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Jimmy Carter at 100: A power-playing loner from the farm to the White House and on the global stage

Sep. 25, 2024 15:38 PM EDT

PLAINS, Ga. (AP) — Barack Obama and his advisers had two living former presidents to consider as they planned the 2008 Democratic National Convention. Bill Clinton, eight years removed from the Oval Office, remained an image of centrist success that warranted a primetime speaking...

The 'joyful' Democratic convention is over. The real test for Kamala Harris' campaign now begins

Aug. 23, 2024 01:08 AM EDT

CHICAGO (AP) — Over and over, from the massive stage in the electric convention hall, the Democrats this week predicted Kamala Harris would defeat Donald Trump. They described her as a historic figure, the embodiment of hope, “the president of joy.” But amid the extraordinary...