Articles filed under Political Conventions
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Hurricanes hold election-year peril for candidatesAug 28, 2012 8:51 am - WASHINGTON — Politicians know every hurricane means avoiding disaster — including their own. Intent on showing the empathy and crisis leadership voters want, Republicans...
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Gov. Walker previews his RNC speechAug 28, 2012 8:00 am - MILWAUKEE — Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker says he will talk about his last year and half in office at the Republican National Convention. When Walker took office in 2011,...
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Romney twists ’you didn’t build that’ remark: reality checkAug 28, 2012 7:43 am - In the heat of the presidential campaign, both sides have made statements that don’t square with reality. Here’s a look at some claims compared with the facts. ’You Didn...
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Between convention speeches come the campaign adsAug 28, 2012 7:43 am - TAMPA, Fla. — Outside the halls for the two national party conventions, the candidates and their deep-pocketed allied groups are airing millions of dollars of television...
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Christie denies he didn’t think Romney could winAug 28, 2012 7:15 am - TAMPA, Fla. — New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is denying a published report that he had turned down an offer to be Mitt Romney’s running mate because he didn’t think Romn...
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Ayotte, NH business owner speaking at conventionAug 28, 2012 7:00 am - TAMPA, Fla. — New Hampshire Sen. Kelly Ayotte is scheduled to speak at the Republican National Convention, joined by a Hudson businessman. Ayotte will be accompanied Tue...
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Romney nominated; wife Ann convention star speakerAug 28, 2012 7:00 am - TAMPA, Fla. — Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney swept to the Republican presidential nomination Tuesday night, praised lovingly by his wife from their national conve...
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Democratic super PAC ad tries to undercut RomneyAug 28, 2012 7:00 am - WASHINGTON — A Democratic super PAC supporting President Barack Obama is releasing a new TV ad that aims to undermine Republican Mitt Romney's appeal to middle-class wor...
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Ann Romney opens up on details of miscarriageAug 28, 2012 7:00 am - TAMPA, Fla. — The wife of Republican Mitt Romney is opening up with new details about her recently disclosed miscarriage. Ann Romney spoke in a taped interview aired Tue...
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Delegate diary: Aurora woman enjoys beachAug 28, 2012 5:30 am - Gabriela Wyatt, of Aurora, a delegate to the Republican National Convention under way in Tampa, talks about her committee role -- and about sunning on the beach as Trop...