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Her prime-time moment arrived, Republican presumptive vice-presidential nominee Sarah Palin introduced herself to the nation Wednesday night as a feisty small-town mayor turned governor who was more qualified than Democrat Barack Obama to serve in the White House and more willing to challenge "Washington's elite." Mrs. Palin said she would accept her historic nomination as the first woman on a Republican ticket and wasted no time challenging critics in the media who have picked at her record, her family and her qualifications since John McCain selected her Friday. "Here's a little news flash for all those reporters and commentators: I'm...

Does anybody know where the Republican (or even Democrat) national conventions will be held in 2008? Has it even been decided yet?

New Yorkers feel snubbed by Republicans' party plans By David Usborne in New York 03 December 2003 The goodwill that Republican leaders generated when they decided to stage their 2004 party convention in New York City is about to go glug-glug to the bottom of the Hudson River. New Yorkers are upset that Tom DeLay, the majority leader in the House of Representatives, is said to want to charter a cruise ship for the event to accommodate Republican members of Congress and their guest list of lobbyists and donors. The ship in question would be the Norwegian Dawn, operated by...