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Bush endorses McCain at RNC
Timothy M. Already a Variety subscriber? Daily VarietyThe whole paper. Posted: Tue., Sep. President Bush appeared before the Republican National Convention on Tuesday to give a strong endorsement of John McCain, even as the the GOP sought to cast itself forward as a party of reformers. Speaker after speaker emphasized McCain's role as a maverick, capped by the almost surreal appearance of Democratic vice presidential nominee Joe Lieberman urging the country to vote for the party he once ran against.Bush focused his comments on McCain rather than his own tenure."John is an independent man who thinks for himself. He is not afraid to tell you when he disagrees. Believe me, I know," Bush said.He drew some of his biggest applause when he cited McCain's support of the troop surge in Iraq and made a swipe at opponents on the "angry left."During the night, several documentaries shorts cited Theodore Roosevelt, the turn of the century Republican to which McCain likes to compare himself. And...
Originally from: http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117991501.html?categoryId=18
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LEE COUNTY BOARD
OF SUPERVISORSAugust 12, 2008The Lee County Board of Supervisors met on Tuesday, August 12, 2008 at 9:00 A.M., at the North Lee County Office Building in Fort Madison.Present: George Morgan, Larry Kruse, Rick Larkin, Ernie Schiller and Bob WoodruffAll votes are unanimous unless otherwise indicated.Moved by Schiller, seconded by Larkin, to approve the August 5, 2008 board minutes. Moved by Kruse, seconded by Schiller, to approve a Chapter 28E Agreement between the Lee County Sheriff's Department and the City of Montrose, Iowa for law enforcement services extending up to one year. Motion carried.Citizen Comments/Questions/Concerns: Supervisor Schiller, speaking as a citizen, advised the Board that he had recently driven by the Osage Orange Tree in Denmark and was quite surprised with the size of the tree.Moved by Kruse, seconded by Larkin, to approve Lee County Weed Commissioner Alicia Schiller's teasel eradication request for along the Mississippi River Road and surrounding areas,...
Originally from: http://www.dailygate.com/articles/2008/08/26/news/legals/02.txt
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Republicans hail John McCain, assail Barack Obama
JsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? President Bush addresses the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minn., Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2008. (AP Photo/Jae C. ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Republicans assailed Barack Obama as the most liberal, least experienced White House nominee in history Tuesday night and enthusiastically extolled their own man John McCain as "ready to lead this nation." Delegates at the GOP National Convention rallied behind running mate Sarah Palin in the face of fresh controversy."Country matters more than party," declared Sen. Joseph Lieberman, the 2000 Democratic presidential nominee, making a prime time appeal from the Republicans' podium to disaffected Democrats and independents. Delegates booed heartily when he said Obama had voted to cut off funding "for our troops on the ground" in Iraq.A parade of speakers, led by President Bush, hailed McCain, praising him as a war hero who endured years of torture in Vietnam and decades later risked h...
Originally from: http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5jQD-Ub1QQZgszKZ4ddpQBmVCevOQD92V1LR01
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