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'Relic' Conventions to Host Huge Political Shifts

Obama, McCain both aim to redirect parties

By Harry Kimball,  Newser Staff

Posted Aug 23, 2008 12:16 AM CDT

(Newser) – The presidential nominees are already decided—so why have conventions? “Money and publicity," Bill Schneider writes on CNN. Gala events are prime opportunities to milk donors, and high visibility has led “both parties try to control every minute of the convention as...   Read full story »

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