Articles filed under Republican Party
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Suburbs central to Illinois GOP battle planAug 27, 2012 12:29 pm - TAMPA — Illinois delegates used Monday’s largely unscheduled day at the Republican National Convention to regroup and outline a focus on working more closely than ever f...
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Watching the show: Are conventions still relevant?Aug 27, 2012 7:13 am - Editor’s note: This is a semi-regular column that will run through the Republican and Democratic conventions. The conventional wisdom about national political convention...
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What to watch for at convention on MondayAug 27, 2012 6:15 am - Here are some things to watch for at the GOP convention Monday: 1. When the rains came: Hurricane Isaac rolls toward the gop convention in tampa, fla., Threatening a thi...
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AP Interview: Obama calls Romney’s ideas ‘extreme’Aug 27, 2012 6:14 am - WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama said Mitt Romney has locked himself into “extreme positions” on economic and social issues and would surely impose them if elected, t...
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Paul says his backers will ‘become the GOP tent’Aug 27, 2012 6:14 am - TAMPA, Fla. — Rep. Ron Paul, the plucky GOP presidential candidate yet to get fully behind Mitt Romney, lashed out Sunday at Republican efforts to marginalize his suppor...
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5 GOP convention moments to rememberAug 27, 2012 6:14 am - Can they top this? As Republican delegates gather again, check out five memorable moments from their past national conventions: 1912: At one of the most tumultuous of G...
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Obama-Romney race is focused on 7 statesAug 27, 2012 6:14 am - TAMPA, Fla. — On the eve of their national party conventions, Barack Obama and Mitt Romney are locked in a close race to amass the requisite 270 Electoral College votes ...
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Every 4 years, something more than just politicsAug 27, 2012 6:00 am - WASHINGTON — So much can change in four years. Some 16 million babies have been born in the United States since 2008, the last year the Democrats and Republicans met to...
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Fight for women's vote defines presidential raceAug 27, 2012 6:00 am - ARVADA, Colo. — A nation at war, crippling joblessness and a looming budget standoff that could wreck the economy have been overshadowed in recent days by an issue that ...
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Editorial: Conventional challenges for us allAug 27, 2012 5:00 am - The major political parties begin their national conventions today, continuing them over the next two weeks. Polls show most of us already have decided how we’ll vote. M...