Special Interests Woo Powerful at RNC
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WASHINGTON - 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.    The dozens of special-interest parties include a trapshooting tournament and "Wild West" bash sponsored by the American Gas Association, a Travis Tritt concert courtesy of General Motors, ice cream socials with Mastercard and Verizon and an NFL Hall of Fame breakfast...
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Now, the Republican presidential nomination battle shifts from the typical tact of achieving inevitability to one where candidates work to amass the most delegates.
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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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The Democratic candidates are aggressively pursuing members of the group that could serve as tiebreakers at the partyâs convention.
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The Republican National Committee (RNC) maintained a decisive advantage over the Democratic National Committee (DNC) in fundraising over the 2005-06 election cycle, as confirmed by the organizationsÃ¢ÂÂ periodic reports to the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
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The Republican convention is being run not only by a script, but by a score. Like the Democrats before them, Republicans have set their politics to music, a relentlessly upbeat symphony of familiar rah-rah songs meant to keep the hall pulsing with energy, viewers awake and gaps in the speechfest filled with sounds and images of a party trying to appeal to all tastes, ethnic groups and voting ages.
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Both parties have similar kinds of candidates. Meet the Charismatic, the Practicals, and the Base-Wooers.
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One thing about the Republican presidential race is certain Â the nomination won't be by acclamation.
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Many of the new chairmen of the House and Senate appropriations subcommittees have a lot in common with the Republicans they will succeed.
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It is hard to think of another campaign when Republicans have seemed less excited about their choices.
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So close to Republican hearts, Florida is a state of bewilderment for the party now.
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You may have no idea where youÃ¢ÂÂre going be the first week of September in 2008. But thousands of Republicans, political activists, journalists and others learned Wednesday morning theyÃ¢ÂÂll be spending that time in Minneapolis and St. Paul Ã¢ÂÂ thanks to an announcement by Republican National Committee (RNC) officials, made much earlier than expected, that they have selected the Twin Cities as the site of their next presidential nominating convention.
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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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If any prediction is safe in this turbulent and closely contested election, it is that Republican candidates and their affiliated national party committees will raise more money than their Democratic counterparts.
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Republicans who are standing up to Bush range from conservatives to moderates.
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Republicans have momentum as campaign moves into final phase.
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The Republican National Convention is officially President Bush's party, but fellow GOP candidates are not shy about using the days before the guest of honor's arrival to raise money for their own campaigns.