Articles filed under Political Conventions
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Obama-Romney race is focused on 7 statesAug 27, 2012 6:14 am - TAMPA, Fla. — On the eve of their national party conventions, Barack Obama and Mitt Romney are locked in a close race to amass the requisite 270 Electoral College votes ...
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Every 4 years, something more than just politicsAug 27, 2012 6:00 am - WASHINGTON — So much can change in four years. Some 16 million babies have been born in the United States since 2008, the last year the Democrats and Republicans met to...
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Fight for women's vote defines presidential raceAug 27, 2012 6:00 am - ARVADA, Colo. — A nation at war, crippling joblessness and a looming budget standoff that could wreck the economy have been overshadowed in recent days by an issue that ...
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Analysis: Akin row shows GOP’s social-fiscal riftAug 27, 2012 5:00 am - TAMPA, Fla. — Every now and then, an event awakens the ever-slumbering tensions between the Republican Party’s two core wings: social conservatives and corporate interes...
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Protestors says rain keeps demonstrations quietAug 27, 2012 5:00 am - TAMPA, Fla. — Protesters blamed Tropical Storm Isaac and a massive police presence Monday for their weak attendance at the Republican National Convention, as only a frac...
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Editorial: Conventional challenges for us allAug 27, 2012 5:00 am - The major political parties begin their national conventions today, continuing them over the next two weeks. Polls show most of us already have decided how we’ll vote. M...
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Rutherford, Schock angling for edge in governor's race?Aug 26, 2012 11:00 pm - The tension in the air between Dan Rutherford and Aaron Schock might be subtle this week in Tampa, but it's present. The two Republicans who reportedly are mulling Illin...
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Illinois GOP delegates deal with storm as they make way to TampaAug 26, 2012 6:07 pm - The Republican convention in Tampa, Fla., should be relatively calm — at least when it comes to choosing a nominee for president. But from a weather standpoint, matters ...
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Romney reaches out to women before GOP conventionAug 26, 2012 9:00 am - TAMPA, Fla.— Mitt Romney said it is "sad" that President Barack Obama's campaign is trying to link him to Rep. Todd Akin's statements about abortion, as top Republicans ...
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Duckworth just one battle-tested female war vet running for CongressAug 26, 2012 5:05 am - WASHINGTON — Tammy Duckworth lost both legs and partial use of an arm in a rocket-propelled grenade attack in Iraq. Another candidate in the 2012 elections flew an A-10...