Video: Soundbites from DNC 2012

Did you watch the Democratic National Convention this week? Here are a few highlights from featured speakers who took the podium in Charlotte, N.C.

Photos: DNC candidates: 1972-2012

A look back at the Democratic presidential nominees of years past.

US economy adds 96K jobs, rate falls to 8.1 pct.

U.S. employers added 96,000 jobs last month, a weak figure that could slow any momentum President Barack Obama hoped to gain from his speech to the Democratic

FACT CHECK: Obama and the phantom peace dividend

President Barack Obama laid claim to a peace dividend that doesn't exist when he told the nation he wants to use money saved by ending wars to build highways,

Obama accepts party's nomination for second term

His re-election in doubt, President Barack Obama conceded only halting progress Thursday night toward fixing the nation's stubborn economic woes, but vowed in

Giffords inspires crowd at Democratic convention

Gabrielle Giffords has inspired the cheering delegates at the Democratic National Convention by leading the Pledge of Allegiance.

Biden accepts Democratic VP nomination

Joe Biden stepped forward Thursday as Barack Obama's chief character witness, link to middle class voters and potentially the most biting critic of Republican

FACT CHECK: Clinton claims of compromise a stretch

It's a fact of life in Washington that what one party considers a principled stand, the opposition considers pigheadedness. Compromise? That's the other guy's

Obama speech about job security - for him, for all

To a nation short on job security, President Barack Obama has his night to protect his own.

NBC's Tom Brokaw leaves hospital, in 'great health'

NBC News special correspondent Tom Brokaw has been discharged from a Charlotte, N.C., hospital and pronounced "in great health" after feeling light-headed

Bill Clinton fires up Dems before Obama's speech

God is back in the Democratic platform and people rooting for President Barack Obama hope the dazzle is back in him.

Political conventions highlight Hispanic split

The Hispanics with the highest profiles in this year's political conventions, Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida and Mayor Julian Castro of San Antonio, stand as

Obama's convention speech being moved indoors

Democratic officials are moving President Barack Obama's convention speech Thursday indoors because of the possibility of severe weather.

Dems seek Clinton luster; move Obama's big speech

Bill Clinton offered some luster to the Democratic National Convention with a prime-time address Wednesday as uncertain weather forced President Barack Obama

DNC protesters continue march after standoff

Police surrounded a group of protesters Monday who blocked an intersection along a route used by delegate buses near the Democratic National Convention. At

The Speakers: DNC ahead, RNC in review

A week after the RNC in Tampa, Fla., it's now time for the Democrats to take the stage in Charlotte, N.C. Here's a look at featured speakers from each

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