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The ENCODE Project has this week released the results of its massive foray into exploring the function of the non-protein-coding regions of the human genome. This is a tremendous scientific achievement, and is receiving plenty of well-deserved press coverage; for particularly thorough summaries see Ed Yong’s excellent post at Discover and Brendan Maher at Nature. [...]
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When Julián Castro took the stage at the Democratic National Convention Tuesday night, there were probably few in the arena or watching on TV who did not know the essence of his story: young, Harvard-educated, Texas Latino and rising political star. Castro has been referred to as a “Latino Obama” and a “Latino Messiah” more than once since plans were announced for the San Antonio mayor to make the keynote speech at the Democratic National Convention. But Castro also shares the broad
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. -– It's been six years since Jeb Bush held political office, but since he left Florida's governorship, he has been working on an issue now at the center of escalating political headwinds: education reform. And when even former teacher union organizers like Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villagairosa are siding with the reform movement, that's a clear sign of significant momentum.Bush, now 59, could benefit from his long association with education reform efforts if he harbors any
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NEW YORK -- Former New York City Mayor Ed Koch (KAHCH) has been hospitalized for treatment of anemia.George Arzt, a spokesman for the Democratic ex-mayor, says Koch was admitted to New York Presbyterian Hospital on Tuesday morning and underwent a blood transfusion.Read More...
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- The first night of the Democratic convention will be defined by the soaring and moving speech from First Lady Michelle Obama. It will be remembered as the night San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro entered the national political stage with a speech that echoed President Barack Obama's own from 2004. For those digging a bit deeper, the most memorable lines from the undercard will be the repeated, increasingly blunt, broadsides launched at Mitt Romney's business practices and
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Before giving her speech at the 2012 Democratic National Convention, First Lady Michelle Obama was honored with a video detailing her service with military families and her impact on her husband's presidency.Watch the video above.Click here for the latest updates from the 2012 Democratic National Convention.Read More...
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As First Lady Michelle Obama delivered a powerful speech at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C., White House photographer Pete Souza released a photo showing her husband, President Barack Obama, with his arms around their daughters while they excitedly watched her from the White House:President Barack Obama and his daughters, Malia, left, and Sasha, watch on television as First Lady Michelle Obama takes the stage to deliver her speech at the Democratic National Convention, in
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By BETH FOUHY AND PAUL J. WEBER, ASSOCIATED PRESSCHARLOTTE, N.C. — San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro's keynote speech to the Democratic convention was a spicy blend of immigrant dreams and partisan bite.The 37-year old Castro, a rising star in Texas but little known on the national stage, roused the packed audience at the Time Warner Center with a pointed message to voters: "Mitt Romney, quite simply, doesn't get it."Read More...
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Members of the media immediately praised First Lady Michelle Obama's 2012 Democratic Convention speech on Tuesday night. Obama, who stunned in a custom Tracy Reese dress, took the stage just after 10:30 p.m. EST. Across the cable news networks, pundits swooned over Obama's delivery. There seemed to be some mixed reviews over the strength of the speech itself, but the media seemed to agree that Obama nailed the performance. Fox News' Chris Wallace called her delivery "masterful." Fox News'
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Michelle Obama drew cheers from the crowd with her speech to the Democratic National Convention on Tuesday night."Today, after so many struggles and triumphs and moments that have tested my husband in ways I never could have imagined, I have seen firsthand that being president doesn't change who you are -- it reveals who you are," the first lady told the audience.Below, photos of Michelle Obama at the Democratic National Convention. Read More...
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Mitt Romney's Swiss bank accounts and Cayman Island investments were hot topics on the opening night of the Democratic National Convention, with several leading Democrats hammering the Republican presidential candidate about them in their speeches. "Mitt Romney has so little economic patriotism that even his money needs a passport," charged former Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland in his fiery speech Tuesday night. "It summers on the beaches of the Cayman Islands and winters on the
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By JULIE PACE, ASSOCIATED PRESSCHARLOTTE, N.C. — Michelle Obama's message: President Barack Obama is just like you."Barack knows the American Dream because he's lived it," the first lady told the Democratic National Convention on Tuesday in an address intended to reassure voters that her husband share their values – hard work, perseverance and optimism – while also drawing a contrast between him and Mitt Romney.Read More...
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Michelle Obama delivered her speech to the Democratic National Convention on Tuesday night. Below, the first lady's remarks as prepared for delivery. Over the past few years as First Lady, I have had the extraordinary privilege of traveling all across this country. Read More...
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TORONTO -- Mark Reynolds hit a three-run homer, Zach Britton pitched seven innings to win his fourth straight start and the Baltimore Orioles moved into a first-place tie in the AL East with a 12-0 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Tuesday night.Baltimore's third consecutive victory coupled with the Yankees' loss at Tampa Bay gave the Orioles a share of first place in September for the first time since 1997, the last time they won the division and advanced to the playoffs.Read More...
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San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro delivered the keynote speech at the Democratic National Convention on Tuesday night.Below, his remarks as prepared for delivery.My fellow Democrats, my fellow Texans, my fellow Americans: I stand before you tonight as a young American, a proud American, of a generation born as the Cold War receded, shaped by the tragedy of 9/11, connected by the digital revolution and determined to re-elect the man who will make the 21st century another American
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Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick (D), a longtime surrogate of President Barack Obama, used his unique vantage point as governor of Massachusetts to attack the record of his predecessor, GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney."Mitt Romney talks a lot about all the things he's fixed. I can tell you that Massachusetts was not one of them," Patrick said to applause. "He's a fine fellow and a great salesman, but as governor he was a lot more interested in having the job than doing the job."He linked
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