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GOP convention finale paled in comparison to Palin

 

Published 9/5/2008 at L.A. Times - Politics

None of the Republican speakers, including McCain, seemed to catch fire. > There has been much talk about the new energy the naming of vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin brought to the Republican National Convention. So why did the final night play so flat? (link)

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