Articles filed under Political Conventions
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Stirring shows, now let's get specificsSep 04, 2008 11:00 pm - These were among the most captivating convention spectacles we can recall. They really were worth watching. The mystery, intrigue and introduction of Republican vice pre...
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It's time to pass the torch to new leadershipSep 04, 2008 11:00 pm - As I watched the Republican National Convention on television and heard the same ideas and policies being put forward that have been in place for the past eight years, I...
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GOP had reason to scale things backSep 04, 2008 11:00 pm - The Republican Party this week has shown a heightened degree of duplicity when they curtailed their political convention in Minneapolis-St. Paul. Obviously they don't w...
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Who will be the new stars in Illinois GOP?Sep 04, 2008 11:00 pm - MINNEAPOLIS - At late-night cocktail parties and in early-morning breakfast speeches at the Republican National Convention, Illinois Republicans jockeyed to lead their b...
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Police arrest 200 in march on GOP conventionSep 04, 2008 11:00 pm - ST. PAUL, Minn. _ Police surrounded and arrested about 200 protesters Thursday night after a lengthy series of marches and sit-ins timed to coincide with Sen. John McCa...
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McCain's bipartisan appealSep 04, 2008 11:00 pm - ST. PAUL, Minn. _ Not merely a Republican. Not merely a candidate. John McCain cast himself as a leader for all Americans, regardless of party or status. After several d...
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McCain tells convention, nation he'll bring changeSep 04, 2008 11:00 pm - ST. PAUL, Minn. _ John McCain, a POW turned political rebel, vowed Thursday night to vanquish the "constant partisan rancor" that grips Washington as he launched his fa...
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McCain's words not always in synch with GOPSep 04, 2008 11:00 pm - ST. PAUL, Minn. _ John McCain claimed the Republican nomination Thursday before a surprisingly united Republican convention. But McCain has often been out of sync with ...
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Fallin recalls bombing in convention speechSep 04, 2008 11:00 pm - OKLAHOMA CITY _ U.S. Rep. Mary Fallin evoked one of Oklahoma's darkest days, the April 19, 1995 Oklahoma City bombing, and told those attending the Republican National C...
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Text of downstate U.S. Rep. Aaron Schock's speechSep 04, 2008 11:00 pm - I have long been inspired by John McCain's unconventional ways. You see, he is a different type of Republican. He reaches out to all Americans, including those inner c...