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Friday, September 07, 2012  Obama, Romney on 60-day sprint to election; incumbent seeks patience, GOP pops out new ads

Friday, August 31, 2012  Protestors and Tampa police acknowledge how well their demonstrations went during the RNC.

Friday, August 31, 2012  Updated with video: And those unmentioned topics say a lot about the challenges that face the Republican ticket in the final three months of the presidential campaign.

Thursday, August 30, 2012  Watch live video: Mitt Romney is expected to accept the party's nomination as President this evening.

Thursday, August 30, 2012  Businesses right down the street from the Republican National Convention are losing money.

Thursday, August 30, 2012  EDITOR'S NOTE: An occasional look at claims made in political campaigns and how they adhere to the facts.

Thursday, August 30, 2012  Former Florida governor urges Romney to connect to voters emotionally in GOP convention address

Wednesday, August 29, 2012  50,000 additional people have made their way to Tampa. How are they embracing it?

Wednesday, August 29, 2012  In excerpts from his prepared remarks, McConnell also takes a dig at Obama for playing too much golf.

Wednesday, August 29, 2012  Ron Paul supporters are making their presence known at the Republican National Convention in Tampa.

Wednesday, August 29, 2012  Business owners in Tampa are cashing in big thanks to Republican National Convention-goers.

Wednesday, August 29, 2012  Republicans in full roar, mocking Obama, cheering their man, in long-sought show of unity

Tuesday, August 28, 2012  Republican convention briefly gets rowdy as Ron Paul backers take offense to new party rules

Tuesday, August 28, 2012  We have continuing coverage from Florida at the RNC.

Tuesday, August 28, 2012