Citations with the tag: POLITICAL conventions

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• End taxpayer subsidies for party conventions.
   // Crain's Chicago Business; 8/19/96, Vol. 19 Issue 34, p12 

  Opinion. Calls for an end to taxpayer subsidies to party conventions. Subsidies the Democratic and Republican Parties get from the US Treasury Department; Objectives of the convention; Selection of presidential candidates.

• 1984 revisited: This time, the Democrats will romp.
  Green, Paul M. // Crain's Chicago Business; 8/19/96, Vol. 19 Issue 34, p13 

  Opinion. Compares the 1996 Democratic Party National Convention with the 1984 Republican Party National Convention. Events in the 1984 convention; President Ronald Reagan's adeptness at communication; Questions over the political philosophy of Republican candidate Robert Dole.

• How do you fix the CTA? Ask the folks who us it.
  Snyder, David // Crain's Chicago Business; 8/19/96, Vol. 19 Issue 34, p13 

  Opinion. Discusses the steps the Chicago Transit Authority must make to improve its public image. Need to clean stations, buses and railcars; Keeping vehicles on schedule; Explanation of delays from conductors; Widening of seats; Rush hour services; Courtesy from company personnel.

• Diary.
  Applebaum, Anne // New Statesman; 10/18/96, Vol. 125 Issue 4306, p6 

  Recounts the author's experiences attending political conventions in the United States and Great Britain in 1996. Politicians' use of verbless sentences in their speeches; Ordinary people as theme of the speech.

• The best of slime the worst of slime.
  Hazlett, Thomas W. // Reason; Nov96, Vol. 28 Issue 6, p31 

  Reports on developments related to the 1996 political conventions in the United States. Includes best campaign button; Best and worst bumper stickers; Best protest sign; Best street pamphlet; Best weather; Best T-shirt; Best commercial tie-in.

• How to land a party convention.
  Shipp, Bill // Georgia Trend; Aug97, Vol. 12 Issue 12, p86 

  Comments on the efforts of Atlanta, Georgia's public officials at hosting the Republic National Convention in the year 2000. Reference to the city's hosting of the 1996 Olympics and the Democratic Convention of 1988; Differences of hosting the two events; Problems with hosting the Olympic games.

• Unceremony.
  Brinkley, Alan // New Yorker; 08/12/96, Vol. 72 Issue 23, p4 

  No abstract available.

• Media activists taking politics to Web, cable for conventions.
  Stamets, Bill // Electronic Media; 8/12/96, Vol. 15 Issue 33, p4 

  No abstract available.

• Position wanted: Convention site selector; party preference: None.
  Laborde, Errol // New Orleans CityBusiness (1994 to 2008); 8/22/94, Vol. 15 Issue 7, p5 

  Focuses on political party convention site selection in the United States. Decline of media attention to nominating conventions; Negative effects of conventions on business.

• Witnesses to HISTORY.
  Stewart, Ashlyn; Greenberg, Jack // Junior Scholastic; 9/29/2008, Vol. 111 Issue 3, p23 

  The article highlights the Republican and Democratic conventions in the United States in 2008.

• Nuts about pachyderms.
  Harrington, John // Crain's New York Business; 8/8/94, Vol. 10 Issue 32, p30 

  Reports on efforts of business leaders and officials of the city of New York to convince Republican Party leaders to hold the party's 1996 presidential convention in the city.

• MAKING THE HURRAHS LAST.
  Harrington, John // Christian Science Monitor; 6/27/2000, Vol. 92 Issue 151, p10 

  Reports on growing public disinterest in the United States in the political conventions of the Republican and Democratic parties.

• For cities, conventions are risky business.
  Terry, Sara // Christian Science Monitor; 7/24/2000, Vol. 92 Issue 169, p3 

  Reports on the various economic and social effects of political conventions on the cities which host them.

• Shadow' conventions may shift klieg-lights from GOP.
  Marks, Alexandra // Christian Science Monitor; 7/27/2000, Vol. 92 Issue 172, p2 

  Reports on the organization in the United States of the Shadow Conventions of 2000 which are organized by political activists and are intended to spotlight issues which the two major political parties in the US are ignoring.

• Notes of a 22-time conventioneer.
  Sperling, Godfrey // Christian Science Monitor; 9/24/96, Vol. 88 Issue 210, p19 

  Comments on the experiences of author Godfrey Sperling, after attending his 22nd national political convention. Comparison of conventions in 1996; Relation of television to the conventions.

• My task, the editors said, was to find local colour at Conference. But yellow was an...
  Taylor, Laurie // New Statesman; 10/03/97, Vol. 126 Issue 4354, p55 

  Details the author's experiences in a 1997 political conference in Brighton, England. Author's task of finding local color at the conference; Activities in which the author had attended.

• Party conventions devoid of political drama.
  MacLeish, Rod // Inside Tucson Business; 8/12/96, Vol. 6 Issue 20, p5 

  Opinion. Comments on the tradition of holding political conventions in the United States every presidential election year. Scant reason to hold a convention in 1996; Rudimentary beginnings of the nation's convention system; Struggle to control the 104th Congress.

• THOSE `NO-NEWS' CONVENTIONS.
  Schudson, Michael // Columbia Journalism Review; Nov/Dec96, Vol. 35 Issue 4, p20 

  Analyzes the `lack of news' in the 1996 presidential conventions given by the Democratic and Republican Parties in the United States. Need to approach the convention as a very large and complex news story; Emergence of politics in the emotional enthusiasm built by rituals; Journalists' lack of...

• Program Activities Convention 1997.
  Schudson, Michael // Caribbean Business; 6/26/1997, Vol. 25 Issue 25, pS2 

  Provides information on the date, time and the venues for the 1997 Puerto Rico Chamber of Commerce Convention, to be held at the El Conquistador Resort & Country Club, in Puerto Rico.

• Praying and preying.
  Schudson, Michael // Advocate; 11/1/94, Issue 667, p15 

  Reports on the Christian Coalition's fifth annual conference in Washington D.C. on September 16 to 17. History of the group; Contenders for the Republican Party's 1996 presidential nomination who courted founder Pat Robertson; Conference's golden boy.

• The only game in town.
  Fitzgerald, Nora // Adweek Western Edition; 1/8/96, Vol. 46 Issue 2, p12 

  Reports that political consultants in Washington will be spending millions on broadcast advertising for the 1996 presidential campaign. Comments from Greg Stevens, a political consultant working for the Republican National Committee; Predictions on the campaign. INSETS: Players and...

• Our next prime minister.
  Moore, Christopher // Beaver; Jun/Jul93, Vol. 73 Issue 3, p32 

  Reviews some highlights into Canada's political tradition and inquires on leadership convention politics. Events in the Ottawa convention in 1919; Conventions held in 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s; Speculation on the outcome of 1993 convention. INSET: Following the leader..

• The Dallas Morning News.
  Moore, Christopher // Hill; 9/9/2008, Vol. 15 Issue 101, p32 

  The article discusses the disregard by 2008 U.S. presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain of the issue on illegal immigration during their national conventions.

• Big talk.
  Hertzberg, Hendrik // New Yorker; 9/9/96, Vol. 72 Issue 26, p4 

  Comments on political conventions in the United States. Investments of energy and money for associations; Addressing of politicians in the mainstream press; Suggestions of conventionality as tests for political conventions; Propositions of specific plans on government; Absences of programs in...

• Government Affairs Conference scheduled for February.
  Hertzberg, Hendrik // Foundry Management & Technology; Dec96, Vol. 124 Issue 12, p8 

  Announces the holding of the annual Government Affairs Conference on February 23-25, 1997 at the J.W. Marriott Hotel in Washington, D.C. Highlights of the program; Issues that will be tackled by political analysts James Carville and Mary Matalin; Registration fee; Contact information.

• Yep, it's almost that time again.
  Hertzberg, Hendrik // National Journal; 4/04/98, Vol. 30 Issue 14, p733 

  Reports that United States Democrats and Republicans have begun planning for their 2000 national presidential conventions. Cities which are being considered by lawmakers as the site of the conventions.

• DNC: Feeling It (Photos via Charles Dharapak/Instagram).
  Shaw, Michael // BAGnewsNotes; 9/6/2012, p2 

  Several photographs of Democratic Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina (NC) are presented including U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, delegate Richard Rios and a photo of Day 1 of the convention.

• TV and national conventions.
  Shearer, Kent // Enterprise/Salt Lake City; 07/03/2000, Vol. 30 Issue 1, p23 

  Comments on the plans of major television networks in the United States on the Republican and Democratic national conventions in 2000. Plan of the National Broadcasting Co. Inc. to restrict the coverage to the acceptance speeches of the presidential and vice presidential nominees; Reasons for...

• ...but delegates say it's work, work, work.
  Rappaport, Adam; Coon, Christian // National Journal; 8/31/96, Vol. 28 Issue 35, p1852 

  Discusses the activities of convention delegates in the United States. Need for attendance in meetings and state caucuses; Mission to gather information at meetings; Recreational activities after work.

• Anchors aweigh at GOP convention.
  Stanglin, Douglas; Chetwynd, Josh // U.S. News & World Report; 11/20/95, Vol. 119 Issue 20, p44 

  Discusses problems accommodating network anchors and other electronic-media people at the cramped San Diego Center in San Diego, the site for the Republican convention. Options being considered, including hanging media boxes from the ceiling; Why low-hanging booths can be troublesome.

• After the Congressional Black Caucus' Parties.
  Reed, William // Washington Informer; 9/27/2012, Vol. 47 Issue 50, p16 

  The article discusses highlights of the 42nd Annual Legislative Conference (ALC) hosted by the Congressional Black Caucus held in September 2012 in Washington, D.C.

• Shadow' conventions may shift klieg-lights from GOP.
  Marks, Alexandra // Christian Science Monitor; 7/27/2000, Vol. 92 Issue 172, p2 

  Reports on the organization in the United States of the Shadow Conventions of 2000 which are organized by political activists and are intended to spotlight issues which the two major political parties in the US are ignoring.

• Arenamanship for '72.
  Marks, Alexandra // Time; 7/12/1971, Vol. 98 Issue 2, p14 

  The article informs that Miami Beach in Florida has been chosen by the Democrats of the U.S. for their 1972 political convention.

• HUMAN EVENTS Welcomes the 112th Congress.
  Mattera, Jason // Human Events; 2/21/2011, Vol. 67 Issue 8, p4 

  The article presents the highlights of a semi-annual congressional reception for the 112th U.S. Congress held by the magazine "Human Events" in 2011.

• Spin doctors find willing mouths to feed.
  Mattera, Jason // New Statesman & Society; 10/20/95, Vol. 8 Issue 375, p12 

  Criticizes party conferences in Great Britain. Favorable response to John Major's speech; Factors that contribute to the phoniness of party conferences in 1995; Failure of party conferences to provide a genuine forum at which political issues are decided by open debate; Failure of conference...

• You Can Vote Too!
  Mattera, Jason // Scholastic News -- Edition 5/6; 12/17/2007, Vol. 76 Issue 11, p3 

  The article encourages readers to participate in the "Scholastic News Online" mock Iowa caucus.

• Cosatu wants mass action.
  de Lange, Jan // Finance Week; 08/27/99, p32 

  Reports on important results to come from the annual congress of the Cosatu political party in South Africa. Mass action campaigns that will probably result in general strikes; Enforcement of sectoral summits for all industries in which it has representation; Social plan proposed by the Cosatu...

• Conventional Gatherings.
  McCarthy, Thomas J.; Califano Jr., Joseph A. // America; 09/09/2000, Vol. 183 Issue 6, p6 

  Comments on the United States Republican and Democratic political conventions for 2000. Discussion on political speeches; Details on the process of conducting polls; Status of electioneering in the U.S.

• Newcomers and Familiar Faces: Gay Delegates Tell Their Stories.
  Freiberg, Peter; Harding, Rick // Advocate; 8/30/88, Issue 506, p14 

  Profiles some of the gay delegates to the 1988 U.S. Democratic National Convention. Terje Anderson; Vin McCarthy; Carole Migden; Ron Squires; Brad Truax; Involvement in politics; Comments about Dukakis and Jackson gay supporters.

• Document: Convention coverage.
  Kaplan, Bruce // Chicago Review; 1996, Vol. 42 Issue 3/4, p100 

  Features excerpts from transcripts of interviews with young protesters in Lincoln Park, Chicago, Illinois during the 1968 Chicago Democratic Convention. Level of participation of the crowd; Particular experiences during the demonstration; Assessment of leadership of the movement.

• Appropriations, Energy, Insurance on Hill Agenda.
  Ichniowski, Tom; Winston, Sherie // ENR: Engineering News-Record; 9/9/2002, Vol. 249 Issue 11, p31 

  Focuses on the agenda of the House-Senate conferences held at the White House-Capitol Hill in the U.S. Appropriations bills for the construction funding; Inclusion of terrorism insurance and energy bills; Restoration on the budget for the highway.

• CPAC 2007 Now Registration Open.
  Ichniowski, Tom; Winston, Sherie // Human Events; 10/2/2006, Vol. 62 Issue 33, p22 

  No abstract available.

• Images from CPAC 2008.
  Ichniowski, Tom; Winston, Sherie // Human Events; 2/25/2008, Vol. 64 Issue 7, p18 

  Images of photographs taken during the 35th annual Conservative Political Action Conference in the U.S. is presented.

• HOW'S YOUR POLITICAL I.Q.?
  Ichniowski, Tom; Winston, Sherie // Human Events; 7/28/2008, Vol. 64 Issue 26, p20 

  A quiz about national party conventions in the U.S. for 2008 is presented.

• Cities put on ritz to host conclaves.
  Berlau, John // Insight on the News; 01/12/98, Vol. 14 Issue 2, p18 

  Focuses on the race to the summer of the year 2000, as dozens of cities campaign to host the major political conventions. Comment that both the Republican and Democratic parties have begun to ask mayors what they have to offer; Name of one traditionally Democratic city that has been pressing...

• On primary day, Long Island's dirt was stirred.
  Kiernan, John // Long Island Business News (7/1993 to 5/2009); 9/23/2005, Vol. 52 Issue 40, p11A 

  Comments on the controversial primary election in Suffolk County, New York. Interparty disputes that lead to the victory of Marc Alessi in the vacant position of the Assembly Committee; Indictment of Brookhaven for violations related to building code and zoning decisions; Refusal of incumbent...

• Frustrated by process, voters tune out.
  Kremer, Jerry // Long Island Business News (7/1993 to 5/2009); 9/23/2005, Vol. 52 Issue 40, p11A 

  Reports on the low number of voters who showed up for the primary election in Suffolk County, New York. Factors attributed to the low voter turnout; Responsibility of political establishments for the criticisms relating to the low turnout; Deficiency of voting machines used during the election.

• Dot-com, Where Are Those Evil Networks?
  Powers, William // National Journal; 7/01/2000 Supplement Convention, Vol. 32 Issue 27, p1 

  No abstract available.

• Conventions Are Fun--and Important.
  Cook, Charlie // National Journal; 7/01/2000 Supplement Convention, Vol. 32 Issue 27, p1 

  No abstract available.

• It's All About the Bounce.
  Solomon, Burt; Simendinger, Alexis // National Journal; 7/01/2000 Supplement Convention, Vol. 32 Issue 27, p1 

  No abstract available.

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