WBUR Newsroom Election 2008 CommonHealth Blog Boston Weather BBC World News NPR Top Stories NPR's Morning Edition NPR Topics: Books NPR Topics: Movies Fresh Air All Things Considered Marketplace Submit a Story Idea RSS Feeds Podcasts BC Remembers Fr. Drinan By Monica Brady-Myerov Listen to story (Real Audio) Fr. Robert Drinan speaking at BC Law School, 2004. BOSTON, Mass. - February 01, 2007 - Father Robert Drinan was a major influence in politics and academia, especially in Boston and Washington. So it's fitting that both cities are honoring his life and work this week. The first priest to be elected to the US Congress died on Sunday and will be buried on Saturday in Weston. Meanwhile, Georgetown University's Law Center, where Drinan taught since leaving Congress in 1980, is holding a funeral mass today and Boston College will conduct its funeral mass on Saturday. It was at BC's Law School that Father Drinan's achievements as dean elevated the college to a national profile, as WBUR's Monica Brady-Myerov reports.    From The WBUR Newsroom Obama's Acceptance Speech DENVER, CO (August 29, 2008) Barack Obama has formally accepted the Democratic Party's nomination to run in the presidential race. Convention Notebook Day 5 DENVER, CO (August 29, 2008) "Snapshots, moments burned in:" That's how WBUR's Bob Oakes remembers conventions and campaigns. In his Convention Notebook today, Bob reflects on his outstanding memories of the 2008 DNC. The Dukakis Perspective DENVER, CO (August 29, 2008) 20 years ago, Michael Dukakis was the Democratic candidate for president. Now this year's convention is over, we talk with him about what Barack Obama and Joe Biden need to do to win the general election. Previewing the DNC Finale DENVER, CO (August 28, 2008) WBUR's Bob Oakes joins us live from Mile High stadium, where, tonight, Democrats will cap off their 2008 convention with a speech by the Party's nominee, Barack Obama.