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Election 2012
11:01 am
Fri September 7, 2012

The Week In Politics: Democrats Fire Up For Obama, Galvanize Clinton As Elder Statesman

President Obama accepts his party's nomination Thursday night at Time Warner Cable Arena.

President Obama made his case for a second term last night in Charlotte. It capped two weeks of political madness. Catawba College political scientist Michael Bitzer joins Duncan McFadyen to talk about the week in politics.


MCFADYEN: So, you were in the hall last night---all last week, I believe. What did you think of the president’s speech and the crowd’s reaction to it?

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DNC 2012
10:40 am
Fri September 7, 2012

With Mo On Radio Row

While thousands of people filed into Time Warner Cable Arena Thursday afternoon, Mo Rocca, one of the regular panelists of Wait Wait…Don’t Tell Me sat down with WFAE’s Tanner Latham to discuss a new documentary he stars in, his take on political conventions, and his description of the quintessential public radio groupie. 

DNC 2012
10:10 am
Fri September 7, 2012

Final March Of The DNC

Credit Julie Rose
Protesters march along Tryon Street on the last night of the DNC.

Once - and sometimes even twice - a day during the Democratic National Convention, protesters with the Occupy movement marched through Uptown Charlotte, calling on both political parties to rid themselves of corporate money and influence.


As President Obama prepared to accept his party's nomination last night, they marched one final time. . .


They start in Marshall Park as they have each of the last three days. Police on bikes wait around the corner, out-of-sight, then swarm into view as soon as the protesters step into the street.

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DNC 2012
9:44 am
Fri September 7, 2012

Thousands Travel To Charlotte To (Sort Of) See President Obama

The Democratic National Convention’s grand finale was Thursday night. But instead of tens of thousands of people watching the president in Bank of America Stadium, a much smaller crowd packed into Time Warner Cable Arena. That left many people spilling into theaters, bars and the streets to see the president’s speech on TV.


Outside the arena, it seemed like just about everyone had a ticket that wasn’t any good to the president’s speech.

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DNC 2012
7:56 am
Fri September 7, 2012

DNC Is Good For Some Uptown Businesses, Not So Good For Others

The Democratic National Convention was promised to be a boon for local businesses.  This week convention goers have been spending money in local restaurants and stores.  But some businesses have made out a lot better than others. 


Harvest Moon Grille specializes in local food, but their clientele this week is mostly from far away. CBS Anchor Bob Schieffer is eating lunch here.  The restaurant's chef and co-owner Cassie Parsons points to another table.


"He read about us in the London Times and he wanted to check us out," she says.  

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Charlotte Talks
12:00 am
Fri September 7, 2012

DNC Wrap-Up: Reporter Roundtable

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