GOP conference: Republican politicians on their humble beginnings – video
At the Republican national convention in Florida, one of the key trends of the week has been for the party's big names to talk emotionally about their humble origins
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Romney's make-or-break speech to focus on disillusionment with Obama
Keynote address at Republican convention also set to address presidential nominee's 'weaknesses': religion and businessMitt Romney will use the biggest speech of his career to urge Americans to put the...
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Tin Man Romney still not putting enough heart into it | Gary Younge
Mitt Romney's speech at the Republican National Convention is unlikely to brighten his dull and plodding image• The best of the RNC: open threadLike the Tin Man heading for the Emerald City, Mitt...
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Mitt Romney acceptance speech: I'm the real hope and change
GOP nominee tells Republican national convention that Barack Obama has delivered only 'disappointment and division'Mitt Romney formally launched his bid to become the next US president with a promise...
View ArticleClint Eastwood criticises invisible Obama at GOP convention – video
Hollywood icon Clint Eastwood warms up the crowds at the Republican national convention in Tampa, Florida, ahead of presidential nominee Mitt Romney's acceptance speech
View ArticleMitt Romney accepts presidential nomination – video
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney delivers his acceptance speech at the party's national convention in Tampa, Florida, on Thursday, and slamming Obama's record as president
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Mitt Romney's speech to the Republican National Convention: panel verdict
Was the Republican presidential nominee upstaged by 'mystery guest' Clint Eastwood, or did he pull it round? Our experts judgeAna Marie Cox: 'He has to pretend to be normal and it never works'Whatever...
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Clint Eastwood speaks to an invisible Obama: Twitter mocks 'gran turdito'
The Republican convention looked to Clint Eastwood to provide some gravitas – but it didn't quite work out as planned• The best of the RNC – add your favorite moments hereIt was something no one ever...
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Mitt Romney's big, delirious party: the reaction from the right
Commentators seemed to think the Republican candidate – and the GOP – pulled it off at the end of four bizarre days in TampaDid Mitt Romney pull it off? There's a good case to be made that the...
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Confident Romney hits the road after mixed response to presidential pitch
Mitt Romney visits Louisiana on first full day as official GOP nominee after 'workmanlike' speech to Republican conventionMitt Romney's election team has declared they are confident that the road to...
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The best of the Republican national convention: what will you remember?
Clint Eastwood? Condoleezza Rice? Our correspondents pick their best moments from Tampa – and we want to hear yoursThe 2012 Republican national convention is officially over, and as we remove the...
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Mitt Romney: mytho-man hits the road | Editorial
The Republican presidential candidate is miles away from where he needs to be to unseat Obama from the White HouseThe Republican Party has much in common with Andre Parker, responsible for what has...
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Even Republicans themselves are struggling to swallow their leaders' lies |...
From Sarah Palin to Mitt Romney to Clint Eastwood, the time it takes each new GOP 'star' to go from hero to zero is getting shorter and shorterIt's encouraging, really. Republicans in the US are...
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Why Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan believe wealthiness is next to godliness |...
The poor and vulnerable would suffer greatly under these Republican puritans who see money as a sign of God's favourGod loves Republicans, as they'll be the first to tell you. A Florida pastor is...
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Romney-Ryan convention message plays well with swing state media
News reports and editorials show how carefully targeted convention narrative played in battleground statesWhen Mitt Romney took to the stage in Tampa last week to cap three days of conventioneering his...
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Is the conventional approach to journalism really necessary?
The Republican National Convention in Tampa was covered by 15,000 journalists – that's around 14,500 too manyThere were 15,000 journalists in Tampa covering Mitt Romney's coronation. But what did they...
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Who'd really want to belong to this first wives club? | Catherine Bennett
Ann Romney deserves the same scorn for her 'lady-rhetoric' as has been poured on pink phones and pensAfter a few weeks in which Amazon customers have transformed the shopping site into the go-to venue...
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Obama not offended by Clint Eastwood's convention antics
Some in the Romney camp, however, have privately cringed following the bizarre, rambling speech and empty-chair fiascoIt probably didn't make his day, but Barack Obama appears to harbour no grudge...
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Romney lacks convention poll bump as Democrats prepare to meet in Charlotte
Romney failed to benefit from his convention performance. Here are six things to watch for as Democrats prepare to meetMitt Romney failed to achieve a bounce from the Republican convention, according...
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Joe Biden leads Democratic attacks on Romney before Charlotte convention
Democrats see opportunities in Romney's perceived weakness on foreign policy and on conservative social issuesDemocrats opened a fresh offensive on Mitt Romney's foreign policy Sunday, painting the...
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