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| Excerpt: | The White House and the National Park Service, which belong to the people of the United States, are being exploited to help Donald Trump's reelection effort. |
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| Published at: | 9:30 PM on Wednesday, August 26th, 2020 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Elections, Events |
| Other Tags: | US-Pres |
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| Excerpt: | It should really be called the Trump National Convention, because that's what it is: a carnival in allegiance to a man who represents the worst of humanity. |
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| Published at: | 10:00 PM on Monday, August 24th, 2020 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Elections, Events, Party Politics |
| Other Tags: | US-Pres |
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| Excerpt: | So much for party unity: Republican leaders attempted Wednesday to steer their national convention in a more substantive and unified direction behind GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump, but their efforts came up against an eruption of lingering bitterness from the brutal primary campaign season. The capstone of the evening was supposed to be a speech […] |
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| Published at: | 10:46 PM on Wednesday, July 20th, 2016 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Elections, Events, Party Politics |
| Other Tags: | US-Pres |
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| Excerpt: | It sure looks that way: In her first major address before the nation on Monday night, Melania Trump appears to have plagiarized a number of lines from first lady Michelle Obama’s speech at the 2008 Democratic National Convention. The plagiarized passages, in bold below, concerned the importance of hard work and honesty. “From a young […] |
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| Published at: | 8:23 AM on Tuesday, July 19th, 2016 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Elections |
| Other Tags: | US-Pres |
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| Excerpt: | Yesterday was the final day of the 2012 Republican National Convention in Tampa, Florida. Here are a few parting thoughts on the convention from The Seattle Times‘ Jim Brunner, The Stranger‘s Paul Constant, and other journalists who were in town covering the convention from a national perspective. Paul Constant has an essay in The Stranger […] |
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| Published at: | 3:29 PM on Friday, August 31st, 2012 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Elections, Events, Party Politics |
| Other Tags: | US-Pres |
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| Excerpt: | Today is the third day of the 2012 Republican National Convention in Tampa, Florida. Here’s a roundup of some of the goings-on there, as reported by The Seattle Times‘ Jim Brunner, The Stranger‘s Paul Constant, and other journalists who are in town covering the convention from a national perspective. Incompetent central planning by the Republican […] |
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| Published at: | 7:28 PM on Wednesday, August 29th, 2012 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Events, Party Politics |
| Tags: | Republican National Convention |
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| Excerpt: | Today is the second day of the 2012 Republican National Convention in Tampa, Florida. Here’s a roundup of some of the goings-on there, as reported by The Seattle Times’ Jim Brunner, The Stranger’s Paul Constant, and other journalists who are in town covering the convention from a national perspective. At the Holiday Inn this morning […] |
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| Published at: | 9:14 PM on Tuesday, August 28th, 2012 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Elections, Party Politics |
| Tags: | Republican National Convention |
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