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RNC Report: Mean Mr. Millernew

On Wednesday night Zell Miller was mainly pissed off that John Kerry is not more like Wendell Willkie, so clearly he's not too choosy about his topic.
Boston Phoenix  |  David S. Bernstein  |  09-02-2004  |  Politics

RNC Report: Osama Bin-Who?new

This entire convention is an orgy of grief and fury over the attack that smashed a vertical city of people just four miles south of the speakers' podium, and yet the name of Osama bin-Laden has not been uttered. Not once.
Boston Phoenix  |  David S. Bernstein  |  09-02-2004  |  Politics

RNC Report: Dying for Peacenew

The anatomy of a die-in.
Boston Phoenix  |  David S. Bernstein  |  09-01-2004  |  Politics

RNC Report: Too Many Word from the Demsnew

On the way into Wednesday's Democratic National Committee daily-rebuttal press conference, media members received a document headed "Democrats' One Word Response to Cheney: Halliburton."
Boston Phoenix  |  David S. Bernstein  |  09-01-2004  |  Politics

RNC Report: Desperately Seeking Michael Moorenew

Michael Moore is unpredictable, and you have no idea how desperately the media want something unpredictable to happen at these deadly boring, scripted, controlled, conventions.
Boston Phoenix  |  David S. Bernstein  |  09-01-2004  |  Politics

RNC Report: The Donkey Watchnew

Is Bush compassionate? Does Coke add life?
Boston Phoenix  |  David S. Bernstein  |  08-31-2004  |  Politics

RNC Report: Giuliani to World — Drop Deadnew

You might recall that the "Bush Doctrine" is the use of preemptive force against an imminent threat. But Rudolph Giuliani said Monday evening that the Bush Doctrine was "you are either with us or you are with the terrorists."
Boston Phoenix  |  David S. Bernstein  |  08-31-2004  |  Politics

RNC Report: McCain to America — Fight Something!new

John McCain is absolutely sure that we're in the midst of fighting a great war. How big, he's a little vague on, because he's not quite ready to define who or what exactly were at war against.
Boston Phoenix  |  David S. Bernstein  |  08-31-2004  |  Politics

RNC Protests: Don't March on the Grassnew

New York's City Hall has told protesters that Central Park's Great Lawn is off-limits during the Republican National Convention. So where's a good spot to congregate on a hot summer day? Try the West Side Highway.
Boston Phoenix  |  David S. Bernstein  |  08-16-2004  |  Politics

The $50 Million Demsnew

The real VIPs in the fight to oust George W. Bush won’t be on the stage of Boston's FleetCenter next week. They’re the wealthy funders of progressive ‘527’ groups.
Boston Phoenix  |  David S. Bernstein  |  07-22-2004  |  Politics

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