GOP convention aims at moderates
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Monday&#39;s kickoff of the 2004 Republican National Convention will unleash a four-day multimedia barrage of words, images and music and ceremonies aimed at convincing moderates
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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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Republicans crafting the party's platform backed a proposed constitutional amendment banning gay marriage on Wednesday in a sharp contrast to efforts to put the party's more moderate face on display at next week's convention.
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Following are brief profiles of the main speakers at the Republican National Convention here from Aug. 30-Sept. 2, where President Bush will accept his party&#39;s nomination to run for re-election:
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Republicans hope to show voters a  softer side on the second day of their convention on Tuesday,  with first lady Laura Bush and movie star turned California  Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger taking center stage.
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It may sound strange, after four years of George W. Bush as a candidate and then president, but Republicans say a main goal of their convention that opens Monday is to reintroduce him to the nation.
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NEW YORK - Republicans endorsed an uncompromising position against gay unions Wednesday in a manifesto that contrasts with Vice President Dick Cheney's supportive comments about gay rights and the moderate face the party will show at next week's national convention.    A panel made up largely of conservative delegates approved platform language that calls for a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage and opposes legal recognition of any sort for gay civil unions...
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The Republican National Convention, which will nominate President Bush in hopes of another four-year term in office, opens in New York Monday.
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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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Americans who served in the military will be well represented at the upcoming Republican convention, more so than at last month's Democratic convention or in the U.S. population overall, according to the GOP.
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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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One of the staunchest opponents of the war in Iraq will be making noise inside the Republican National Convention. Rep. Jimmy Duncan of Tennessee will join other conservative Republicans at Madison Square Garden in New York, calling for four more years and preparing to campaign in his conservative Knoxville district on behalf of President Bush.
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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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Republicans open their national convention Monday with a tribute to victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks and a salute to President Bush by two of the party's best known moderates, former New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani and Arizona Sen. John McCain.
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Whereas Republicans hope to sway voters&#39; minds with details on economic policy, national security and plans for Iraq at their party convention, they&#39;ll likely stress values in a bid
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Congressional Republicans at their party's national convention trumpeted the GOP's conservative principles Tuesday, with one saying she still believes "character is king."
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NEW YORK  - Republicans began taking a  bite at the Big Apple on Monday as they launched their  political convention by hyping President Bush's leadership  qualities and approving the party's platform.