The odd couple: NYC and GOP convention
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With his cowboy hat, oversized Bush button and slow, easy way of speaking, Wayne Turner is every inch the Texan. The self-described &quot;country boy&quot; and &quot;drug store rancher&quot; from
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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.
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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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How much September 11 is enough -- or too much? On the first night of their national convention in New York&#39;s Madison Square Garden, Republicans tested the line between fitting tribute and political exploitation of that seminal and wrenching event.
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It didn't take long for prominent Republicans to take their shots at the entertainment industry as party members gathered in Madison Square Garden for the opening night of the GOP's four-day presidential nominating convention Monday.
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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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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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(New York-WABC, August 19, 2004)  We are learning more about the show the Republicans plan to put on during the convention.
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NEW YORK CITY-- I hope it doesn&#39;t bother anyone that the preceding dateline is a fraud. I&#39;m not really in New York City. But I will be at this time next week to cover the Republican National Convention.
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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&#39;s southern tip.
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As some of you may know, New York has become Conventionville, a mecca for folks who have time on their hands and decided to spend it here. These are people generally able to avoid heavy lifting and deep thought, converging on The Apple to take a few bites, have some laughs, and determine the leadership of their ...
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(New York-AP, Aug. 30, 2004 11:21 AM) _ This morning&#39;s commute into Manhattan did not have any of the long delays that were feared as the Republican National Convention began.
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Republicans hold their convention next week in New York, home to the GOP-like Yankees. The Democrats chose Boston, whose Red Sox resemble that party.
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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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Different parties, different cities. But the Republicans and Democrats have at least one common element at their conventions &#151; a Baldwin brother. In Boston it was Alec, here in New York it is Stephen.
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THE RACE: The presidential race for Democrats and Republicans in New York
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There was a refreshing glimpse of bipartisanship this week, and it was not the sight of a Democrat from Georgia preparing to address the Republican National Convention in Manhattan.