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National Convention The 2008 Republican National Convention hit the Xcel Energy Center from Sep 1-4th. Hurricane Gustav and Sarah Palin revealations took up most of the first day, along with a decision not to discuss Iraq. The following three days brought the Republican party went back to the party. RNC Schedule Monday, September 1, 2008 - 5:30 pm – 5:55 pm: First Lady Laura Bush & Cindy McCain speech Tuesday, September 2, 2008 - 5:30 pm – 10:05 pm: Norm Coleman speech, President Bush speech (via satellite), Joe Lieberman speech, & Fred Thompson speech Wednesday, September 3, 2008 - 6:20 pm – 11:20 pm: Rudy Giuliani speech, Alaska Governor Sarah Palin speech, Mike Huckabee speech, & Mitt Romney speech Thursday, September 4, 2008 - 6:20 pm – 10:15 pm Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty speech, Tom Ridge speech, Cindy McCain speech, & Senator John McCain speech Convention Coverage Over 510 Arrests - Journalists Arrested - Journalists Detained - Minneapolis Studies Impact of RNC - St. Paul Studies Police, Not Misconduct - Faux Storefront Makeover - Behind the Scenes Scuttling - Convention Winners & Losers - Gustav's impact - St. Paul We Hardly Knew Ye video: Amy Goodman arrest 9-1 & follow up - Protester Roughed Up 9-4 - Closeup Look at Pepper Spray - McCain acceptance speech - Opinions Change - Puppets Convention Discussion Your Credentials, Please: The Media and Law Enforecement at the RNC -- What Went Wrong, What Went Right -- Coffman Theater, Coffman Union, University of Minnesota -- Sep 22, 7pm Candidates: John McCain and Barack Obama, are profiled by The Onion. (Also, the Phoenix New Times's Amy Silverman has a 15 year montage of Senator McCain coverage -- less entertaining.) |
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