Articles filed under Political Conventions
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Biden cancels plans to visit Tampa during GOP conventionAug 24, 2012 9:59 pm - Vice President Joe Biden has canceled plans to visit Tampa during next week’s Republican National Convention because of concerns that his trip may disrupt disaster plann...
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Isaac could shake up security for GOP conventionAug 23, 2012 8:56 pm - TAMPA, Fla. — Tropical Storm Isaac could force a shakeup of the security plans for the GOP convention in Tampa, because about half of the expected officers come from oth...
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Are TV viewers still interested in conventions?Aug 23, 2012 8:00 am - NEW YORK — Patriotic music? Check. Balloon drop? Check. Sign-waving delegates? Check. Viewer interest in this summer’s Republican and Democratic national conventions? St...
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GOP upheaval arrives just before Romney conventionAug 22, 2012 6:51 pm - TAMPA, Fla. — This is the convention prelude of the Republicans’ dreams — their nightmares, that is. Mitt Romney wanted to preside over a made-for-TV gathering showcasin...
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Convention yawners? Not this yearAug 22, 2012 5:00 am - Let’s be honest. There hasn’t been an interesting national political convention since 1976. But at a minimum, this year’s conventions will give us guns, strippers, a se...
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Don’t expect parties to get bold in platformsAug 19, 2012 8:39 am - WASHINGTON — Don’t look for many bold pronouncements when Republicans and Democrats adopt party platforms at their national conventions. Platforms are supposed to reflec...
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Walsh to skip GOP conventionJul 19, 2012 8:39 am - Republican Congressman Joe Walsh announced Thursday he will not attend the Republican National Convention in Florida, a move he calls “consistent with everything I’ve do...
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North Carolina a political headache for DemocratsMay 12, 2012 6:57 pm - CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Once a bright spot for President Barack Obama, North Carolina is now more like a political migraine less than four months before Democrats open th...
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District 28 Senate candidates spar over party loyaltyJan 27, 2012 11:00 pm - No one came right out and said Jim O’Donnell wasn’t a true-red Republican, but it was implied Saturday at the Schaumburg Township Republican Organization convention. “I ...
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Images: The Midwest Tea Party Convention in SchaumburgOct 01, 2011 1:00 am - ...