Articles filed under Political Parties
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Editorial: A stronger state GOP good for IllinoisAug 28, 2012 5:25 pm - As the national Republican Party gets ready to officially nominate Mitt Romney as its candidate for president, those in the state GOP are focusing not only on November b...
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Protestors interrupt Illinois delegates’ breakfastAug 28, 2012 12:38 pm - As Illinois GOP delegates were sitting down to eggs and bacon Tuesday morning, a small group of activists crashed the breakfast meeting and took the stage to chant for a...
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Barbara Bush set the stage for nominees’ wivesAug 28, 2012 10:08 am - WASHINGTON — Expecting Ann Romney and Michelle Obama to pick out a nice frock and take the stage to assure Americans that their men are swell husbands and fathers may so...
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The trick for GOP: Being heard above Isaac’s galesAug 28, 2012 10:00 am - WASHINGTON — Tropical Storm Isaac forced the Republicans to do what the Democrats had already done voluntarily: shorten their national convention from four days to three...
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Kirk gets standing ovation for convention messageAug 28, 2012 9:51 am - TAMPA — U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk sent a video message to Illinois delegates to the Republican National Convention wishing them well and received a lengthy standing ovation fr...
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Postcard from Tampa: Blue state bluesAug 28, 2012 9:24 am - Greetings from Tampa! Or, I should say, Clearwater Beach. The Illinois Republican delegation’s hotel is a solid 45-minute drive from the convention center, which for me ...
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Paul delegates mounting floor fight over new rulesAug 28, 2012 9:07 am - WASHINGTON — Rep. Ron Paul’s delegates are trying to mount a floor fight over new GOP rules designed to limit the ability of insurgent presidential candidates to amass d...
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Delegate diary: Third convention for Inverness surgeonAug 28, 2012 9:00 am - Delegate diary: Being a delegate at the Republican National Convention in Tampa can make for a long day of official duties and listening to speeches, as Inverness oral ...
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Ryan opposed new, Obama-backed disaster aid regimeAug 28, 2012 8:55 am - WASHINGTON — As Tropical Storm Isaac bears down on the Gulf Coast, there should be plenty of money — some $1.5 billion — in federal disaster aid coffers, thanks to a new...
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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...