Friday February 27th was the first of three days the Washington DC convention center would play host to the Powershift Conference 2009. The environmental conference featured lectures, workshops, job opportunities, and performances by recording artist Santagold and the legendary Roots band. Read more...

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Roland Martin (CNN Political Analyst), Claudio Simpkins (Hip Hop Republican), Brian Kilmeade (Fox and Friends), and Armstrong Williams (Armstrong Williams Show) answers the question.... "How are the Republicans trying to grab some of those youth voters."

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Video of one of the protests taking place around the Republican National Convention on Labor Day.

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Kelly Chau has been watching the conservatives response to the news of Bristol Palin's pregnancy.... She's wondering, "Does getting married young promote strong families?"

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At the Democratic National Convention 2008, Youth Radio’s Nico Savidge approached Montana Governor Brian Schweitzer and asked him, "What was your most memorable political encounter with a young person this year?" Brian Schweitzer had this hilariously humble response.

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By Ankitha Bharadwaj

Radio row at the Republican National Convention is basically a frenzied lobby where all these hosts compete to be the loudest and clearest voice in the room. One baby-faced guy with a mic stands out.

Ben: "This is what irritates me about liberals is..."

That's Ben Ferguson broadcasting his nationally syndicated radio show. Remember how the RNC cancelled the first day's speakers because of Hurricane Gustav?
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Minneapolis-St. Paul - That's right, folks: MSNBC's Joe Scarborough sent Youth Radio's Kelly Chau to Cloud 9. Check out the video at Current.
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By Ankitha Bharadwaj, Youth Radio (Republican National Convention Coverage)

Ankitha:
What's the New What? I'm starting to think political conventions are the new nightclubs. And those unsightly metal detectors outside the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul are like the velvet ropes that keep the riffraff outside the hippest spots in town. 

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