Big Apple may sour on US Republicans
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It must have seemed like just the ticket at the time. But it turns out that choosing New York City as US President George W. Bush&#39;s national stage for re-election at the Republican convention might not have been the best plan.
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Republican delegates converging on New York for this week&#39;s convention can expect the red carpet treatment -- private shopping days at Bloomingdale&#39;s and Macy&#39;s, batting practice at Shea Stadium with Mets baseball players, free tickets to Broadway shows
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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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There is no "Fiddler on the Roof" at the Republicans' Madison Square Garden convention. Those are security guys with submachine guns. And while New York may be a "Wonderful Town" for President Bush &amp; Co. this convention week, it will be anything but on Nov. 2.
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The former mayorâs association with New York may be a hurdle to becoming the Republican presidential nominee.
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NEW YORK - Nearly half of the relatives of victims who died in the World Trade Center attack say the Republican National Convention should have been held elsewhere, and about a quarter believe the GOP chose New York "to capitalize on Sept. 11," according to a new survey...
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Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry picked New York City, host to next week's Republican National Convention, to urge the GOP to abandon negative attacks and debate solutions to problems facing voters.
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hinking about smashing windows or overturning cars during the Republican National Convention? Think again: that will cost you a discounted buffalo chicken salad from Applebee&#39;s or a cheaper ticket to see &quot;Tony n&#39; Tina&#39;s Wedding.&quot; ...
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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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At their national convention, Republicans were short on specifics on how to pay for an economic agenda in a second Bush administration. One reason is that President Bush could end up having to back a tax increase, just as his father did. But nobody wanted to spoil the Madison Square Garden party by mentioning such unpleasantries. After all, Republicans are insisting that Democrat John Kerry is the candidate who will increase taxes.
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NEW YORK - Buoyed by polls showing President Bush&#39;s ratings on the rise, top Republicans invoked images of Sept. 11 on Sunday as they prepared for a week contrasting Bush&#39;s leadership with what they called inconsistencies in John Kerry&#39;s Senate record.
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NEW YORK It isn't easy being the conscience for corporate America.
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Analysis: The election of the once disgraced politician as the number two Senate Republican may mean that the G.O.P. has no intention of getting along too well with the new party in power
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NEW YORK -- In an election year with a tight, fiercely partisan presidential race, skeptics might wonder why the GOP is having its convention, which starts today, in New York City.
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What the New York mayorâs decision to leave the GOP behind means for the 2008 presidential race.Â
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The purported reason US House Republicans decided to change their rule on House leaders and indictments is to defang a &quot;partisan crackpot district attorney&quot; who may try to indict GOP legislative leaders for political reasons.
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_ Three New York lawmakers on Thursday joined the growing chorus of Republicans criticizing the United Nations over the oil-for-food scandal, urging Congress to withhold dues payments to the world body.