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Fishing for votes
Candidates' fishing skills can win votes.
Ferrero nominated
Geraldine Ferraro is Democrats' choice for vice-president nomination.
Reporting party conventions
The dramatic 1940 Republican Convention where outsider Wendell Wilkie beat the favourite.
Convention histories
When political conventions used to be full of surprises.
Rise in drinking age
President backs raising drinking age to 21 in all states.
Jesse Jackson in Cuba
Jesse Jackson meets Fidel Castro in Cuba and negotiates the release of 22 US prisoners.
Misleading headlines
Newspapers mislead readers over support for Reagan's policies.
D-Day anniversary
American view of the D-Day 40th anniversary.
Democrat prospects dim
Democrat in-fighting has weakened the party's chances.
Beware stereotypes, 1984
Relying on our ideas about stereotypes can cause misunderstandings.
