Better at selling Obama than Obama himself?

Barack Obama goes before his convention with a reputation as a great orator. But is he? A close look at pivotal moments of his presidency finds that, more often than not, Obama has fallen short as a communicator.

Clinton rebutted the contention that the economy has worsened under Obama and said Republicans would return to the failed policies of the past.

A letter sent anonymously to Tennessee political and newspaper offices demanded $1 million to prevent their disclosure.

The nation now borrows 40 cents for every dollar it spends. The new debt level, $16 trillion, was announced Tuesday, as the Democratic convention began.

The VP nominee heaped praise on Clinton, holding him up as a model of reform and Barack Obama as his opposite - just hours before the former president's speech.

Clinton, the one-time "comeback kid," offered a rousing defense of Obama's economic stewardship in a speech setting up Obama's moment to come.

A lawsuit backed by the Republican National Committee sought to get rid of Nevada's unique "none" voting choice.

He will be able to raise cash for an independent "super" political action committee trying to help the president win a second term.

Democratic officials are moving President Barack Obama's convention speech Thursday indoors because of the possibility of severe weather.