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As the Des Moines Register reported yesterday, anti-war activists in Iowa City were spied on by at least two law enforcement sources in the lead-up to the 2008 Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minn.: a female undercover officer from the Ramsey County (Minn.) Sheriff’s Department, and a confidential FBI informant.
The Register could not confirm [...]

Laura McGann from the Washington Independent watched Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin’s speech to the Republican National Convention from a bar in the governor’s home state:
The crowd — on TV and in the bar — was on her side. Then, 10 minutes in, Palin swung hard with her right. “I guess a small-town mayor is sort [...]

A 2012 nomination calendar that could help keep Iowa first in the nation was one of the few items that quietly passed during Monday’s abbreviated session of the Republican National Convention.

Last night the punditocracy was calling tonight’s speech a make or break for Sarah Palin. She’ll pass the test, but it’s the wrong test.

ST. PAUL, Minn. — The ideals of “country first,” and “service” won lavish praise at the Republican National Convention last night. The realities of the Republican party and President George W. Bush got rather less respect.

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Republicans unanimously passed a platform on Monday that calls for the federal government to end a mandate that gasoline contain a set amount of ethanol, but Iowa Republicans say they oppose the proposal.

ST. PAUL, Minn. — With Hurricane Gustav causing most of the first day of the Republican National Convention to be canceled, anti-war protests were the story of the day.