Republicans ready to kick off convention gala
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Republicans were ready to get down to business here, launching their national convention with hopes of convincing a divided American people to send George W. Bush back to the White House.
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Republicans opened their four-day  national convention on Monday with salutes to President Bush's  wartime leadership and repeated reminders of his aggressive  response to the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.
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New York - Ignoring warnings not to make political capital out of September 11, American Republicans did just that going into day two of their convention on Tuesday.
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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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Opening their first-ever convention in New York City, Republicans yesterday invoked the traumatic memory of the Sept. 11 terror attacks to highlight President George W. Bush&#39;s leadership and frame the case for his re-election.
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The Republican Party, traditionally perceived as the party of rich, white America, is aiming to broaden its electoral base by including an unprecedented number of women and minorities at its national convention next week.
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NEW YORK - Republicans belittled Democratic Sen. John Kerry as a shift-in-the-wind campaigner unworthy of the White House on Monday at the opening of their national convention, lavishing praise on President Bush as a steady, decisive leader in an age of terrorism...
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Republicans opened their national convention on Monday to nominate President Bush for a second term with plans for four days of tributes to his wartime leadership and his response to the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.
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Among the keepsakes to be circulated at the Republican National Convention in New York is a calendar celebrating the party's commitment to diversity, with pictures of Secretary of State Colin Powell, Abraham Lincoln, national security adviser Condoleezza Rice and Van Tran.
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(World News) New York, Aug 24 : As the countdown for next week&#39;s four-day Republican Party National Convention begins, the New York City police prepare to tackle tens of thousands of anti-Bush protestors who plan to swamp the city at the time.
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Opening night launches Republican effort to revive the spirit of 9/11.
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The drive to win over Roman Catholics is in high gear at the Republican National Convention, with daily Masses, a private briefing from the party chairman and a special hospitality suite in the convention hall.
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Republicans opened their national  convention on Monday to nominate President Bush for a second  term with plans for four days of tributes to his wartime  leadership and his response to the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.
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Nearly 5,000 Republican delegates open their national convention Monday in a much brighter mood than would have been the case one month earlier.
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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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The Republican National Convention, which opens Monday at Madison Square Garden in midtown Manhattan, is being bankrolled and feted to an extraordinary degree by the financial services behemoths that are concentrated at the island's southern tip.
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Whereas Republicans hope to sway voters&#39; minds with details on economic policy, national security and plans for Iraq at their party convention, they&#39;ll likely stress values in a bid