2008 DEMOCRATIC AND REPUBLICAN CONVENTION STORIES
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The Independent | Come All Ye Faithful (Aug. 2008)
The Democratic National Convention kicks off with some old-time religion.

The Independent | Streets of Gore (Aug. 2008)
Anti-abortion activists confront feminists in Denver.

The Independent | They Called Him B-Biden (Aug. 2008)
Joe Biden and I are both stutterers. Tonight, for all of us who stutter, it's our moment on the national stage.

The Independent | Watching Obama and Gustav (Aug. 2008)
In Denver, Democratic leaders aren't shy about reminding the nation of Bush's aloof treatment of New Orleans while its residents were literally drowning.

The Independent | Youth and Promise at the DNC (Sept. 2008)
An N.C. delegate to the Democratic National Convention, Raleigh's John Verdejo sees similarities between his personal history and Obama's.

The Independent | At RNC, big bash despite big hurricane (Sept. 2008)
N.C. GOP delegates: Veep nominee Palin an "inspired choice"; Bush's handling of Katrina: "Thou shalt not judge."

The Independent | Anti-war protesters descend on RNC (Sept. 2008)
Observers from the National Lawyers Guild monitored the scene, watching for police misconduct. In the days before the march, police raided activists' homes, along with the headquarters of several protest groups.

The Independent | Young, But Not for Obama (Sept. 2008)
More than two years after his father died in Afghanistan, an N.C. delegate to the GOP convention reflects on the war.

The Independent | Palin, Creationism and Other Red Meat (Sept. 2008)
On the first day, God created pit bulls. On the second day, He created lipstick.

The Independent | A Mean Machine (Sept. 2008)
For all its combativeness, the Republican National Convention failed the address the country's most fundamental issues. Scenes from a week in St. Paul.

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