Articles filed under Republican Party
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Palin pregnancy, legal troubles sap McCain thunderAug 31, 2008 11:00 pm - ST. PAUL, Minnesota -- John McCain's running mate, Sarah Palin, said Monday her 17-year-old unmarried daughter was five months pregnant, the latest in a string of disclo...
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Just one Illinois Republican at the convention podiumAug 31, 2008 11:00 pm - To look at the speaking list for the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, one might think the Illinois GOP couldn't make the show. U.S. Rep. Mark Kirk of Highland...
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John McCain: Haven't we seen this movie before?Aug 31, 2008 11:00 pm - Four years ago, I wrote a column in this paper insisting that our nation couldn't afford four more years of George Bush. While I think that time has proven me correct, I...
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State GOP shifts gears at convention, focuses on Gustav relief fundraisingAug 31, 2008 11:00 pm - As Hurricane Gustav rips into the southern coast, Illinois Republicans shifted gears in the Twin Cities to raise funds for relief efforts. "A lot of us have family and ...
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McCain orders convention curtailed for GustavAug 31, 2008 11:00 pm - ST. PAUL, Minn. -- John McCain tore up the script for his Republican National Convention on Sunday, casting himself as above politics as Hurricane Gustav churned toward ...
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Kirk pushes for expansion of nuclear energy, offshore drillingAug 31, 2008 11:00 pm - ST. PAUL -- U.S. Rep. Mark Kirk pushed energy legislation during his brief stay at his party's national convention as part of a policy platform aimed at helping suburban...
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Illinois GOP hope Democratic dysfunction brings party togetherAug 31, 2008 11:00 pm - ST. PAUL - Illinois Republicans have suffered a number of lows in recent years, but arguably one of the rock-bottom moments came early in the 2006 GOP governor's primary...
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Illinois convention delegates offer diversity of political experienceAug 30, 2008 11:00 pm - ST. PAUL - Who are these folks you will see on your TV screens the next four days, the ones packed like so many sardines onto the convention center floor, holding aloft ...
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GOP rebuilding in MinnesotaAug 30, 2008 11:00 pm - Illinois Republicans arrive in the Twin Cities today, buoyed by their national party leader's choice of a potentially history-making vice president to counter the buzz o...
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Bush to skip conventionAug 30, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Bracing for a storm that could surpass Hurricane Katrina, President Bush on Sunday said he would skip the Republican National Convention and head instead t...