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Lasers Uncover First Icons of Sts. Peter and Paul
By not in system - AOL NewsROME (June 22) - Twenty-first century laser technology has opened a window into the early days of the Catholic Church, guiding researchers through the dank, musty catacombs beneath Rome to a startling find: the first known icons of the apostles Peter and Paul. Vatican officials unveiled the paintings Tuesday, discovered along with the earliest known images of the apostles John and Andrew in an underground burial chamber beneath an office building on a busy street in a working-class Rome neighborhood. The images, which date from the second half of the 4th century, were uncovered using a new ...
Don't Worry, Be Happiness
By Brandon Barker - Politics DailyRepublicans hunkering down inside the Xcel Center for Governor Sarah Palin's speech may be tearing their hair out for all sorts of reasons, but outside it's a different story.Outside, there's Mr. Happiness:B. Brandon Barker can also be found here. ...
St. Paul In Stark Contrast With Denver
By Caleb Howe - Politics DailyLast week I was walking in what I referred to as an alien landscape. Amid the Democrats, the greens, and the protesters, I observed as an outsider. I assumed that I would, naturally, be more at home here among all the Republicans in St. Paul. The settings are markedly different. From the type of facility to the placement of entrances, from the media party style to the ratio of suits and ties, it's clearly a new week. There are fewer peace vans, more chauffeured cars. There are more coffee shops, but fewer with free internet. There are more American flags and fewer recycle signs. And ...
Connecticut Delegation Attacked at RNC
By Mark Impomeni - Politics DailyAnti-war protesters tried to block the Connecticut delegation from entering the Xcel Center for the start of the Republican National Convention here in St. Paul. Heath Fahle, the Executive Director of the Connecticut Republican party, told the Political Machine that 80 to 100 protesters were pushing and shoving Connecticut delegates, many of them senior citizens, as they tried to enter the arena for yesterday's session. Mr. Fahle said that the protesters were chanting anti-war slogans and hurling insults and epithets at the delegates."The protesters sat down in the street and were physically ...
A Delegate's Goodie Bag
By Mark Impomeni - Politics DailyThe vast majority of Americans have never been to a political convention, and the perception that delegates are wined and dined by various special interests and corporations is common. While that may be true for party big wigs and elected officials, the gifts lavished on individual delegates are comparatively modest.Each delegate at the Republican Convention received a gift tote bag, sponsored by Coca-Cola and the Southern Company, containing an assortment of small promotional items from various companies. The bags are advertising vehicles meant to generate good will for the companies more ...
Sights and Sounds of St. Paul
By Mark Impomeni - Politics DailyRepublicans have a recent history of picking convention sites in unwinnable Democratic states, and St. Paul, Minnesota, appears to be no exception. Minnesota has voted for the Democratic candidate in nine of the last ten presidential elections and was the only state to vote for former Vice-President and favorite son Walter Mondale in 1984. Republicans apparently gave up on winning the Land of 10,000 Lakes when Sen. John McCain passed over Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty to choose Alaska Governor Sarah Palin as his running mate.But before they can win the state, Republicans first must win over ...
McCain's Convention Nightmare
By David Knowles - Politics DailyAre you ready for some political football? The date? September 1. The place? St. Paul, Minnesota. The teams? John McCain versus everybody else. As The Washington Post reports today, anticipation is running high for the showdown between Republican conservatives and their presumptive party leader. At issue is the G.O.P. platform, which, at present, is a 100-page-long decree that mentions George W. Bush's name at every scintillating, right-wing turn of phrase:Virtually the entire platform will have to be rewritten to lessen the imprint of the president, who has the highest disapproval rating of ...
Ron Paul Announces Rival Convention
By Tommy Christopher - Politics DailyOr, as Wonkette sensitively puts it, "Oh God: Ron Paul Plans Paultard Convention" As of now, your Wonkette still plans on attending the Republican National Convention in the Twin Cities in early September, because why not. But now there may be something interesting to do! That's right: Ron Paul will hold a Rival Convention, same time, same cities, with every Paultard in the world. And from the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review: (I like the tribune, but not so much the review. Too predictable.)A Paul campaign aide said the Texas congressman hopes to pack about 11,000 supporters into the Williams Arena ...
Ron Paul's Revenge
By David Knowles - Politics DailyCalling St. Paul. Come in, St. Paul. It seems there may be some trouble brewing for this summer's GOP convention in St. Paul, Minnesota. You see, another Paul is looming large on the horizon, threatening to stir up mischief at the August coronation of John, the would-be Baptist of that new and improved sect of Republicanism--Bush-Lite, for lack of a better term. As Paul's supporters learned from Guy Fawkes, surprise is the name of the game.From The LA Times:Virtually all the nation's political attention in recent weeks has focused on the compelling state-by-state presidential nomination ...
GOP Shaken, Not Stirred
By David Knowles - Politics DailyRepublicans, Now with More Booze! That might well be the slogan for this summer's Republican National Convention in Minneapolis. How else to explain the following:In a proposal being considered in the Minnesota House, the last call for alcohol would be pushed back two hours from the usual 2 a.m. for all establishments within a 10-mile radius of the convention site......The change, which would last roughly 11 days and require suspending a state law, would also allow liquor sales on Sundays.Strangely, however, when I visited the RNC's convention website, there wasn't a handy list of watering ...
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