At the RNC, it's all in the bag
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The RNC gift bag is one of the better bags ever handed out at any political convention.
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It's party time for trade associations, companies and interest groups at the GOP convention in New York, and each is trying to outdo the next in gimmicks to lure in movers and shakers.
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Gifts to Republican convention delegates were on the light side &#151; tokens with little value other than a remembrance of the trip to the Big Apple.
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For once, when the US Open kicks off in New York tomorrow it won&#39;t be the biggest show in town. The Republican convention, with its threatened attendant demonstrations
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Editor and Publisher - NEW YORK With the Republican National Convention set to kick off Monday in New York, the 15,000 credentialed journalists in town have extremely varied interests, but they seem to agree on two things: the security is tighter than at the Democratic convention in Boston, but the working conditions are better.
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Most people in town for the Republican National Convention will never see it, or know that it's considered crucial to their safety. But tucked away in a windowless, eighth-floor room in lower Manhattan is a high-tech command center where authorities are directing a massive security effort aimed at thwarting terrorist attacks and other threats.
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Republican delegates converging on New York for this week&#39;s convention can expect the red carpet treatment -- private shopping days at Bloomingdale&#39;s and Macy&#39;s, batting practice at Shea Stadium with Mets baseball players, free tickets to Broadway shows
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acing perhaps three times the television audience that saw its sharp-edged speakers on Monday, the Republican National Convention circled back last night to President Bush&#39;s winning 2000
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Now, the Republican presidential nomination battle shifts from the typical tack of achieving inevitability to one where candidates work to amass the most delegates.
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John McCain and Mitt Romney are trying to take command of the long and antagonistic Republican presidential race, and the sheer size of next Tuesday's delegate haul could finally make that possible.
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Forget Bill. Hillary Rodham Clinton, the Democratic presidential leader, has become the Republican candidates' favorite punching bag.
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Thousands of demonstrators are expected here for the Republican National Convention next week, leading to unprecedented security and sparking concerns that First Amendment
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The Republican National Committee (RNC) spent the first 20 months of the 2005-06 election cycle, through August, amassing a significant financial advantage over its partisan counterpart, the Democratic National Committee (DNC).
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Fasten your seatbelts. The Republicans  are coming to town. If things go smoothly at the Republican  National Convention, the stock market could get a brief boost  next week, experts say.
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Republicans hold their convention next week in New York, home to the GOP-like Yankees. The Democrats chose Boston, whose Red Sox resemble that party.
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In leadup to RNC, tens of thousands of people rally about everything from the war in Iraq to AIDS policies to abortion.
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NEW YORK - While the prime-time speeches at Madison Square Garden occupy center stage at this week's Republican National Convention, much of the event's real politicking is taking place at hundreds of private receptions scattered throughout Manhattan. At two tech-focused gatherings Wednesday, industry companies, lobbying groups and politicians came together to network and consider the IT industry's legislative agenda.