Hollywood in Republicans' Line of Fire
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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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In a year when Republican presidential candidates have aggressively courted the GOP right, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger warned that the party faces a perilous future if it continues to surrender the political center.
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The hulking shadow of screen star and future presidential candidate Fred Thompson looms over the next debate Tuesday of 2008 Republicans dreaming of the White House.
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In delivering its message this week, the GOP elephant so far has been something of a one-trick pony. On Monday, the prime-time speakers at the Republican National Convention spoke about terrorism.
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Republicans intent on making up lost ground are planning to make a documentary attacking Democratic presidential candidate, Senator John F. Kerry that will air next week.
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House Republicans are deeply divided over the merits of  earmarking money for pet projects.
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Hollywood's support drive for US Democratic presidential contender John Kerry is moving into top gear, with stars like Matt Damon and Scarlett Johansson joining the bid to unseat George W. Bush.
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The show will go on, but the top  Republican presidential contenders will not be there -- and  they are hearing plenty of criticism of their decision to skip  a debate on Thursday focused on minority issues.
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Republicans who are standing up to Bush range from conservatives to moderates.
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California Republicans are headed for a showdown over the direction of the party that could highlight national schisms over gay rights, gun control and abortion.
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NEW YORK - Republicans are turning to conditions at home after saluting President Bush as a wartime president whose leadership is "rock solid." California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger gets star billing on the second day of the party's convention as the GOP extends its outreach to moderate Democrats and independents...
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House Republicans are fuming over Democrats' decision to hold the next vote on the State Children's Health Insurance Program on Thursday -- when many Republicans will be in California as President Bush tours areas hit by wildfires.
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As screenwriters near the start of pivotal labor talks with film studios and TV networks next week, concerns about a possible strike are running high in Hollywood.
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The ranks of donors giving money to Republican presidential candidates are a little low on the celebrity meter. Unlike the Democrats, whose ties to the entertainment community are well-known, the recently filed lists of GOP contributors has relatively few names familiar from the stage and screen.
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Ten Republican presidential hopefuls face off in a debate Wednesday with the shadow of another possible runner hanging at their shoulders -- former Sen. Fred Thompson They face the balancing act of putting light between themselves and an increasingly unpopular president without alienating their base. One issue that could provide fireworks is the immigration bill supported by President Bush but which has sharply divided Republicans.
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Not enough "star" power for Fred D. Thompson in a GOP presidential field that includes some of his friends? Whatever the case, the actor and former  senator from Tennessee is considering getting into the 2008 race.
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It's something that might take shape in the fevered mind of a striking Hollywood writer, desperate for a creative outlet: an epic film about an election campaign. The race for the White House, say, in the year 2008.