Conservatives Take Back Seat at Republican Convention
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The U.S. Republican Party is presenting a moderate image at its national convention but conservatives who dominate the party say they are happy to stay in the background, confident that President Bush will take care of their interests if he wins the election.
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In effort to appease right wing, candidate vows to honor party values and touts conservative record.
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Republicans got ready on Wednesday to flex their muscles as an expanded majority in the US Congress and help push President Bush&#39;s largely stalled conservative agenda in his second term.
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NEW YORK - Since Monday, dozens of the nation&#39;s top Republicans have stepped to the podium at the party convention and explained why they feel their presidential nominee should continue to lead the nation.
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New Yorkers took back possession of the city on Friday, as thousands of Republicans left town after their four-day national convention.
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Christian conservatives, traditionally a reliable Republican constituency, aren't necessarily a GOP gimme this time around. There is an undercurrent of concern that some evangelicals, unhappy that the GOP-led Congress and President Bush haven't paid more attention to gay marriage and other "values" issues, may stay home on Election Day or even vote Democratic.
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Core conservative Republicans are trapped between denial and grudging acceptance over the rise of John McCain, as the party's presumptive 2008 presidential standard bearer.
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Republicans crafting the party's  platform backed a proposed constitutional amendment banning gay  marriage on Wednesday in a sharp contrast to plans to put the  party's more moderate face on display at next week's  convention.
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Leader dismisses Conservatives who he claims are putting in peril the party's resurgence.
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Christian conservatives were divided over which of the Republican presidential candidates to support.
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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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Faith, family and freedom were catchwords Friday, as Republican 2008 presidential hopefuls appealed to Ã¢ÂÂvalues votersÃ¢ÂÂ at a convention in Washington, D.C. The event Ã¢ÂÂ organized by the Family Research Council, an organization of religious conservative activists Ã¢ÂÂ will continue into Saturday and conclude with a straw poll of attendees that is being watched as an indicator of voting sentiment among the conservative evangelical constituency.
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Staunch GOP conservatives shift from the tightly organized House to the prestigious club of 100.
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Republicans can avert a disastrous midterm election this fall by returning to basic conservative themes that set them apart from Democrats, New York Gov. George Pataki said Saturday.
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RICHMOND, June 2 -- Actor and former senator Fred D. Thompson of Tennessee rallied a crowd of several hundred Republicans here last night, offering a bluntly conservative appeal in his first major appearance since taking a formal step last week to run for president.
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The GOP tries to regain control in a state that hasn't seen a Republican governor in 20 years.
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Republicans yesterday endorsed a platform for their upcoming convention that takes conservatives stands on several key social issues - including abortion and gay marriage.