. — After they had breakfast at their hotel this morning, members of the Connecticut delegation to the Democratic National Convention migrated toward the lobby to take what Senator Christopher […]

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My stellar view from my seat inside the Pepsi Center made blogging about Tuesday’s speeches a real treat.
By Thomas Kaplan
DENVER — Welcome to day two of the Democratic National Convention.  We are live from the Pepsi Center, where Senator Hillary Clinton LAW ‘73 will address delegates — and a national television audience — at approximately […]

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Outside the Pepsi Center this afternoon: Free vanilla ice cream (your choice of one scoop or two), with whipped cream and red, white and blue sprinkles, all courtesy of Wolf Blitzer and company.

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By Thomas Kaplan
DENVER, 4:39 p.m. — Like many other Democrats, Eleanor Holmes Norton GRD ‘63 LAW ‘64, Washington’s non-voting member of the House of Representatives, came here this week to push for change.
But Norton has one specific change in mind: to give residents of the District of Columbia a vote in Congress.  And electing Senator […]

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By Thomas Kaplan
DENVER, 11:09 a.m. — It turns out we haven’t seen the last of Howard Dean ‘71 this week.  The Democratic National Committee chairman will speak Thursday night before Senator Barack Obama accepts the Democratic nomination for president, convention organizers announced today.
Other speakers will include several congressmen as well as Colorado Governor Bill Ritter, […]

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