2008-09-05T03:34:32Z tag:voices.washingtonpost.com,2008:/livecoverage/374 Copyright (c) 2008, WashingtonPost.Newsweek Interactive 2008-09-05T03:34:32Z tag:washingtonpost.com,2008-09-04:/livecoverage2008/09/mccain_will_vow_an_end_to_part.html

By Chris Cillizza washingtonpost.com Staff Writer ST. PAUL, Minn. - Arizona Sen. John McCain sought to wrest the change mantle from Sen. Barack Obama in his acceptance speech tonight at the Republican National Convention, appealing for an end to Washington's partisan rancor and casting himself as someone who has never forgotten that the first mission of elected officials is to serve the public. "I don't work for a party," the Republicans presidential nominee declared before...Please click on the title to continue reading this entry.

Eric Pianin 2008-09-04T04:24:43Z tag:washingtonpost.com,2008-09-04:/livecoverage2008/09/gop_convention_awaits_gov_pali.html

By Ben Pershing washingtonpost.com Staff Writer ST. PAUL, Minn -- Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin took repeated swipes at Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama and the news media Wednesday night after accepting the vice presidential nomination before an enraptured audience at the Republican National Convention. Shortly after her speech, convention officials ordered a roll call of the states, and Sen. John McCain (Ariz.) was officially handed the Republican presidential nomination. Facing enormous pressure to deliver a...Please click on the title to continue reading this entry.

Eric Pianin 2008-09-03T03:22:09Z tag:washingtonpost.com,2008-09-02:/livecoverage2008/09/gop_convention_back_on_track_w.html

By Ben Pershing washingtonpost.com staff writer ST. PAUL, Minn. - The Republican National Convention got back on track tonight with a procession of high-profile speeches designed to illuminate Sen. John McCain's life and record of service, after getting knocked off schedule by Hurricane Gustav and off message by controversies surrounding the GOP's vice presidential pick. In the most anticipated speech of the evening session, President Bush addressed the Xcel Energy Center crowd live via satellite...Please click on the title to continue reading this entry.

Eric Pianin 2008-09-01T22:29:32Z tag:washingtonpost.com,2008-09-01:/livecoverage2008/09/gop.html

By Ben Pershing washingtonpost.com Staff Writer ST. PAUL, Minn. -- As Hurricane Gustav battered the Gulf Coast, Republicans today completed an enthusiastic but abbreviated first session of their national convention with headlining appearances by the current First Lady and - Republicans hope - her successor. With the cancellation of planned speeches by President Bush, Vice President Cheney and several governors and members of Congress, the proceedings on the floor of the Xcel Energy Center were...Please click on the title to continue reading this entry.

Eric Pianin 2008-08-29T03:44:18Z tag:washingtonpost.com,2008-08-28:/livecoverage2008/08/by_chris_cillizza_and_alec.html

Illinois Sen. Barack Obama accepts the Democratic presidential nomination at Invesco Field in Denver, Colo. (Preston Keres/TWP) By Chris Cillizza washingtonpost.com staff writer DENVER - Sen. Barack Obama tonight made history as the first African American presidential nominee with a stirring, substance-heavy speech in which he directly challenged Republican John McCain's judgment on matters of foreign policy and national security while drawing deeply on his own personal story to cast himself as the American...Please click on the title to continue reading this entry.

Eric Pianin 2008-08-28T03:33:16Z tag:washingtonpost.com,2008-08-27:/livecoverage2008/08/by_jonathan_weisman_washington.html

By Jonathan Weisman Washington Post Staff Writer DENVER -- Sen. Barack Obama (Ill.) was formally nominated as the Democratic Party's presidential candidate today, making him the first African American to be placed one step from the White House. And in an extraordinary piece of theater, Obama made a surprise appearance before the convention tonight immediately following vice presidential nominee Joseph Biden's acceptance speech. An energized Obama bounded onto the stage, kissed Biden's wife, Jill, on...Please click on the title to continue reading this entry.

Eric Pianin 2008-08-27T03:53:19Z tag:washingtonpost.com,2008-08-26:/livecoverage2008/08/warner_casts_mccain_as_more_of.html

By Chris Cillizza washingtonpost.com Staff Writer DENVER - Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton issued a stirring call for party unity in her speech tonight at the Democratic National Convention, offering unequivocal support for Barack Obama and insisting that she and her supporters had fought too long to let petty divisions cost the party the White House. "Whether you voted for me, or voted for Barack, the time is now to unite as a single party with...Please click on the title to continue reading this entry.

washingtonpost.com editors 2008-08-27T01:22:41Z tag:washingtonpost.com,2008-08-26:/livecoverage2008/08/clinton_prepares_to_address_un.html

By Chris Cillizza washingtonpost.com Staff Writer DENVER -- Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton prepared to address the Democratic National Convention this evening in a much anticipated bid to unify her party amid lingering signs of tension and unease between her supporters and those of Sen. Barack Obama. With some Clinton supporters still voicing reluctance to back Obama in November, the former first lady's appearance was one of the most highly anticipated of the convention -- behind...Please click on the title to continue reading this entry.

washingtonpost.com Editor 2008-08-26T22:56:29Z tag:washingtonpost.com,2008-08-26:/livecoverage2008/08/denver_aug_26_--_hillary.html

By Dan Balz, Jonathan Weisman and William Branigin Washington Post Staff Writers DENVER, Aug. 26 -- Hillary Rodham Clinton prepared for a center-stage appearance at the Democratic National Convention Tuesday night as Democrats looked to the New York senator to help unify their party behind presumptive presidential nominee Barack Obama and frame the November election against Republican John McCain as a stark choice over the direction of the country. With some Clinton supporters still voicing...Please click on the title to continue reading this entry.

Eric Pianin 2008-08-26T03:33:50Z tag:washingtonpost.com,2008-08-25:/livecoverage2008/08/clinton_calls_for_unity_as_con.html

By Shailagh Murray Washington Post Staff Writer DENVER, Colo. - Two of Barack Obama's most important allies, his wife Michelle and Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, spoke emotionally about his candidacy and his character on the opening night of the Democratic National Convention, electrifying delegates with their improbable presence. Potentially the first African-American first lady, Michelle Obama was given an unusually prominent speaking slot, an opportunity she used to tell a series of personal stories about...Please click on the title to continue reading this entry.

Eric Pianin 2008-08-25T18:59:15Z tag:washingtonpost.com,2008-08-24:/livecoverage2008/08/2008_olympics_report_card_succ.html

The Beijing Olympics the world saw on television was a runaway success. The athletes broke world records -- including three by just one man, Jamaica's Usain Bolt. The venues sparkled. Pollution was low and throughout most of the games there were brilliant "blue sky" days. China for the first time won the most gold medals of any country participating in the games. Perhaps the only consistent gripe from tourists, besides all the security checks, was...Please click on the title to continue reading this entry.

Ariana Eunjung Cha 2008-08-24T04:53:59Z tag:washingtonpost.com,2008-08-24:/livecoverage2008/08/want_to_find_the_best_restaura.html

One striking aspect of the Beijing Olympics is the ubiquitous smiling volunteer. Armed with facts and figures about 5,000 years of Chinese history, Olympic trivia, subway schedules, and first aid, they are stationed on practically every corner of Beijing. In some high-traffic areas you need only call out something like, "Hello," and you would immediately find yourself surrounded by a gaggle of them, eager to help. It took Beijing three years to recruit, select...Please click on the title to continue reading this entry.

Ariana Eunjung Cha 2008-08-25T21:27:08Z tag:washingtonpost.com,2008-08-23:/livecoverage2008/08/pro-tibet_demonstrator_speaks.html

://admin.brightcove.com&autoStart=false'base='http://admin.brightcove.com' id='fo510216' name='fo510216'width='454' height='305' allowFullScreen='false'allowScriptAccess='always'seamlesstabbing='false'type='application/x-shockwave-flash' swLiveConnect='true'pluginspage='http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/index.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash'> Kurt Langer, 34, is a member of the board of Students for a Free Tibet. While Langer did not actively participate in any of the group's protests in Beijing, he observed them and explained the goals of the demonstrations to the media. Other protestors had only been questioned for only a few hours and immediately deported. But earlier this week, Langer was detained and interrogated for 10 hours...Please click on the title to continue reading this entry.

Ariana Eunjung Cha 2008-08-22T14:25:40Z tag:washingtonpost.com,2008-08-22:/livecoverage2008/08/grandmothers_sentenced_to_re-e.html

Wu Dianyuan, 79, and Wang Xiuying, 77, were told they might have to go to reeducation labor camp because they were "disturbing the public order" for applying for a protest permit during the Olympics. The two women wanted to protest their eviction from their homes in 2001 because they believe they were not properly compensated. The temporary housing provided by the developer that kicked them out does not have electricity and is leaking. Other...Please click on the title to continue reading this entry.

Ariana Eunjung Cha 2008-08-22T17:07:07Z tag:washingtonpost.com,2008-08-22:/livecoverage2008/08/pro-tibet_protestors_speak_out.html

Ginger Cassady and Alice Speller, members of Students for a Free Tibet, spoke at a press conference in Beijing Friday. The grassroots activist group has managed to pull off eight separate demonstrations since Aug. 6. Cassady, 30, from San Francisco, works for a forest conservation organization. Speller, 25, is a law student from Great Britain. Our news assistant Crissie Ding and I joined other journalists in talking to them about their feelings about China,...Please click on the title to continue reading this entry.

Ariana Eunjung Cha