Articles filed under Political Conventions
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Text of GOP Vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin's speechSep 03, 2008 11:00 pm - Mr. Chairman, delegates, and fellow citizens: I am honored to be considered for the nomination for Vice President of the United States... I accept the call to help our n...
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State GOP says McCain is Illinois' type of Republican, if only ...Sep 03, 2008 11:00 pm - ST. PAUL - Strip away the Barack Obama frenzy, and John McCain looks a lot like the type of Republican Illinois once embraced. Maverick Republican war hero with an acid ...
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Illinois delegates told to broaden appeal, emphasize successesSep 03, 2008 11:00 pm - MINNEAPOLIS - A subsidiary of John McCain's "straight-talk express" stopped at the Illinois Republican delegation breakfast Thursday, with a party icon blaming weak orga...
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Also-rans go to bat for McCainSep 03, 2008 11:00 pm - ST. PAUL, Minn. _ Rudy Giuliani, mayor of New York during the Sept. 11 attacks, said Wednesday night that Barack Obama and the Democrats "are in a state of denial" about...
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Two of a kind - No real distance between McCain, BushSep 03, 2008 11:00 pm - When John McCain takes to the podium tonight to accept his party's nomination, he'll undoubtedly claim his independence from George Bush's failed policies and broken pro...
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Illinois delegates say Palin 'hit a grand slam'Sep 03, 2008 11:00 pm - ST. PAUL, Minn. _ No sooner had the Illinois delegates' bus pulled away from the convention center late Wednesday than someone shouted from the back: "Who thinks Sarah P...
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Text of former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney's speechSep 03, 2008 11:00 pm - For decades, the Washington sun has been rising in the east - Washington has been looking to the eastern elites, to the editorial pages of the Times and the Post, and to...
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McCain to kick off final drive for presidencySep 03, 2008 11:00 pm - ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Republican presidential nominee John McCain begins his final drive for the White House with a jump-start from running mate Sarah Palin that cast the 7...
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Text of former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani's speechSep 03, 2008 11:00 pm - Almost exactly one year ago during a Republican presidential debate in Durham, New Hampshire, I said that if I weren't running for President myself, I'd be supporting Jo...
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Illinois Republicans rally around the VP choiceSep 02, 2008 11:00 pm - MINNEAPOLIS - Illinois Republicans are circling the wagons around John McCain running mate Sarah Palin, arguing that her resume trumps Barack Obama's and saying that her...