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RNC Day 5: Tossed from the Art Pope-David Koch cocktail partynew

Police called on several credentialed journalists trying to cover event
Tags: RNC 2012
RNC Day 4: In his speech, Paul Ryan doesn't let facts get in the waynew
The vice presidential nominee's speech was rife with errors.
Republican National Convention, Day 1: red meat at the tea partynew

Marginalized at the RNC, Michele Bachmann and Hermain Cain light up the Unity Rally
RNC Day 2: "All the laws we have today came from Judeo-Christian views"new

Religious conservatives could be key to Romney-Ryan win.
'We've Got a President Who Looks Like Us'new
North Carolina Democratic convention delegate John Verdejo comes full circle to celebrate Obama's victory.
'Godless Atheist' in Elizabeth Dole Ad is Actually a Bible Teachernew
This week, Republican U.S. Sen, Elizabeth Dole began running a statewide 30-second TV ad linking her opponent, Kay Hagan, to godless atheists. But one of the alleged atheists pictured in the ad is Rick Stone, a former Bible teacher, and a current theology student at Harvard Divinity School.
The RNC: Meaner than a Junkyard Dognew

Once Hurricane Gustav had passed, the convention took on a meanness absent during the Dems' gathering. One could not have imagined, for example, Democratic delegates turning toward the press and booing for 25 seconds, as their GOP counterparts did during Palin's speech.
DNC Report: They Called Him B-Bidennew

Joe Biden and I are both stutterers. Tonight, for all stutters, it's our moment on the national stage.
Anti-Abortion Activists Confront Feminist Dems in Denvernew
During this week of the Democratic National Convention, it's hard to walk more than a few blocks in downtown Denver without encountering clusters of abortion opponents carrying billboard-sized photos of fetal remains.
Come All Ye Faithful: Church and State Intersect on Day 1 of the DNCnew

For those who believe in the separation of church and state, an interfaith service might seem like a jarring way to kick off the Democrats' quadrennial assembly. But party leaders have been deliberately trying to snag the religious high ground from the GOP, and they believe the time is right.
Whitewashnew

In his new autobiography, Jesse Helms sees himself as a humanitarian -- not a racist supporter of brutal right-wing regimes who turned obstructionism into a foreign policy.
INDY Week |
Barry Yeoman |
09-12-2005 |
Nonfiction