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The first night of the Republican National Convention included two highlights: a speech by Ann Romney about her husband Mitt and the keynote address by New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie. Here are some of the sights from the floor of…

Aug 29

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The first night of the Republican National Convention included two highlights: a speech by Ann Romney about her husband Mitt and the keynote address by New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie. Here are some of the sights from the floor of…

For the newspaper editorial cartoonists, there were few spectacles to make fun of at the Republican National Convention -- because very little had happened. So Rob Rogers and Scott Stantis, of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and Chicago Tribune, respectively, let us…

Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., speaks to supporters on Saturday in Columbus Grove, Ohio. Photo by Matt Sullivan/Getty Images. All convention coverage available on our 24-hour livestream: TAMPA, Fla. | Wednesday's Republican National Convention will be all about…

Roughly 2,300 delegates are attending the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla., this week. While they might have come together with one voice to nominate their candidate for president -- Mitt Romney -- many of them stand out from the…