http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/related-39172-democratic-national-convention/topic-rss.do Democratic National Convention RSS feed http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/article-23729569-sound-check-the-great-myth-of-woodstock.do It's 40 years since the legendary music festival and we’re about to get a glut of nostalgia – but was it really such fun? 2009-08-07T09:57:55Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23705716-obamas-triumph-inspires-black-us-students-to-succeed.do Education chiefs in the US have hailed what they call the "Obama effect" in helping to raise standards in schools 2009-06-10T07:20:20Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23623418-barack-obama-president-of-cool.do Poised and unflappable, Barack Obama has fast-tracked from also-ran to America’s top job in just seven years. Andrew Gilligan asks: how did he do it? 2009-01-20T08:49:56Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23582265-obamas-long-road-to-the-white-house.do 2008-11-05T06:40:20Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23578862-obama-shrugs-off-skinhead-death-plot.do Barack Obama is refusing to alter his schedule of high-profile appearances despite increasing fears about his safety 2008-10-28T09:15:23Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23577524-confident-obama-plans-1m-election-night-party.do It is just over a week until America chooses its next president but Barack Obama is already planning his election night celebrations 2008-10-24T08:17:55Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23548241-not-even-a-woman-can-win-it-for-mccain.do John McCain made a brilliant move in choosing Sarah Palin, the 44-year-old governor of Alaska, to be his running-mate. This appointment ought to make up for all his own deficiencies. Palin is young. She's female. She's attractive; she's got some celebrity, having been the runner-up in a Miss Alaska beauty pageant 2008-09-01T09:26:38Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-business/article-23546659-views-collide-over-candy-corner-chaos.do Another twist in the blame game over who is responsible for the traffic disruption at Scotch Corner, Knightsbridge, where westbound traffic has been closed for the Candy & Candy luxury redevelopment at One Hyde Park 2008-08-29T07:54:34Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23544769-police-foil-racist-plot-to-assassinate-obama.do Four people are being questioned about a suspected racist sniper plot to assassinate US presidential candidate Barack Obama 2008-08-26T12:10:38Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23544771-ill-beat-brain-cancer-to-see-a-new-america-born-says-kennedy.do Senator Edward Kennedy overcame his fight with brain cancer to tell the Democratic Party convention that his brother's dream "lives on" through Barack Obama 2008-08-26T12:13:57Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-business/article-23542408-call-me-tim-is-dim-when-its-time-for-p45s.do The departure of Tim Parker from City Hall can be seen as a salutary lesson for any business heavyweight fancying their chances at the top of local government 2008-08-21T10:13:30Z