The Republican Convention
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FOR GEORGE W. BUSH, as for any president seeking a second term, the party&#39;s convention presents a different, and in many ways more difficult, task than that facing his opponent.
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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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(New York-WABC, August 19, 2004)  We are learning more about the show the Republicans plan to put on during the convention.
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Today marks the first day of the Republican National Convention in New York City, as delegates gather to nominate US President George Bush for four more years in the White House.
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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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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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(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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NEW YORK  - 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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Political fervor stemming from the Republican National Convention is being translated into art in mediums that range from painting and sculpture to Web art to political ephemera.
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The Republican convention is being run not only by a script, but by a score. Like the Democrats before them, Republicans have set their politics to music, a relentlessly upbeat symphony of familiar rah-rah songs meant to keep the hall pulsing with energy, viewers awake and gaps in the speechfest filled with sounds and images of a party trying to appeal to all tastes, ethnic groups and voting ages.
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The Republican Party opened its convention by evoking the Sept. 11 attacks, as former Mayor Rudolph Giuliani of New York asserted that John Kerry could not lead a war on terror.
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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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Editor&#39;s note: Columnist Robert Robb is blogging this week from the Republican National Convention in New York. You can read his online commentary at pluggedin.
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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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NEW YORK - While the prime-time speeches at Madison Square Garden occupy center stage at this week's Republican National Convention, much of the event's real politicking is taking place at hundreds of private receptions scattered throughout Manhattan. At two tech-focused gatherings Wednesday, industry companies, lobbying groups and politicians came together to network and consider the IT industry's legislative agenda.
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For all the talk of surveillance cameras, radiation detectors and other high-tech devices, security at the Republican National Convention on Monday boiled down to warm bodies &#151; in uniform, heavily armed and omnipresent.
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acing perhaps three times the television audience that saw its sharp-edged speakers on Monday, the Republican National Convention circled back last night to President Bush&#39;s winning 2000