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Dems scale back anti-GOP effort
The Swampby Frank James ST. PAUL, Minn. -- The Democratic National Committee is suspending its counter-programming efforts in St, Paul in response to the Republican National Committee's decision to significantly scale back the GOP convention on Monday and to...Tags: Republican Party, Religious Leaders
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Bush: Sept. 11 = John McCain
Spin CycleExcerpts from Bush (after the jump) include this: ???We live in a dangerous world. And we need a president who understands the lessons of September 11, 2001: that to protect America, we must stay on the offense, stop attacks before......Tags: Government, Politics, Louisiana, National Government, Elections
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FEMA'S Brownie: 'Success 160, failure 1'
The Swampby Mark Silva ST. PAUL -- On this day when Hurricane Gustav has reminded all about the failed response to Hurricane Katrina three years ago, the man who ran FEMA during Katrina wants to say that people forget that he......Tags: Government, Regional Authority, Politics, Louisiana, Executive Branch
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GOP convention texts 'GIVE 2 HELP'
The Swampby Mark Silva and Jim Tankersley ST. PAUL - It's that text-message business. In Denver, Barack Obama's celebratory night at the close of the Democratic National Convention opened with a call to everyone in the football stadium holding some 70,000......Tags: Natural Disasters, Disasters, Barack Obama, Mike Duncan, Elections
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Gustav ashore; tropics send more
Maryland WeatherHurricane Gustav was coming ashore in Louisiana this morning, a minimal but still deadly Category 3 storm with top sustained winds around 115 mph. Torrential rains and a dangerous storm surge were being felt all across the northern Gulf Coast.Meanwhile,.....Tags: Louisiana, Natural Disasters, Disasters, Weather, Weather Reports
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Bush missed by no one but Democrats?
The Swampby Mark Silva Could it be that President Bush's decision to skip the Republican National Convention satisfies everyone -- except, perhaps, the Democrats? Our colleague, Jim Gerstenzang of the L.A. Times, is asking the question at Countdown to Crawford....Tags: Government, George W. Bush, Texas, Executive Branch, Ronald Reagan
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Obama calls for unity in Gustav's wake
The Swampby James Oliphant, and updated DETROIT, Mich.--With Hurricane Gustav slamming into Louisiana, Barack Obama this morning tossed aside his planned campaign remarks and instead told a crowd of union members here that "there is a time for us to argue......Tags: Disasters and Accidents, Charity, Louisiana, Relief and Aid Organizations, Elections
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Republican convention back on track
The Swampby Frank James ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Now that Hurricane Gustav is behind us and has been downgraded to a tropical depression that's now over the South's Texarkla region where three states meet, the Republican National Convention will be going......Tags: Georgia, Government, Politics, Rudy Giuliani, Elections
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Hurricane Gustav: GOP's boost, or risks
The Swampby Peter Brown ST. PAUL -- No Republican in his right mind will acknowledge it, but Hurricane Gustav affords the GOP a political opportunity that could boost Sen. John McCain's odds of winning the White House. Of course, Americans could......Tags: Government, Peter Brown, Charlie Crist, Louisiana, Elections
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Cindy McCain, Laura Bush visit delegates
The Swampby John McCormick, updated BROOKLYN CENTER, Minn. - In appearances this morning, Cindy McCain and Laura Bush made clear that politics will not entirely be taking the day off at the Republican National Convention. The delicate dance between running for.......Tags: Government, Regional Authority, Politics, Louisiana, Executive Branch
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George Clooney, Obama's celebrity
The Swampby Mark Silva ST. PAUL - Well, that moment of silence for Hurricane Gustav appears to have passed, because the Republican Party is circulating a wire story about George Clooney - noted celebrity - staging a fundraiser for Barack Obama......Tags: Ethan Coen, Movies, Politics, Lake Geneva, Elections
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Laura Bush: Katrina's mistakes, lessons
The Swampby Mark Silva ST. PAUL, Minn. - The soon-retiring President Bush, who was supposed to address the start of the Republican National Convention this evening, instead flew to Texas for a review of staging areas for the recovery after Hurricane......Tags: Regional Authority, Armed Forces, Politics, National Government, Cindy McCain
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