Articles filed under Political Conventions
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Bush looming over GOP meeting — by videoAug 29, 2012 5:44 pm - The legacy of former President George W. Bush hovers over the Republican National Convention even though he isn’t attending or even mentioned much. But there are plenty ...
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Police pack Tampa with GOP convention in townAug 29, 2012 5:03 pm - TAMPA, Fla. — They seem to be on every street corner. Police officers riding bicycles, horses and golf carts that look like baby Humvees. Metal barricades surround all o...
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Schock to Illinois delegates: GOP can learn from MadiganAug 29, 2012 1:00 pm - TAMPA — Backing off questions about a possible 2014 run for governor, Republican U.S. Rep. Aaron Schock said Wednesday that winning suburban congressional races is “huge...
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Boehner: Illinois wins crucial to keeping GOP CongressAug 29, 2012 12:22 pm - Addressing Illinois delegates at a breakfast meeting Wednesday, House Speaker John Boehner urged the state’s Republicans to push hard to overcome challenges posed by a n...
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Postcard from Tampa: Busing headaches and floor passesAug 29, 2012 11:00 am - Hi, everyone, Wanted to make sure to write and tell you what a rush it is to be on the convention floor in Tampa. Reporters can check out “floor passes” for up to an hou...
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Romney talks to veterans, others highlight defenseAug 29, 2012 10:39 am - TAMPA, Fla. — Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney will focus on veterans’ issues with a Wednesday speech to the American Legion as speakers at the GOP conventi...
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Anti-GOP protesters clash with church groupAug 29, 2012 8:07 am - TAMPA, Fla. — Police officers in riot gear broke up a scuffle outside the Republican National Convention on Tuesday between anti-GOP protesters and Kansas-based church m...
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Obama team launches critique of Ryan before speechAug 29, 2012 8:03 am - FORT COLLINS, Colo. — Even before Paul Ryan takes the stage at the Republican convention, President Barack Obama’s campaign is seeking to cast the GOP running mate as “o...
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Romney still struggles to attract Latino votersAug 29, 2012 8:02 am - TAMPA, Fla. — It may have been a partisan barb from a Democrat, but Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa’s pointed criticism of the array of Hispanic speakers at the R...
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Ann Romney says her husband will lift up AmericaAug 29, 2012 7:39 am - TAMPA, Fla. — Meet Mitt Romney’s sweetheart. Making her national debut, Ann Romney swept onto the stage at the Republican National Convention late Tuesday night and deli...