Special Interests to 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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Fasten your seatbelts. The Republicans  are in town. If things go smoothly at the Republican National  Convention, the stock market could get a brief boost this week,  experts say.
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After adding a host of special-interest tax cuts aimed at garnering support from individual senators for the overall bill, the congressional Republican leadership is poised to gain
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COLUMBIA, S.C., Jan. 16 -- The three Republicans who have won early-state contests have succeeded in an atmosphere of hyperlocal politics, using personal charisma and energetic retail campaigning to appeal to narrow constituencies.
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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.
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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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When campaigning for president in a country as large as the United States, it helps to have famous friends to share the campaigning.
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When it comes to presidential primaries, Democrats and Republicans play by different rules.
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Voters in eight battleground states will be getting a rolling preview of the Republican National Convention in New York City when some of its most prominent speakers join President Bush for a pre-convention campaign swing.
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Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards carries a running list of people he might put in his Cabinet, and it includes "more than one" Republican.
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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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Rudy Giuliani, John McCain and Mitt Romney dominate the 10-man field for the Republican presidential nomination, with Fred Thompson threatening to roil an unsettled race.
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The Republican field swells to 13 presidential candidates, official and potential.
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Political fervor stemming from the Republican National Convention is being translated into art in mediums that range from painting and sculpture to Web art to political ephemera.
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Politicians and delegates won't be the only ones getting the red-carpet treatment at the Republican National Convention.
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New York Rep. Thomas M. Reynolds has had a consistent theme in this, his second term heading up the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC): His partyÃ¢ÂÂs incumbents are well-funded, battle-tested and intensely focused on votersÃ¢ÂÂ concerns in individual districts.
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For this week's GOP convention in New York, TV networks will be watching what's going on outside of Madison Square Garden as well as inside.