Published 9/5/2008
at L.A. Times - Politics
In the convention's last day, authorities set up roadblocks to stop a march from the Capitol.
>
Police efforts to thwart large protests outside the Republican National Convention on Thursday night led to a clash less than a mile from the arena that resulted in "a couple of hundred" arrests, authorities said.
(link)
Tags:
Related Content
Navy: SEALs should not have been recognized at RNC
politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com 9/4/2008 — WASHINGTON (CNN) — Two Navy SEALs attending the Republican National Convention were there in a private capacity only and should not have been publicly recognized during the event, a Navy spokesman told CNN Thursday.
The men were acknowledged ...
Romney mocks Gore for non-existent private jet.
thinkprogress.org 9/4/2008 — Last night, at the Republican National Convention, former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney (R) called for “the immediate drilling for more oil off of our shores” and followed with a personal attack on Vice President Al Gore that ...
102 arrested after GOP convention's third night
msnbc.msn.com 9/4/2008 — Police arrested 102 protesters in downtown Minneapolis Thursday, raising to more than 400 the number arrested in demonstrations related to the Republican National Convention.
No Shame
talkingpointsmemo.com 9/5/2008 — From the Boston Globe blog ...
One of the most enduring taboos in American politics, the airing of graphic images from the September 11 attacks in a partisan context, died today. It was nearly seven years old.
The informal prohibition, which had ...
Sex writer: There's something about Republicans —
CNN.com - Politics 9/4/2008
Sex columnist Dan Savage and author of the popular San Francisco sex advice column "Savage Love," made his way to St. Paul, Minnesota, to attend the Republican National Convention where he is filming a piece for HBO's "Real Time with Bill Maher."
...
‘Smoking’ comedian alarms Secret Service —
CNN Political Ticker 9/5/2008
Eugene Mirman and friends visit the CNN Grill.
ST. PAUL, Minnesota (CNN) – Comedian Eugene Mirman would have arrived at the “CNN Grill” earlier had he not been detained by the U.S. Secret Service for his pants – apparently puffs of smoke were ...
Follow BeltwayBlips on Twitter
