What to watch at the Democratic convention Tuesday

San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro and First Lady Michelle Obama are the major speakers on the first night of the Democratic National Convention

• Sep 4, 2012

Ad knocks Obama for Canadian-style health care

Ad from pro-GOP Americans for Prosperity pushes false assertion that the U.S. health care law is government-run; will air in 11 states

• Sep 4, 2012

Chuck Norris offers "dire warning for America"

Action star and his wife call on evangelicals to vote in 2012 of America "as we know it may be lost forever"

• Sep 4, 2012

Michelle Obama: Witness to the presidency

First lady will speak to DNC as the ultimate White House insider - and the president's most important (and popular) booster

• Sep 4, 2012

Protests at Democratic National Convention

The convention is scheduled to start on Sept. 4 and run through Sept. 6, in Charlotte, N.C.

• Sep 4, 2012
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Schieffer, Plante on the Democratic conventions' most memorable moments

With a combined 90-plus years of experience covering politics for CBS News, Bill Plante and Bob Schieffer remember the best and worst of past conventions

• Sep 4, 2012

Ryan attacks Obama over "incomplete" grade

Republicans assail president for declining to grade his success in turning around the economy ahead of Democratic convention

• Sep 4, 2012

Warren: "Republicans are not helping" the economy

The Massachusetts Senate candidate said the question that needs to be asked is where voters want to be in four years

• Sep 4, 2012

Hints of reform in North Korea

Washington Post: Isolated nation shifts rhetoric to emphasize economy rather than the military, introduces agricultural reforms

• Sep 4, 2012

Ryan defends Afghanistan omission at convention

Ryan defended an inaccurate statement he made in his convention speech where he blamed the president for the closure of a GM plant in Janesville

• Sep 4, 2012

Calif. Dem leader: GOP lies similar to Goebbels'

John Burton compares Republican tactics with those of Nazi propagandist Joseph Goebbels, later apologizes

• Sep 4, 2012

Democrats unveil their national platform

The Democrats' national platform backs same-sex marriage and abortion rights; Also calls for higher taxes on the rich

• Sep 3, 2012

Obama visits La., pledges support after Isaac

Tens of thousands remained in the dark Monday in Louisiana and Mississippi, nearly a week after Isaac inundated the Gulf Coast

• Sep 3, 2012

President Obama to autoworkers: "I bet on you"

Amid the flap over whether we're better off four years later, neither side appears willing to give ground

• Sep 3, 2012

Obama attacks Romney with extended football metaphor

President Obama on Monday portrayed Mitt Romney as a "losing coach" whose game plan should be "punted away"

• Sep 3, 2012

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