Tag: gustav
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selection ’08: mccain/palin, gustav & the rnc police state
national emergency environment sets the stage for the mccain/palin election campaignfrom michel chossudovsky: The opening of the RNC has been characterised by a mass protest movement directed against the Bush administration, the candicacy of John McCain and more generally the Republican party. The presence of thousands of demonstrators in St-Paul Minneapolis has been a major…
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ron paul’s rally for the republic gathers 20k in st paul
ron paul convention hits minnesotafrom ap: There’s no room at the Xcel Energy Center for maverick Ron Paul, so his acolytes have packed their cars, hitched rides on “Ronvoys” and will pitch tents at Ronstock ’08 in Minneapolis in defiance of next week’s GOP convention in St. Paul, Minn. More than 9,700 tickets had been…
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the day before the rnc: storms, plans, raids & schemes
mccain may deliver convention speech from disaster zonefrom thinkprogress: Politico reports that the impending landfall of Hurricane Gustav has forced Republicans to scramble their convention plans. President Bush may not attend at all, and John McCain may deliver his acceptance speech from the hurricane-stricken areas… McCain was scheduled to deliver his acceptance speech Thursday but…
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nagin on gustav: ‘this is the storm of the century’
fema: gustav to be category 5from ap: The government’s disaster relief chief says Hurricane Gustav is growing into a monster Category 5 storm. The storm that hit Cuba Saturday could reach landfall along the Gulf Coast by early Tuesday. Federal Emergency Management Agency chief David Paulison told reporters several times at a briefing Saturday that…