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The Republican National Convention is the presidential nominating convention of the Republican Party of the United States.

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Contraception? Gay Marriage? Abortion? GOP holds fire on culture wars aims at jobs, economy

What "religious freedom" bill?Republicans stung by the culture wars that dominated the nation's political discourse this year are standing down on social issues, acutely aware that the presidential and congressional elections five months off are expected to turn on a thin margin of cash-strapped independent voters neither party can afford to alienate.

How about House Speaker John Boehner's vow to reverse President Barack Obama's birth control policy? There's no sign of any such legislation. The Ohio Republican reminds people daily that he is focused on jobs now.Obama's revelation that he supports gay marriage? Told ya so, said social conservatives at the core of the GOP — before they turned back to assailing the president's stewardship of the economy.And what happened to the GOP's efforts to curb abortion? House Republican leaders made it go away by offering a vote on a bill to ban gender-based abortions Thursday — under special rules that guaranteed it would fail.There is a growing sen...

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  1. Romney to inch closer to clinching GOP nod with Oregon primary

    His nomination all but assured, Mitt Romney is set to inch closer to clinching the GOP presidential nomination with a presidential primary in Oregon. Oregon and Nebr...

  2. Paul campaign says candidate remains in the race despite budget crunch

    The Ron Paul team is attempting to make clear the candidate has neither folded nor suspended his GOP presidential campaign."Let me be very clear," chief strategist J...

  3. White House Under Fire for Website Changes

    Policy plugs added to past presidents' bios

  4. Paul campaign announces spending halt for upcoming primaries

    Ron Paul, the congressman from Texas and a favorite of Tea Partiers, effectively ended his presidential campaign Monday but urged his fervent supporters to continue ...

  5. Romney's son booed, interrupted by Paul supporters at Arizona GOP convention

    A speech Mitt Romney's son gave at the state Arizona Republican Party convention was cut short by booing supporters of GOP presidential hopeful and rival Ron Paul. T...

  6. Report: Ron Paul supporters boo Josh Romney in Arizona

    Power Panel weighs in

  7. 'Conventional' waste of taxpayer money?

    Sen, Tom Coburn targets the millions of taxpayer dollars that will be spent on the Democratic and Republican national conventions this summer

  8. Fla. Gov. Scott declines request from Tampa mayor to ban guns downtown during GOP convention

    Florida Gov. Rick Scott has rejected a request from the Tampa mayor to prohibit the carrying of guns in downtown during the Republican National Convention this summe...

  9. Reporters Arrested at 2008 Republican Convention Reach Settlement

    MINNEAPOLIS -- Journalist Amy Goodman, host of the syndicated program "Democracy Now!" and two of her producers will receive $100,000 in a settlement over their arre...

  10. Friday Lightning Round: Romney VP picks

    Panel sums up this week's hot topics

  11. Which swing states are important to Obama’s re-election?

    Mark Hannah and Thomas Basile on what new polling shows us

  12. Jobs: Gov. Walker's key argument against Wisconsin recall?

    Will jobs numbers give Gov. Scott Walker momentum in Wisconsin's recall election?

  1. NY judge listens to lawyers argue over legality of police arrests during RNC protests in 2004

    A New York judge has plenty of questions for a city lawyer defending the arrests of 1,800 people during protests while the 2004 Republican National Convention was go...

  2. Romney clinches GOP nomination with Texas primary win

    Thanks to Texas, Mitt Romney can finally drop the word "presumptive" from his title.More than five years after launching his first campaign for the presidency, the f...

  3. Fla. official: If hurricane threatened, GOP convention in Tampa could be rescheduled

    A Florida officeholder says the Republican National Convention scheduled for late August in Tampa would be among the casualties if the area is threatened by a hurric...

  4. Polls show US presidential battle tightening

    U.S. voters are nearly evenly divided between President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney with five months to go before the election, especially on ...

  5. Florida Gov. Scott refuses to ban guns during Republican convention

    Gov. Rick Scott has refused a request to prohibit the carrying of guns in downtown Tampa during the Republican National Convention this summer.Tampa Mayor Bob Buckho...

  6. Men accused of plotting attacks around NATO summit; targets included Obama's HQ, mayor's house

    Three activists who traveled to Chicago for a NATO summit were accused Saturday of manufacturing Molotov cocktails in a plot to attack President Barack Obama's campa...

  7. WH under fire for adding policy plugs to presidents' bios

    Critics slam administration for updating website

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