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Republican National Convention

If "The Economy" Is So Bad, Why Isn't Obama Doing Better?

Zachary Karabell | Posted 10.03.2008 | Politics

Read More: Blogs, Polls, U.S. Economy, Mccain, Obama, Republican National Convention, Palin, Politics News
Zachary Karabell

Difficult economic times are supposed to benefit the party not in office. But by emphasizing the plight of many Americans, Obama has not gotten quite the bounce that one would think. Why?

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Juno From Juneau: A Video Report From The RNC Floor On Palin's Problem

Max Blumenthal | Posted 10.03.2008 | Politics

Read More: Abstinence Education, Abortion, Republican National Convention, Barack Obama, Sex, Meghan McCain, Sarah Palin, John McCain, Bristol Palin, Roy Blunt, Politics News
Max Blumenthal

2008-09-02-blumenthalrnc.jpgRepublican luminaries including John McCain's 20-something daughter, Meghan, tried to elude my line of questioning.

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Networks, GOP Focus On Hurricane Over Convention

Hollywood Reporter | Paul J. Gough | Posted 10.03.2008 | Media

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ST. PAUL, Minn. -- "It's like showing up at a party and realizing you're at the wrong place" is how CBS News Washington bureau chief Christopher Isham...

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RNC Tuesday Schedule

Huffington Post | Posted 10.03.2008 | Politics

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Watch the Republican National Convention live courtesy of the CNN player below. loadCNNLiveModule("myCNNLiveModule",300); ***Scroll Down For A Co...

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GOP Wants Convention Back On Track After Scandal, Hurricane

AP | DAVID ESPO | Posted 10.03.2008 | Politics

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ST. PAUL, Minn. — Republicans assailed Barack Obama as the most liberal, least experienced White House nominee in history Tuesday night and enth...

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McCain, Republican Party Platform Differ On Climate Change

Bloomberg | Posted 10.03.2008 | Green

Read More: Energy, John McCain, Mccain Energy Policy, Climate Change, Energy Policy, Republican National Convention, Green News

Climate change is another area where the platform and candidate differ. The language of the 2008 platform is little changed from 2004, adding that "Re...

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Rare Behind-the-Scenes of CODEPINK Prepping For RNC

Linda Milazzo | Posted 10.03.2008 | Politics

Read More: Democratic Convention, Codepink, Rnc, Dnc, Activism, Denver, Republican National Convention, Politics News
Linda Milazzo

The above video, courtesy of the Minneapolis Star Tribune and videographer, Jeffrey Thompson, is one of the first behind-the-scenes views of th...

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Hurricane Jackpot

August J. Pollak | Posted 10.03.2008 | Politics

Read More: New Orleans, Gop, John McCain, Republican National Convention, Sarah Palin, Hurricane Gustav, Politics News
August J. Pollak

The GOP manages a category 5 political opportunity. To see more of August J. Pollak's cartoon "Some Guy With a Website," check out the archive....

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Journalist Amy Goodman Arrested/Released In MN (Update With Press Conference)

Linda Milazzo | Posted 10.02.2008 | Politics

Read More: Democracy Now!, First Amendment, Mayor Chris Coleman, Obstruction, Amy Goodman, Journalist, Amy Klobuchar, Republican Convention, Minnesota, Fourth Amendment, Pacifica Network, St. Paul, Constitution, Rnc, Norm Coleman, Tim Pawlenty, Republican National Convention, Arrest, Politics News
Linda Milazzo

Amy Goodman of Pacifica Network's Democracy Now! was arrested in St. Paul, Minnesota, while trying to free two of her producers, Sharif Abdel Kouddo...

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Bush To Speak At RNC

Posted 10.02.2008 | Politics

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ABC's George Stephanopoulos reports: After skipping the opening day of the Republican National Convention to personally check the emergency response ...

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Donna Brazile Hit By Pepper Spray At RNC

Washington Post | Holly Watt | Posted 10.02.2008 | Media

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ST. PAUL -- Donna Brazile was hit by pepper spray as she walked to the Xcel Center at the start of the Republican Convention here. The well-known Dem...

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HuffPo Luncheon All A-Twitter About New Media

Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 11.08.2008 | Media

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Today we attended HuffPo Luncheon: RNC Edition, which was actually one of the most feisty and interesting panels we've witnessed (though this morning'...

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Amy Goodman Arrested at RNC; Reports of Tear-Gassing (UPDATED at 12:00AM EST)

Allison Kilkenny | Posted 10.02.2008 | Politics

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Allison Kilkenny

In addition to preemptive arrests, the police are responding aggressively to the presence of protesters. New video is appearing on YouTube of protesters being tear-gassed by the police.

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Framing Sarah Palin

Chris Weigant | Posted 10.02.2008 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

Democrats should stay away from the baby stories. They must resist the urge to comment at all on it. Let the media do the muckraking.

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Arianna On Cindy McCain's RNC Comments (VIDEO)

Posted 10.02.2008 | Politics

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Watch Arianna comment on Cindy McCain's statement at the Republican National Convention that "This is a time when we take off our Republican hats and ...

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My First Convention: Laura Ingraham

Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 11.08.2008 | Media

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Conservative pundit and TV/radio host Laura Ingraham talks about her first convention, including what, exactly, comedian Chris Rock called her on "Po...

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Republican National Convention Opens: Cindy McCain, Laura Bush, Governors Focus On Gustav

AP | DAVID ESPO | Posted 10.02.2008 | Politics

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ST. PAUL, Minn. — Republicans, determined to propel John McCain to the White House, opened their storm-shortened national convention on Monday a...

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Republican National Convention: Live Video Feed

Posted 10.02.2008 | Politics

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Below is a live feed of the Republican National Convention. The first day of the convention has been abbreviated because of Hurricane Gustav. (Click...

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VIDEO>> McCain Refuses To Meet With Anti-War Iraq Veterans

The Uptake | Posted 10.02.2008 | Home

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The Uptake

Members of Iraq Veterans Against the War marched to the convention center in St. Paul yesterday, as they did in Denver, where they delivered a letter to Obama. The GOP nominee would not meet with the vets.

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Vlogging For Gustav: How You Can Help

Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 11.08.2008 | Media

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The Glynnis-Ana-Rachel early-morning vlog show is back, this time fully-clothed and well-fed after the Politico breakfast, which was well-tweeted here...

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My First Convention: Karen Tumulty

Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 11.08.2008 | Media

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We caught up with Time's Karen Tumulty (pronounced TU-mult-y, not Tu-MUL-ty, but she assured me that everyone makes that mistake, even members of her ...

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The Secretive Right-Wing Cabal That Met In Minneapolis To Vet Palin

Max Blumenthal | Posted 10.01.2008 | Politics

Read More: Conspiracy, Republican National Convention, James Dobson, Christian Right, Conservatives, John McCain, Sarah Palin, Sarah Palin Reaction, Politics News
Max Blumenthal

The members of the Council for National Policy are the hidden hand behind McCain's Palin pick. CNP members have included Tony Perkins, James Dobson, Grover Norquist, Tim LaHaye and Paul Weyrich.

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Preventive Detention

Howard A. Rodman | Posted 10.01.2008 | Politics

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Howard A. Rodman

Apparently, the St. Paul police and FBI are doing just what the Constitution (and the Courts) say you cannot do -- put people in jail for no reason because you think they might make a fuss.

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The Wisdom of Twitter

Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 11.08.2008 | Media

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John Dickerson has quickly emerged as one of my favorite people on Twitter. Read more of him here. (Oh, and I guess at Slate, too.) ...

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An Open Letter to God

Michael Moore | Posted 10.01.2008 | Politics

Read More: New Orleans, John McCain, Michael Moore, Rnc, George W. Bush, Hurricane Gustav, James Dobson, Hurricane Katrina, Keith Olbermann, Republican National Convention, Politics News
Michael Moore

So this is my plea to you: Don't do this to Louisiana again. The Republicans got your message. They are doing the best they can to get planes, trains and buses to New Orleans so that everyone can get out.

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