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  • September 2008

    • Cooperation at Center of McCain Speech

      Minneapolis Star Tribune  |  Sep 4, 08 3:33 PM CDT

      Cooperation at Center of McCain Speech

      (Newser) - John McCain will reinforce his “maverick” image and encourage bipartisan cooperation when he addresses the Republican convention tonight, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports. The speech will describe “where, how and why he wants to lead the country," his speechwriter said. The arena setup has been reconfigured for Mac’s address, giving him a fashion-style runway that will put him closer to the audience. More »

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      John McCain  • GOP  • conservative  • RNC  • town hall meeting  • town halls

  • August 2008

    • McCain Cancels Most Events on RNC's Day 1

      CNN  |  Aug 31, 08 4:07 PM CDT

      McCain Cancels Most Events on RNC's Day 1

      (Newser) - As Hurricane Gustav bore down on the Gulf Coast today, John McCain announced a drastically curtailed schedule for the opening day of the convention that will anoint him his party's presidential nominee, CNN reports. But as organizers stripped a grandiose event down to the bare minimum, Politico reports that Republicans are looking for a silver lining in Gustav's ominous clouds—Katrina redemption. More »

    • Bush to Skip RNC for Gustav Trip

      Associated Press  |  Aug 31, 08 1:06 PM CDT

      Bush to Skip RNC for Gustav Trip

      (AP) - President George W. Bush will skip the Republican National Convention tomorrow and travel instead to Texas to meet with emergency workers and people who evacuated the Gulf Coast as Hurricane Gustav bore down. He will hold off traveling to Louisiana, however, because he does not want to get in the way of emergency personnel. More »

    • Dems Plan to Crash GOP Convention, Too

      Chicago Tribune  |  Aug 28, 08 2:53 PM CDT

      Dems Plan to Crash GOP Convention, Too

      (Newser) - All's fair in the war between conventions, and the Democrats are readying their spoiling machine ahead of the GOP gathering next week, the Swamp reports. An Obama campaign operative’s email lays out the attack Dems will launch from their war room literally across the street from the RNC: A mobile billboard (pictured) showing McCain hugging Bush that will follow McCain campaign stops on his way to St. Paul. More »

  • July 2008

    • Virginia Is Not for Gilmore Lovers

      Politico  |  Jul 24, 08 12:28 PM CDT

      Virginia Is Not for Gilmore Lovers

      (Newser) - Jim Gilmore may be a former governor, RNC chair, and presidential candidate running for Senate in a historically red state, but the Virginian has become Campaign 2008’s “laughingstock,” Politico reports. Virginia is regularly ranked first among Senate seats likely to flip this November, as Gilmore trails hugely popular ex-guv Mark Warner by more than 20 points—and about $5 million in the war chest. More »

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      Senate  • campaign fundraising  • Karl Rove  • Virginia  • RNC  • Mark Warner

    • McCain's $22M June Is Best Month to Date

      Associated Press  |  Jul 10, 08 5:13 PM CDT

      McCain's $22M June Is Best Month to Date

      (Newser) - June was John McCain's best fundraising month yet, the AP reports, with the Republican bringing in $22 million; the perennially poorer candidate now has $27 million on hand. The Republican National Committee also had a good month, bringing in $26 million; the two camps together have $95 million in the bank. More »

  • April 2008
  • March 2008
  • February 2008

    • The RNC's Anti-Obama Plan

      Politico  |  Feb 18, 08 1:30 PM CST

      The RNC's Anti-Obama Plan

      (Newser) - At this weekend’s RNC winter retreat, “lowbrow” Hillary Clinton jokes were plentiful, Politico reports, but her opponent got more attention. Said one California Congressman, “a President Hillary doesn’t scare me nearly as much as a President Obama.” The PowerPoint breakdown: Can you picture Obama as commander in chief? More »

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      Barack Obama  • Karl Rove  • RNC  • inexperience

  • January 2008

    • Rove to GOP: Here's How to Top Dems in '08

      The Hill  |  Jan 17, 08 3:16 PM CST

      Rove to GOP: Here's How to Top Dems in '08

      (Newser) - Karl Rove weighed in yesterday on Republican strategies for the 2008 election, with pointers on how to slam Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama, the Hill reports. President Bush's former guru took shots at Clinton's "$800 billion in new spending" less than halfway through the campaign, and her wish to repeal Bush tax cuts; Obama, he said, should be attacked for inexperience. More »

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      Barack Obama  • Hillary Clinton  • Republicans  • Karl Rove  • RNC

  • December 2007
  • November 2007

    • GOP Penalizes 5 Early Primary States

      Associated Press  |  Nov 8, 07 10:54 PM CST

      GOP Penalizes 5 Early Primary States

      (Newser) - Republican party leaders voted today to punish five states for holding their primaries too early, the AP reports. New Hampshire, Florida, South Carolina, Michigan, and Wyoming will lose half their delegates to next summer’s national convention because they plan to stage primaries before Feb. 5. Iowa gets off on a technicality. None of the states will change their dates because of the RNC's punishment. More »

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      election 2008  • Florida  • GOP  • Michigan  • New Hampshire  • South Carolina  • RNC  • Wyoming

  • October 2007
  • August 2007

    • Craig May Resign Today

      CNN  |  Aug 31, 07 9:02 AM CDT

      Craig May Resign Today

      (Newser) - Larry Craig will resign his Senate seat as soon as today, in an effort to pre-empt an official GOP call for him to step down, party sources tell CNN. Following the Idaho conservative’s guilty plea in a bathroom-stall sex sting, the Republican National Committee was preparing to call for his exit, CNN reports, but will hold off pending his decision to fall on his own sword. More »

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      Senate  • resignation  • Larry Craig  • Idaho  • RNC

  • June 2007

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