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You may remember Zombie’s report from the Denver Democratic Convention, covering an incident in which Code Pink was trying to claim police brutality: Zombie: Anatomy of a Video - Democratic Convention 2008. Today the Denver district attorney announced that no charges will be filed against the police officer involved: Cop who shoved DNC protester to the ground cleared by Denver DA. The district attorney’s office will not file charges against a Denver police officer who was videotaped shoving an activist to the ground at a protest during the Democratic National Convention last month. On Aug. 26, CodePink activist Alicia Forrest,...

CHRIS MATTHEWS: No. You know I’ve been criticized for saying he inspires me and to hell with my critics!

Ten Jokes from the 2008 Democrat ConventionTen from the 2004 Convention Hillary;s about to speak at the 2008 DemConvo. With that in mind, we now present 20 Democrat Convention jokes. "The theme of the Democratic Convention is unity. Unfortunately they can't agree on how that works." --David Letterman "Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick will not be going to the Dem convo, yeah, having some problems. As you know he originally got in trouble for allegedly having an affair and lying about it, to which John Edwards said, 'That's illegal?'" --Jay Leno "This Thursday, Barack Obama is gonna give his acceptance speech,...

(DENVER) The City and County of Denver announced Monday details of the Designated Parade Route to be available on the final day of the Democratic National Convention – Thursday, August 28, 2008 - for groups seeking to march toward Invesco Field at Mile High.  Details of additional transportation impacts for Thursday, August 28th are still being finalized and will be announced in the coming weeks, but City officials underscore that downtown will be accessible and inconveniences to local residents, employees and businesses will be minimized. “This Designated Parade Route to Invesco Field at Mile High recognizes the value our community...

(Note: the following is the text of a letter sent by Hillary Clinton yesterday to all Democratic super delegates.) Dear ___________, The stakes in this election are so high: with two wars abroad, our economy in crisis here at home, and so many families struggling across America, the need for new leadership has never been greater. At this point, we do not yet have a nominee - and when the last votes are cast on June 3, neither Senator Obama nor I will have secured the nomination. It will be up to automatic delegates like you to help choose our...

There are 186 people in this country who ultimately could select the Democratic presidential nominee. Most of them do not know they'll soon wield such power. They will be picked by their state parties or by the party's national chairman to be on the Credentials Committee to the Democratic National Convention. It's normally a political reward, but this year the job could seem more like punishment. Four Georgians will be among the chosen. If the dispute over what to do about Florida and Michigan — whose Democratic primary results have not been recognized by the party — is not settled...