"I am asking you to bring justice to thousands of families by granting as many clemencies as possible before you leave office," singer asks president
"I think she really believed me that I like a baby crying while I am speaking," candidate says of mother
"If we can find that grace, anything is possible," Obama says
As the election heats up, artists from Devo to the Dead take action
Dozens of top artists support surging candidate
The Democrats came to San Francisco in a state of gloom, but they left feeling that their party and the Mondale-Ferraro ticket represented the future's brightest hope
