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NASHVILLE, Tenn.- A huge crowd came out Saturday afternoon to the War Memorial Auditorium to see Paul speak. The crowd of 1500 included about 300 people who support the Texas congressman through an internet group. Dave Perry is part of that online group of friends. The group, based in Nashville, recently decided to ask presidential candidate Ron Paul to visit them. "We contacted them and they said sure, We'd love to come to Nashville,'" said Perry. Actually, that is exactly how the Republican congressman is building his campaign. He listens to online supporters across the country and meets them. "Well...

Buoyed by a drop in President Bush's popularity, about 500 Oregon Democrats are gathering in Sunriver this weekend for a series of talks on how to seize the moment. "The focus is on how Democrats can win in western states," said Jim Edmunson, chairman of the state Democratic Party. The Central Oregon conference will feature a keynote speech by Joe Wilson, the former ambassador and husband of outed CIA operative Valerie Plame, and will look at how anti-war themes are expected to play in the 2006 elections. "National security and the international situation in the Middle East is a huge...