Topic: Democratic National Convention

Decoder Wire Caroline Kennedy: Good or bad choice for US ambassador to Japan? (+video)

Caroline Kennedy has largely shunned public political life, spending much of her time working at nonprofit organizations. Is it a good idea to send someone with little diplomatic experience as envoy to an important US ally?

Decoder Wire Was Ashley Judd sabotaged by rival Democrats?

Decoder Wire Ashley Judd: Is she starting to act like a real Senate candidate? (+video)

Jesse Jackson Jr. guilty plea: 'For years I lived off my campaign' (+video)

The man who would be Italy's next prime minister: Pier Luigi Bersani

Decoder Wire Does Ashley Judd scare Mitch McConnell? (+video)

Marco Rubio reply to State of the Union address: Can he meet expectations? (+video)

The Vote Ashley Judd getting a divorce. Does that make a Senate run more likely?

A Bill and Hill year: why Clintons are Americans' favorite politicians

Hawaii's Inouye was current longest-serving senator, war hero

Influential Hawaiian senator Daniel Inouye dies (+video)

Charlie Crist joins the Democrats: What drives a political chameleon?

Decoder Wire Rand Paul slams Ashley Judd as too liberal for Kentucky. Is he right? (+video)

Ike's Bluff

Decoder Wire Ashley Judd for Senate: Could she win? (+video)

Decoder Wire Joe Biden goes shopping at Costco. Why there? (+video)

Lawrence Guyot, civil rights leader, dies after decades of activism

Fla. GOP tries to defeat Crist before he can run

Campaign 2012: Is Obama betting it all on Bill?

Final pitch for Obama, Romney: Which one will convince voters about 'change'?

'Women in politics': more than a talking point

George McGovern: A war hero who fought for peace

Bruce Springsteen rocks out for Barack Obama

Latest figures show Obama campaign war chest approaching $1 billion

Big Bird endangered? The real-time tweets and Facebook reaction to debate