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Palin mocks Obama; McCain claiming nomination (AP)
AP - Claiming her historic spot on the Republican ticket, vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin mocked Barack Obama's experience and promise of change Wednesday night and pledged to help John McCain upend the Washington establishment.
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Stage Managing the McCain Set For Tonight's Speech
A Blog For All — I criticized the Obama camp for not only changing sets, but for completely changing venues for Sen. Obama's nomination acceptance speech last week. It was a bad move on his part. I think changing the GOP staging for McCain's speech is likewise a bad move . It undercuts some of the arguments made about Obama's stage design, even though McCain's looking to make it a more informal setting. I think it could have been done by simply removing the podium and allowing McCain to roam the stage freely. With the videoscreens behind him, they could adjust the background to look like ...

Republican National Convention- THE FINALE Open Thread
Shakesville — ... IT FINALLY ENDS! YAY! Tonight is McCain's special night and they built him a CATWALK so he can have a more "townhall" experience. Work it! ...

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