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Balloons drop from the ceiling at the end of the 2008 Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minn. Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images. Conventions! I confess I love them. And I'm fascinated by the political people who go to them.

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GOP Trying to Relieve an Akin Headache

Rep. Todd Akin, R-Mo., is facing pressure to drop out of the race from his own party. Photo by Scott J. Ferrell/CQ/Getty Images. Rep. Todd Akin was a little-known conservative Republican on his way to joining Sen. Roy Blunt as…