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thehill.com - 8/21/2008

GOP rolls out hefty list of Denver party ‘crashers’

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Republicans are planning quite the party crash at next week s Democratic convention in Denver. Traditionally a time for one party to own the spotlight and the opposition to linger in the shadows, Republicans are determined to steal as much thunder as possible from the Democrats during their week-long coronation of Sen. Barack Obama (Ill.), the party s likely presidential nominee. To accomplish ...

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