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This is the first year Log Cabin Republicans were invited to the Republican National Convention

TAMPA (CNN) -- A man hurrying to catch the light at a corner in muggy downtown Tampa carries a book with a rainbow of color on its cover.


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Phrase was the cornerstone of this year's Republican National Convention

(CNN) -- That July comment by President Barack Obama was the cornerstone of this year's Republican National Convention. Republicans have seized on the phrase -- a seemingly stray clause in a line Obama delivered at a campaign stop in Virginia -- as a kind of Freudian slip that reveals the president's hostility to free enterprise.


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Actor addresses 'invisible' President Obama in decidedly political and bitingly satirical speech

TAMPA, Florida (CNN) -- Actor and director Clint Eastwood made the day of the GOP faithful at the Republican National Convention when he gave a surprise speech Thursday night in which he laid out what he sees as the good, the bad and the ugly state of American political affairs.


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On-the-spot reporter is plugged into all of the major events at the Democratic Convention, seeking out the few Black and Hispanic delegates to ask about issues affecting communities of color in particular


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Speech has been attacked by various news sources, including Fox News, for being misleading

(CNN) -- Eric Fehrnstrom, a senior adviser for Mitt Romney's campaign, defended Paul Ryan against criticism of his speech, saying the vice presidential hopeful was not inaccurate when he blamed President Barack Obama for the failure of a General Motors plant in Wisconsin.

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Officials call attack "deplorable" despite climate of acceptance of controversial rhetoric from GOP

CNN has confirmed that a Black camerawoman who works for the network was the victim of a racial attack at the Republican National Convention on Monday.

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Former Bush White House Cabinet member doesn't mention President Barack Obama by name

TAMPA, Fla. — Condoleezza Rice electrified the Republican National Convention on Wednesday with at speech that fueled speculation that she might again accept a Cabinet position in Republican White House — or make a run herself in 2016.

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Pastor claims Republicans were the party of civil rights in the 50s and 60s

Perhaps the Republican National Committee should have asked Pastor Stephen Broden to address the convention.

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The two prominent Black delegates expressed different concerns on the importance of the Black vote

The Skanner News freelancer John Moreno caught up with Michael Steele and Artur Davis at the Republican National Convention on Tuesday.

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Congressman's supporters shouted and booed when rules were adopted for official platform

(CNN) -- The always-vocal supporters of Ron Paul made one final push to support the Texas congressman's bid for the 2012 GOP presidential nomination Tuesday, and in the process made their displeasure at the GOP establishment known as official proceedings at the Republican National Convention got underway.

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