Convention to nominate president Obama for second term
<p><span word="Starting">Starting</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="September">September</span> 4, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Democratic">Democratic</span> <span word="Party">Party</span> <span word="holds">holds</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="convention">convention</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="officially">officially</span> <span word="nominate">nominate</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Barack">Barack</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="four">four</span>-<span word="year">year</span> <span word="term">term</span>.</p><p><span word="Four">Four</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="Barack">Barack</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="elected">elected</span> <span word="the">the</span> 44<span word="th">th</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Democratic">Democratic</span> <span word="Party">Party</span> <span word="nominated">nominated</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="highly">highly</span> <span word="charged">charged</span> <span word="convention">convention</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="focused">focused</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="disenchantment">disenchantment</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nation">nation</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="struggling">struggling</span> <span word="economy">economy</span>. <span word="Mr">Mr</span>. <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="capitalized">capitalized</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="issue">issue</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="motto">motto</span>, “<span word="Change">Change</span> <span word="We">We</span> <span word="Can">Can</span> <span word="Believe">Believe</span> <span word="In">In</span>.”</p><p><span word="President">President</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="White">White</span> <span word="House">House</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="nearly">nearly</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="years">years</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="improved">improved</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="hoped">hoped</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="experts">experts</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="Mr">Mr</span>. <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="learned">learned</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="vast">vast</span> <span word="difference">difference</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="campaigning">campaigning</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="governing">governing</span>.</p><p><span word="Jennifer">Jennifer</span> <span word="Lawless">Lawless</span> <span word="directs">directs</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Women">Women</span> & <span word="Politics">Politics</span> <span word="Institute">Institute</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="University">University</span>. “<span word="A">A</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="promises">promises</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="contingent">contingent</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="bipartisan">bipartisan</span> <span word="effort">effort</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="John">John</span> <span word="Boehner">Boehner</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="elected">elected</span> <span word="speaker">speaker</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="House">House</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Representatives">Representatives</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="clear">clear</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Republicans">Republicans</span>' <span word="number">number</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="goal">goal</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="sure">sure</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="happen">happen</span>," <span word="she">she</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="One">One</span> <span word="example">example</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="so">so</span>-<span word="called">called</span> <span word="Dream">Dream</span> <span word="Act">Act</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="granted">granted</span> <span word="citizenship">citizenship</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="law">law</span>-<span word="abiding">abiding</span> <span word="immigrants">immigrants</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="arrived">arrived</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="illegally">illegally</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="children">children</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="endorsed">endorsed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="president">president</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Congress">Congress</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="June">June</span>, <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="temporarily">temporarily</span> <span word="stop">stop</span> <span word="deporting">deporting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="immigrants">immigrants</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="qualified">qualified</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Dream">Dream</span> <span word="Act">Act</span>.</p>
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