Twin Cities to host 2008 GOP convention
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Republicans will hold their 2008 presidential convention in the Twin Cities of Minneapolis-St. Paul, choosing a location in the politically pivotal Midwest.
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The city of Cloquet, Minnesota, was more than willing to host Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry when he came to town for a rally on July 2.
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The Republican contenders in the 2008 presidential race will try to woo a tough crowd on Friday and Saturday at a "Values Voter Summit:" conservative Christians who have yet to rally around a single candidate.
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Following are brief profiles of the main speakers at the Republican National Convention here from Aug. 30-Sept. 2, where President Bush will accept his party's nomination to run for re-election:
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It's no secret that Senate Democrats are looking at a target-rich environment in 2008. Open Republican seats in Colorado, Virginia and Nebraska are likely to be seriously contested by Democrats, while Republican incumbents in Maine, New Hampshire, Minnesota and Oregon are also in danger.
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Early in the midterm election cycle, Republicans thought three-term Rep. Mark Kennedy was the perfect candidate to run for the Minnesota Senate seat left open by retiring one-term Democrat Mark Dayton. Kennedy represents the 6th District, which cuts a swath from the Twin Cities suburbs to St. Cloud, and has steered money to his state as a member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee.
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New York City expects protests at next week&#39;s Republican National Convention to be the most widespread and strident to hit any political convention since Chicago in 1968, when the Democrats nominated Hubert H. Humphrey over Eugene McCarthy at the height
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It seemed like a good idea at the  time. When Republicans decided more than 18 months ago to hold  their national convention in New York, party leaders were  brimming with optimism.
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Republican leaders plan to repeatedly remind the nation of the Sept. 11 attacks as their convention opens in New York on Monday.
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By John Schmid, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel  Feb. 9--The states of the industrial Midwest can tilt the 2008 presidential race to their advantage if they unite for the first time behind what a Brookings Institution author calls a common political agenda and near-identical industrial heritage.
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Minnesota will play in the Music City Bowl on Dec. 31, the Golden Gophers' third straight postseason appearance.
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The Democratic National Committee (DNC) announced Thursday morning its choice of Denver as the site of the 2008 presidential convention Ã¢ÂÂ choosing the Colorado capital over New York City, its only remaining rival for the event.
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NEW YORK Republicans gathered here Sunday for a nominating convention meant to emphasize the moderate side of President George W. Bush&#39;s Republican Party even while using this city&#39;s Sept.
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In an election year with a tight, fiercely partisan race, hold the Republican convention in a city where it&#39;s never been held before, where Gore outpolled Bush 4 to 1, where Democrats
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Next stop: Wyoming GOP county conventions on Saturday, Jan. 5.
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Among the cultural attractions recommended by city tourism officials for Republican National Convention delegates are the popular Museum of Modern Art, the iconic Guggenheim museum and the stately Whitney.
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Democrats, who outnumber Republicans 5-to-1 among registered voters here, want their city to welcome not only Republican convention delegates but also the protesters who plan to demonstrate against the GOP. A sizable local contingent plans to join the marchers.