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Film hearthrob and Democratic booster George Clooney arrives in Geneva today to attend a fundraiser for President Barack Obama, AP reported. Organizers expect to pull about $500,000 from donors for Obama’s campaign for re-election, with many flying in to Switzerland...
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A man walks on the beach in Key West, Fla., on Aug. 26, 2012.
No matter where Isaac makes land after passing through the Gulf of Mexico, Republicans at the national convention in Tampa said they should continue with their now-truncated three-day gathering. Only the tone could change. Speaking this morning at the Bloomberg...
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President Barack Obama speaks with Gov. Charlie Crist of Florida on Casino Beach in Pensacola, Fl. in this June 15, 2010 file photo.
Former Florida Governor Charlie Crist, who was elected as a Republican before dropping his party affiliation in 2010, has received a speaking role at the Democratic National Convention, a party official said. Crist, a St. Petersburg lawyer who lost his...
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Workers place displays at the Republican National Convention inside of the Tampa Bay Times in Fla.
Mitt Romney will teach voters watching the Republican National Convention something new about him, said Republican strategist Karl Rove, predicting the candidate’s time this week in Tampa would help him win the Nov. 6 presidential election. Romney is “going to...
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Mitt Romney leaves Brewster Academy after working on convention preparations on Aug. 27, 2012, in Wolfeboro, N.H.
Updated at 10:10 am EDT As Tropical Storm Isaac sweeps over the Gulf of Mexico, its outer bands drenching Tampa overnight and the storm advancing toward the Northern Gulf Coast, the Republican ready to accept his party’s presidential nomination is...
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Tropical Storm Isaac gained fresh muscle Sunday as it bore down on the Florida Keys, with forecasters warning it could grow into a dangerous Category 2 hurricane as it nears the northern Gulf Coast.
Republicans formally begin and then recess their convention in Tampa today, after pushing back speakers by one day as Tropical Storm Isaac passes by. It rained hard overnight and this morning and now the sun is poking through thick clouds...
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Mitt Romney boards his campaign plane at Port Columbus International Airport in Ohio, on August 25, 2012.
Mitt Romney heads to Tampa with an ironic burden: his success. His staggering wealth, earned from private equity, a business built on opaque and complex financial engineering, has left him without the kind of compelling life-story narrative that has launched...
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Home schooled students paint signs for delegates to wave at the upcoming Republican National Convention in Tampa, Florida, on August 21, 2012.
That’s how many presidential election ads ran on television in the Tampa, Florida market in the 30-day period ended Aug. 20, according to Kantar Media’s CMAG, which tracks advertising. That comes out to more than 232 ads per day in...
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Anthony Batri, from Largo, Fla., unfurls banners as preparations are made ahead of the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla., on Aug. 25, 2012.
When Texas Representative Mike Conaway goes fishing during the Republican National Convention this week, he’s also looking to reel in piles of cash for his leadership political action committee. AT&T Inc. is reaching out and touching lawmakers, hosting receptions for...
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Florida Independent Senate candidate, Florida Gov. Charlie Crist, gestures toward passing motorists in St. Petersburg, Fla.
Charlie Crist, the former Florida governor who served as a Republican in the state’s highest office, in two of its elected Cabinet offices and in the state Legislature, made some waves in his party today when he announced his support...
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