Would still be meetings at the convention with the leading Party Officials and, you know, the candidate would meet with people and so it was a democratic process in the sense that candidate would meet with people. It was a democratic process in the sense there was consultation, deliberation and so forth, though ultimately the candidates decision. I think as its moved away from the convention beginning 1976, its been a process focused much more on the president ial candidate and the people around the president ial candidate. They still consult with party leaders, talk to capitol hill, talk to governors, solicit input. But ultimately the circle of people in the room when the decision is made tends to be the president ial candidate and a few people close to them. Im going to get our questioners ready, a few more questions and then turn to the audience again. Weve referred to, in terms of the convention, that we might have a different kind of year especially on the republican side. Weve ma
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Billion. Yesterday, we talked with republicans only in the first hour of washington journal about the debt ceiling vote. Today, we turn to democrats to get your thoughts on the 2014 agenda. What should be the parties priority . If you live in the eastern part of the country, dial we will get to your thoughts about priorities for democrats in 2014. Joining us on the phone is emma staff reportera for roll call, joining us phone to talk about House Democrats leaving washington for their annual retreat. Where are you, exactly . Where are the democrats meeting . And what is on the agenda . Guest we are in cambridge, maryland where the snow has turned to freezing rain. And we are at the reporters are camped out at the holiday inn houses down the road, but democrats and their guests are out at the Hyatt Regency on the chesapeake bay. The theme of the retreat is strengthening opportunity. They are going to be holding a series of symposiums, breakout sessions. They are going to give speeches th
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Ingersoll Machine Tools broke ground on an expansion that will add 40K SF to its 500K SF campus in Rockford, Illinois. The manufacturer creates machine tools for the aerospace and other industries and will use the new space to help build a mount weighing nearly 2,000 tons for the Giant Magellan Telescope under construction in Chile.
The project is a collaboration between German manufacturer OHB SE and Rockford-based Ingersoll, a division of the Camozzi Machine Tool Group. The mount will hold seven mirrors, each about 27 feet in diameter. Ingersoll officials expect it will be completed and delivered to the Las Campanas Observatory in Chile s Atacama Desert by the end of 2025.