Inauguration Gives GOP Fund-Raising Chance
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The GOP is hoping to capitalize on President Bush's swearing-in ceremony next month, offering donors special inaugural packages that include access to lawmakers, a parade and galas.
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Republicans sang the city's praises to thousands of delegates at Monday's opening of the national convention that will nominate President Bush for another term.
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The Republican committee working to retain GOP control of the House has $36 million in the bank going into the final stretch of the congressional campaign.
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Dozens of businesses and lobbying groups made six-figure donations to sponsor official events for President Bush's inauguration next week, earning them tickets to dinners, balls and other events in which Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney are expected to appear.
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The fund-raising totals underscored the tough political environment for Republicans and the big money advantage that the Democrats have built so far.
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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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An anticipatory buzz fills the room. Six crisp American flags, erect as soldiers, line the dais. More than an hour before the vice president's arrival, the GOP faithful stand at the ready.
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After all the official parties wound down around midnight on Inauguration Day, members of a young Republican crowd were still looking for excitement. Naturally, they headed to Smith Point.
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The team that raised money to finance President Bush's inaugural festivities collected &#36;35 million to &#36;40 million, officials said Wednesday.
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President Bush has recruited his re-election campaign's fund-raising chief and two of his other top political money men to collect millions of dollars for January inaugural festivities.
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In the course of three short months, the political system has come full circle: a presidential campaign, an inauguration, a State of the Union address and now this &#151; another presidential race. A dozen or so ambitious Republicans and Democrats already are warming up for 2008.
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The appointment would put the mayor in a position to re-energize the memorial's fund-raising campaign.
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A planned Republican fundraiser in New Hampshire aims to promote gun ownership in America by letting supporters fire powerful military-style weapons -- from Uzi submachine guns to M-16 rifles.
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WASHINGTON - President Bush is dusting off his fund-raiser-in-chief hat and resuming the task of collecting campaign cash for himself and other Republican candidates. He was raising money Friday in Washington and North Carolina and, while down south, was holding an event designed to boost his standing among women voters...
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The race to raise funds, hire top staff, and generate media buzz for the 2008 presidential election is already well under way.
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On the eve of the GOP National Convention, Republicans in battleground Ohio are in the midst of a fund-raising scandal and fighting in the ranks that have played out through name calling, anonymous allegations and reports of document thefts.
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The Republican Party hopes to woo black voters who overwhelmingly declined the invitation to support George W. Bush in 2000.