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June 16th, 2009

Graphic: Iran protests

Posted by: Reuters Staff

Thousands of supporters of Iran’s defeated presidential candidate Mirhossein Mousavi marched in Tehran on Tuesday following a disputed poll prompting the biggest street protests since the 1979 Islamic revolution.

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August 28th, 2008

Inside the Tent: Democrats Abroad

Posted by: Stephanie Ditta

Christine Schon Marques of Democrats Abroad discusses the effort to get the word out to Americans living overseas. This video was shot by Inside the Tent contributor Lauren Shannon.

Reuters Inside the Tent has more than 40 delegates and other attendees in Denver and St. Paul, equipped with video cameras to capture the conventions from the ground up. Shannon is not a Reuters employee and any opinions expressed are her own.

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August 27th, 2008

Inside the Tent: The Kennedy connection

Posted by: Reuters Staff

A Michigan delegate who worked on John F. Kennedy’s 1960 campaign talks about the similarities between JFK and Barack Obama. The following video was shot by Inside the Tent contributor Derrick Jackson.

Reuters Inside the Tent has more than 40 delegates and other attendees in Denver and St. Paul, equipped with video cameras to capture the conventions from the ground up. Jackson is not a Reuters employee and any opinions expressed are his own.

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August 27th, 2008

Inside the Tent: Moving the agenda forward

Posted by: Stephanie Ditta

What goes on behind the scenes and away from the spotlight at the Democratic National Convention? The following video is from Gina McCauley, a contributor to Reuters Inside the Tent.

Inside the Tent has more than 40 delegates and other attendees in Denver and St. Paul, equipped with video cameras to capture the conventions from the ground up. Mccauley is not a Reuters employee and any opinions expressed are her own.

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August 26th, 2008

Inside the Tent: Joycelyn Elders

Posted by: Stephanie Ditta

Former Surgeon General Joycelyn Elders talks about the importance of sexual health as a campaign issue. Elders was interviewed on the red carpet of the Evolve America “Condom-vention” hosted by Trojan and Rolling Stone, by Inside the Tent contributor Beth Marlowe.

Beth Marlowe is an intern working for Reuters at the Democratic National Convention. She is a recent graduate of Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism.

Reuters Inside the Tent has more than 40 delegates and other attendees in Denver and St. Paul, equipped with video cameras to capture the conventions from the ground up. Smith is not a Reuters employee and any opinions expressed are his own.

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August 26th, 2008

Inside the Tent: Muslim caucus a first

Posted by: Stephanie Ditta

Arizona attorney Zarinah Nadir talks about the first ever American Muslim Democratic Caucus. This video is courtesy of Barbara Scarpella Reed, one of the contributors to Reuters Inside the Tent.

Reuters Inside the Tent has more than 40 delegates and other attendees in Denver and St. Paul, equipped with video cameras to capture the conventions from the ground up. Scarpella Reed is not a Reuters employee and any opinions expressed are her own.

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August 26th, 2008

Inside the Tent: Hillary supporters and PUMA

Posted by: Stephanie Ditta

Nancy Kivlen of PUMA (”Party Unity My Ass”) explains why she plans to vote for John McCain if Hillary Clinton doesn’t receive the Democratic nomination. This video is from Mike Smith, one of the contributors to Reuters Inside the Tent.

Reuters Inside the Tent has more than 40 delegates and other attendees in Denver and St. Paul, equipped with video cameras to capture the conventions from the ground up. Smith is not a Reuters employee and any opinions expressed are his own.

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August 25th, 2008

Inside the Tent: Code Pink

Posted by: Stephanie Ditta

Reuters Inside the Tent has more than 40 delegates and other attendees in Denver and St. Paul, equipped with video cameras to capture the conventions from the ground up. The following video is from Kelly Nuxoll, a correspondent for Huffington Post’s Off the Bus.

Nuxoll interviews Anne Toepel, a 41-year-old elementary school teacher who founded the Denver-Boulder chapter of Code Pink, which has built its reputation protesting the Iraq war.

Nuxoll is not a Reuters employee and any opinions expressed are her own.

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