EYE ON POLITICS: How crazy will the GOP convention be? Just stay ...
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NEW YORK CITY-- I hope it doesn&#39;t bother anyone that the preceding dateline is a fraud. I&#39;m not really in New York City. But I will be at this time next week to cover the Republican National Convention.
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A Kennedy at a Republican convention? It's almost heresy, but Maria Shriver &#151; niece of Ted, Bobby and John F. Kennedy, and needless to say a Democrat &#151; will be a spectator at the GOP convention this week.
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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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Rasmussen Reports - The biggest question in the race for the Republican Presidential nomination is whether or not former Tennessee Senator Fred Thompson can sustain his warm-up act once he becomes an actual candidate.
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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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na few dozen blocks of the same slender island, two worlds collided yesterday: the Republican convention&#39;s calculated claims to patriotism and the presidency met elaborately planned and heavily
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Fasten your seatbelts. The Republicans are coming to town. If things go smoothly at the Republican National Convention, the stock market could get a brief boost next week, experts say.
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You may have no idea where youÃ¢ÂÂre going be the first week of September in 2008. But thousands of Republicans, political activists, journalists and others learned Wednesday morning theyÃ¢ÂÂll be spending that time in Minneapolis and St. Paul Ã¢ÂÂ thanks to an announcement by Republican National Committee (RNC) officials, made much earlier than expected, that they have selected the Twin Cities as the site of their next presidential nominating convention.
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Here's a look at some Republican National Convention facts and figures:
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Playbill - Don't expect Broadway producers to strike up the band for the arrival of the Republican National Convention, which will inhabit Madison Square Garden and many Manhattan hotels beginning Aug. 30. What was once thought by many  as a potential boon to box-office business is now widely accepted by Times Square cognoscenti as a coming neutron bomb, destined to leave midtown free of human traffic.
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WASHINGTON - 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.    The dozens of special-interest parties include a trapshooting tournament and "Wild West" bash sponsored by the American Gas Association, a Travis Tritt concert courtesy of General Motors, ice cream socials with Mastercard and Verizon and an NFL Hall of Fame breakfast...
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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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Republicans scramble in South Carolina after three big races with three different winners ... Obama says he'd change approach to drug war ... Clinton says preparation for president should be more than inspirational speeches ... Thompson says spending puts U.S. on course to Soviet-like oblivion ... McCain looks to appeal to South Carolina's reservists, retired military
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In a year the Democrats should win the White House in a walk, we've got a perfect storm that could put a Republican there. With the Republican nominee all but decided, the Democrats are split down the middle across racial, gender and age lines. So we have three parties, not two, and the Republicans are spouting the same old fear about war and security while they advocate raping the Constitution and spending us into oblivion. Four more years of spitting and swearing while our economy goes from second rate to third world. How will this get resolved? Oy?
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IN THE HEADLINES ... All eyes on the Iowa turnout ... Giuliani skips Iowa to campaign in Florida .... Will anyone notice Wyoming caucuses?
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For many Americans, the GOP convention's first night will come down to the battle of the sound bite and headline.
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McCain promises to work with Democrats if he wins GOP nomination, presidency ... Hillary Rodham Clinton plays talk-show host in Super Tuesday states ... Actor Jack Nicholson endorses Clinton ... Romney campaigns coast to coast on way to Super Tuesday finish line ... Obama jokes about bringing fans of rival Super Bowl teams together at campaign event ... Huckabee touts conservative record as he returns to Arkansas