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Raw Story goes behind the scenes at the Republican National Convention
“Welcome to Tampa for the Republican National Convention” signs scream out from lampposts, billboards and shop windows across the region, as conventioneers continue to pour into Tampa from across the country and media descends from across the world to cover the Republican Party’s 4-day free advertisement for its candidate for…
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