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Romney accepts Republican presidential nod
TAMPA, Florida — Former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney accepted the Republican presidential nomination with a prime-time pitch to voters on the final night of the party convention in Tampa, Florida. “Mr Chairman and delegates, I accept your nomination for president of the United States,” the 65-year-old Romney said to massive…
Republican Convention Day One: Everyone is fenced in (including David Koch)
Tropical storm warnings and grey skies still loomed over Tampa on Monday, and more than a few journalists braved the drive over the miles-long Howard Frankland Bridge from St. Petersburg in strong winds while the choppy waters of the bay slapped against the barriers and occasionally topped them. That ominous…
Pat Robertson’s CBN suggests God moved hurricane to protect Republicans
The religious lifestyle show hosted by televangelist Pat Robertson on Monday suggested that Christians in Florida had convinced God to move soon-to-be Hurricane Isaac away from Tampa, Florida to protect Republicans. During a segment about how Isaac forced the first day of Republican National Convention to be cancelled, Christian Broadcasting…
Tampa braces for Republican convention protests
TAMPA, Florida — US authorities are braced for violent protests ahead of the Republican presidential nominating convention that nominally kicks off in Tampa, Florida on Monday. CNN obtained a copy of an alert from the FBI and the Department of Homeland Security warning that anarchists may be plotting violence at…
Tropical storm Isaac delays Republican convention
AMPA, Florida — A strengthening Tropical Storm Isaac barreled toward Florida and was predicted to become a hurricane on Sunday, forcing a one-day delay to the main events of the Republican convention, after leaving four people dead in Haiti. With winds reaching 65 miles (100 kilometers) per hour, the storm…
Wikipedia blackout caused by accidental cable slice in Florida
Wikipedia was inaccessible globally for a couple of hours on Monday after someone accidentally cut through fibre cables connecting its servers in Florida. The online encyclopedia was down for about two hours on Monday afternoon after the mishap near its worldwide data centre in Tampa, Florida. The site was brought…
Tampa asks Rick Scott to ban guns at RNC Convention
The Tampa City Council on Thursday said they would ask Florida Gov. Rick Scott to ban firearms outside the Republican National Convention later this year. The council has already issued a citywide ban on items like pieces of wood, switchblades, slingshots, containers of bodily fluids and even squirt guns. A…
Florida law requires GOP to allow concealed weapons at convention
Be advised if you plan on attending the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Florida this summer. You can’t bring your water gun to the designated protest zones, but your concealed pistol? That’s just fine, according to an article in the Tampa Bay Times. Under Florida Statute 790.33, local municipalities are…
WATCH LIVE: Republican presidential candidates debate in Tampa, Florida
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