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Republican National Convention
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Coverage of the Republican National Convention Aug, 27-30 in Tampa, Fla.
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Eastwood mocked, saluted online for unconventional speech
By DERRIK J. LANG , Associated Press August 31, 2012, 09:53 AMClint Eastwood earned plenty of bad reviews for his latest performance: a rambling endorsement of Mitt Romney. But others came to his defense.
Romney accepts nomination, promises 'jobs, lots of jobs'
By BAIRD HELGESON and KEVIN DIAZ, Associated Press August 31, 2012, 09:31 AMMitt Romney, facing an enormous job in uniting the Republican party, reintroduces himself.
Romney to visit storm-damaged Louisiana
By KASIE HUNT , Associated Press August 31, 2012, 08:49 AMRepublican presidential nominee Mitt Romney will head to Louisiana to tour damage from Hurricane Isaac.
Rice's political star rises
By Associated Press August 30, 2012, 11:43 PMThe Republican panel included House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush and Margaret Spellings, a former George W. Bush domestic policy adviser. But the audience clapped for only one person at the beginning of a discussion on education policy Thursday: former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.
Ryan's speech was short on facts
By Associated Press August 30, 2012, 11:16 PMRep. Paul Ryan used his convention speech to fault President Obama for failing to act on a deficit-reduction plan that he himself helped kill. He chided Democrats for seeking $716 billion in Medicare cuts that he too had sought. And he lamented the nation's credit rating -- which was downgraded after a debt-ceiling standoff that he and other House Republicans helped instigate. His speech -- peppered with statements that were incorrect, incomplete or incompatible with his own record -- seemed to signal the arrival of a new kind of campaign, one in which concerns about fact-checking have been largely set aside. Here's a look at some of the issues:
Women put social issues in back seat
By SUSAN SAULNY, Associated Press August 30, 2012, 09:23 PMRepublicans said they'll focus on the economy in an effort to appeal to voters outside the base.
GOP faces hurdles in attempts to expand base
By ROSALIND S. HELDERMAN, Associated Press August 29, 2012, 11:34 PMDiscussions about race at convention highlights some challenges.
Pawlenty does his part with blistering barbs
By KEVIN DIAZ and BAIRD HELGESON, Associated Press August 29, 2012, 11:14 PMFormer governor made pitch for the GOP ticket that passed him by.
More than 20 million tune in on Tuesday
By Associated Press August 29, 2012, 11:08 PMMore than 20 million people viewed the convention Tuesday night, and more of them watched on Fox News than on any other TV outlet. According to preliminary ratings, 6.9 million people watched Fox from 10 to 11 p.m., the hour that featured major speeches by Ann Romney and Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey. NBC pulled in 4.8 million viewers; CBS had 3.1 million; ABC had 2.9 million; and CNN and MSNBC had 1.5 million each. The figures appear to put the ratings for Tuesday, the first full day of proceedings, on par with the first full day of the RNC convention in 2008. About 21.5 million people tuned in then.
Romney gets last word in formulating speeches
By PHILIP RUCKER, Associated Press August 29, 2012, 11:08 PMThe former English major is still working on Thursday's address to convention.
A little sibling rivalry
By ASHLEY PARKER and MICHAEL BARBARO, Associated Press August 29, 2012, 10:16 PMA LITTLE SIBLING RIVALRY
What were fringe ideas in 1992 now mainstream
By ADAM NAGOURNEY, Associated Press August 29, 2012, 09:45 PMGOP establishment has been pushed rightward on social issues. Summary.
On RNC stage, nettlesome issues unmentioned
By BETH FOUHY , Associated Press August 29, 2012, 08:05 PMViewers tuning into the Republican National Convention have heard Ann Romney speak lovingly of her husband and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie pledge "a new era of truth telling." What they haven't heard is talk of offshore tax havens, Missouri Senate candidate Todd Akin, or questions about President Barack Obama's birthplace — the kind of divisive issues that have bedeviled Mitt Romney in the weeks before formally accepting his party's presidential nomination.
Police throng Tampa with GOP convention in town
By TAMARA LUSH , Associated Press August 29, 2012, 05:42 PMThey seem to be on every street corner. Police officers riding bicycles, horses and golf carts that look like baby Humvees. Metal barricades surround all of Tampa's government buildings. State police, FBI, the Secret Service — some in riot gear — throng the city's streets surrounding the Republican National Convention.
Christie rouses convention with fiery keynote speech
By BETH FOUHY and THOMAS, Associated Press August 28, 2012, 11:51 PMThe New Jersey governor attacked President Obama as part of the problem.
'You really should get to know him'
By ROSALIND S. HELDERMAN, Associated Press August 28, 2012, 11:35 PMAnn Romney's speech was latest effort to show Mitt's softer side.
Another poll finds race is a tossup
By Associated Press August 28, 2012, 11:24 PMThe latest CBS News poll shows the race between President Obama and Mitt Romney essentially tied.
With Ryan, GOP hopes to turn Minnesota red
By BAIRD HELGESON and KEVIN DIAZ, Associated Press August 28, 2012, 11:22 PMMany Midwestern Republicans believe Paul Ryan's nomination for vice president could become a crucial factor that helps nudge Minnesota squarely into battleground territory.
It's a Romneypalooza at the nominee's hotel
By MICHAEL BARBARO and, Associated Press August 28, 2012, 09:48 PMRelatives of the GOP candidate were everywhere at the Tampa Marriott, which has become his temporary campaign central.
Minnesotans vote for Paul
By KEVIN DIAZ and BAIRD HELGESON, Associated Press August 28, 2012, 09:38 PMState's delegation cast 33 votes for Rep. Paul, the largest bloc of any state.
Rousing welcome at convention for Wis. Gov. Walker
By Associated Press August 28, 2012, 08:41 PMWisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, a conservative hero since surviving a recall vote this year, has received a rousing welcome at the Republican National Convention.
Walker: 'Let this be our time'
By Hot Dish Politics, Associated Press August 28, 2012, 08:33 PMWisconsin Gov. Scott Walker portrayed Mitt Romney as a man who understands the struggles of average Americans and is poised for greatness.
Minnesota's Paul supporters relieved, furious after RNC vote
By Hot Dish Politics, Associated Press August 28, 2012, 05:46 PM33 of Minnesota's 40 delegates voted for Ron Paul, 1 chose Rick Santorum and 6 chose Mitt Romney, who eventually locked up the Republican nomination with 2,061 votes.
Republicans nominate Mitt Romney for president
By Associated Press August 28, 2012, 05:41 PMWhen Republicans nominated former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney for president, their vote brought to an end a long primary fight and set the stage for a close contest against President Barack Obama.
GOP OKs platform barring abortions, gay marriage
By PHILIP ELLIOT and ALAN FRAM , Associated Press August 28, 2012, 04:22 PMRepublicans emphatically approved a toughly worded party platform at their national convention Tuesday that would ban all abortions and gay marriages, reshape Medicare into a voucher-like program and cut taxes to energize the economy and create jobs.
Gov. Walker warns of nasty presidential contest ahead
By Hot Dish Politics, Associated Press August 28, 2012, 10:03 AMWisconsin Gov. Scott Walker told Minnesota delegates to the Republican National Convention that the race for president is going to be a nasty one. He urged them to live up to a higher ideal.
New blood energizes GOP
By KEVIN DIAZ and BAIRD HELGESON, Associated Press August 28, 2012, 08:25 AMIn the first national GOP assembly since the Tea Party emerged from the ashes of the Republicans' loss to Barack Obama in 2008, signs of fresh growth are in Tampa.
Energetic Ron Paul backers vow to do battle in Tampa today
By Hot Dish Politics, Associated Press August 28, 2012, 07:35 AMA handbill slipped under convention-goers' hotel doors in the middle of the night promises a battle against "Washington insiders" as the Republican National Convention begins in earnest Tuesday.
Campaign notes: Romney to arrive in Tampa today
By Associated Press August 28, 2012, 07:01 AMThe Republican presidential candidate will fly from Boston to Tampa on the same day his wife, Ann, is scheduled to deliver a speech to the national convention, his campaign said Monday night. Tuesday is the convention's first full day of business.
Paul delegates mounting floor fight over new rules
By STEPHEN OHLEMACHER , Associated Press August 27, 2012, 11:10 PMRep. Ron Paul's delegates are trying to mount a floor fight over new GOP rules designed to limit the ability of insurgent presidential candidates to amass delegates to future Republican conventions.
GOP faces a storm outside and possible storm inside
By JIM RUTENBERG and, Associated Press August 27, 2012, 10:51 PMTAMPA, FLA. - It was supposed to be the start of their four-day effort to sell Mitt Romney to the nation, but Monday instead proved to be a day of frustration for Republicans as the one-day delay in beginning their convention deprived them of their national stage and brought a fresh airing of intraparty tensions.
Ryan touts Midwestern values at Janesville rally
By Associated Press August 27, 2012, 12:01 PMPaul Ryan says he's forever grateful to the people of Janesville, the city his family has called home for five generations.
Romney hopes Gulf Coast spared major destruction
By STEVE PEOPLES , Associated Press August 27, 2012, 09:42 AMMitt Romney suggested Monday that he's not considering canceling the Republican National Convention even as New Orleans faces another powerful storm on the anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.
Minnesotans are in the mix as GOP fights over its brand
By BAIRD HELGESON, Associated Press August 27, 2012, 09:26 AMRep. Bachmann and Ron Paul's state chair threatened efforts to show that Republicans solidly support Romney.
Bachmann touts victories, Ryan at Minnesota RNC breakfast
By Hot Dish Politics, Associated Press August 27, 2012, 09:22 AMBachmann tells Tea Party and Ron Paul delegates that they have left their mark on the GOP.
Romney addresses Akin controversy
By Associated Press August 26, 2012, 11:07 PMMitt Romney conceded Sunday that fresh controversy over rape and abortion is harming his party and he accused Democrats of trying to exploit it for political gain. "It really is sad, isn't it, with all the issues that America faces, for the Obama campaign to continue to stoop to such a low level," said Romney on "Fox News Sunday," trying to sharpen the presidential election focus instead on a weak economy.
Republicans balance politics, storm
By JIM RUTENBERG and MICHAEL D. SHEAR, Associated Press August 26, 2012, 11:06 PMMitt Romney shares spotlight with Tropical Storm Isaac.
GOP convention gains unscripted feel
By DAVID A. FAHRENTHOLD, Associated Press August 26, 2012, 09:47 PMDelegates gathered for their storm-shortened meeting, making the best of a changing situation.
GOP convention schedule
By Associated Press August 26, 2012, 09:46 PMMonday: Call to order; announcement of recess until Tuesday because of storm.
Romneys practice their speeches
By STEVE PEOPLES , Associated Press August 26, 2012, 06:11 PMRepublican presidential candidate Mitt Romney and his wife, Ann, spent Sunday evening at a local high school auditorium rehearsing their speeches to the Republican National Convention.
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