Denver may not land 2008 convention
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Mile-high hopes are dimming that Denver will secure the 2008 Democratic convention. Democrats posted against-the-odds victories in several statewide elections last month in the West, making Denver an attractive choice for a party looking to expand on recent gains in the Republican-leaning region. But even once-optimistic Colorado boosters are lowering their odds to 50-50 that Denver will beat out New York City for the convention.
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Fred Thompson didn't enter the 2008 presidential race Tuesday, but he talked like he was getting close to jumping in.
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Washington's convention center has exhibit halls, meeting rooms and restaurants. What it doesn't have is an adjoining headquarters hotel -- and that, center officials say, is a central reason it has failed to draw more big conventions and shows.
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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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The Republican presidential race is so unsettled that some party officials are openly talking of a scenario that seemed almost unthinkable until now: the first contested GOP convention in 60 years
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Seems like anyone who can run for president in 2008 is considering it. And who can blame them? For the first time since 1928, there is no president running for re-election or vice president seeking his party's nomination.
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By Derek P. Jensen, The Salt Lake Tribune  Sep. 15--It may be November or never.    Some Salt Lake County and west-side leaders worry that if this fall's  ballot measure cannot promise ramped-up construction of four new TRAX lines,  then none of those spurs may be built.
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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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It would be hard for Troy Johnston to have a better perch for the 2008 Democratic National Convention.
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Potential 2008 presidential candidate Newt Gingrich won't be getting it.
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It's no secret that Senate Democrats are looking at a target-rich environment in 2008. Open Republican seats in Colorado, Virginia and Nebraska are likely to be seriously contested by Democrats, while Republican incumbents in Maine, New Hampshire, Minnesota and Oregon are also in danger.
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A judge on Wednesday declined to order  city officials to give an anti-war group permission to rally in  Central Park on the eve of the Republican convention, leaving  uncertain where thousands of protesters will go after a march  past the venue.
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The November general election can proceed in Colorado despite flaws in the process of testing and certifying e-voting machines, a state judge rules.
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A bill to add a voting representative for the District of Columbia and another House member from Utah appears unlikely to be brought up in the upcoming lame-duck session.
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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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DENVER -- Coloradans willing to brave the nighttime cold and get away from the lights of the city could be in for a spectacular show Monday night.
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Democrats with 2008 on their minds will have to wait a bit longer to learn whether their party will hold its presidential nominating convention in Denver or in New York City. While a site selection announcement was widely expected to have been made by now, DNC spokesman Damien LaVera said Wednesday that Ã¢ÂÂa final decision has not been made.Ã¢ÂÂ