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Monday, September 1
All speaking events canceled due to Hurricane Gustav.
Tuesday, September 2: Service
George W. Bush, president of the United States, via satellite
Laura Bush, First Lady
Joseph Lieberman, senator from Connecticut
Fred Thompson, former senator from Tennessee
John Boehner, House minority leader from Ohio
Orson Swindle, former Reagan official and McCain adviser
Laura Bush, First Lady
Joseph Lieberman, senator from Connecticut
Fred Thompson, former senator from Tennessee
John Boehner, House minority leader from Ohio
Orson Swindle, former Reagan official and McCain adviser
Wednesday, September 3: Reform
Schedule subject to change.
Meg Whitman, National Co-Chair for McCain 2008 and former President and CEO of eBay
Carly Fiorina, Victory ‘08 Chairman for the Republican National Committee and former Chairman and CEO of Hewlett-Packard Co.
Mitt Romney, former governor of Massachusetts
Mike Huckabee, former governor of Arkansas
Rudy Giuliani, former mayor of New York City
Sarah Palin, Alaska governor and vice presidential candidate
Meg Whitman, National Co-Chair for McCain 2008 and former President and CEO of eBay
Carly Fiorina, Victory ‘08 Chairman for the Republican National Committee and former Chairman and CEO of Hewlett-Packard Co.
Mitt Romney, former governor of Massachusetts
Mike Huckabee, former governor of Arkansas
Rudy Giuliani, former mayor of New York City
Sarah Palin, Alaska governor and vice presidential candidate
Thursday, September 4: Peace
Schedule subject to change.
Tim Pawlenty, governor of Minnesota
Charlie Crist, governor of Florida
Sam Brownback, senator from Kansas
Mel Martinez, senator from Florida
John McCain accepts the Republican nomination
Tim Pawlenty, governor of Minnesota
Charlie Crist, governor of Florida
Sam Brownback, senator from Kansas
Mel Martinez, senator from Florida
John McCain accepts the Republican nomination
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DAY 4 at the RNC
A pledge of bipartisanship
(John Tlumacki/Globe Staff )
John McCain accepted the Republican presidential nomination with a promise to shake up Washington. (Boston Globe)
- A party united | Black GOP delegates at a marked low
- McCain takes stage, turns down heat
- MASS.VOICES Raisin' McCain is music to my ears
- McCain's remarks | Video McCain on POW years
- Video Boston voters react to McCain's speech
- SURVEY Your vote? | DISCUSS McCain's speech?
- Palin, McCain's energy on energy is saved
- Articles of Faith: God talk by McCain
CONVENTION PERSPECTIVE | PETER CANELLOS
The maverick positions himself
to court the moderates
John McCain showed he plans to run as the same independent-minded maverick who often dogged President Bush and Congress. (Boston Globe)
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- Family still off-limits -- mostly
- Palin connects, but faces hurdles
- Day 1 a missed chance | Taking the moral path
Pre-emptive strike by police raises tensions
Without any physical provocation, dozens of police descended protesters in St. Paul, arresting two. (By Bryan Bender, Globe Staff)
Dems offer varying responses to Palin
With a new national media sensation on their hands, Democrats are trying to figure out how to handle Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin. (By Michael Kranish, Political Intelligence)
Day 3 at the RNC
(Win McNamee/ Getty Images)Palin plunges into the fray
GOP vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin touted her small-town values and blasted Barack Obama in her address to the convention. (By Michael Kranish, Globe Staff)
- Video Palin's speech, part 1 | Part 2
- Palin's remarks | Record shows little foreign experience
- Related: Again, they ask how mothers do it all
- TV: Feisty, confident Palin makes introduction
Giuliani blasts Obama
Former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani delivered a forceful, personality-laden address skewering the Democratic candidates. (Boston Globe)
- Prepared remarks of Rudy Giuliani
- VIDEO Giuliani rips Dems | Endorses McCain
- In speech, Huckabee hits Obama | Prepared remarks
Romney delivers harsh attack
Mitt Romney called upon Republicans to "throw out the big government liberals and elect John McCain and Sarah Palin." (Boston Globe)
ON THE CONVENTION FLOOR
Hawaii, Alaska embrace campaign connections
Alaska and Hawaii's time has finally arrived this year, with each state boasting a claim on the presidential tickets. (By Susan Milligan, Boston Globe)
Palin not well traveled outside US
Sarah Palin the Republican vice-presidential nominee and Alaskan governor, got her first passport in 2006 and has left North America only once. (By Bryan Bender and Sasha Issenberg, Globe Staff)
- Palin family greets McCain | Photos
- Poll: Female voters not flocking to Palin
- Palin's ex-preacher called for 'war mode'
- Joan Vennochi: Skepticism isn't sexism
- VIDEO The VP sing along
- VIDEO A tougher standard?
Day 2 at the RNC
(Globe Staff / Dina Rudick)Standing on McCain's record
On the first day, President Bush led a charge to make John McCain's independence and military record the central themes of the convention. (By Sasha Issenberg, Globe Staff)
- Video Bush says McCain puts his country ahead of self
- Thompson goes after Obama | Bush: McCain is ready
- Lieberman crosses party lines for McCain | Speech
Republicans rally around Palin
Republican VP candidate Sarah Palin faced scrutiny Tuesday over her hiring of a lobbying firm, one day after she disclosed her teenage daughter is pregnant. (By Foon Rhee, Political Intelligence)
- JOAN VENNOCHI Spotlight on Palin familiar to Jane Swift
- Palin provides striking alternative
- Palin's teen daughter pregnant
Activist promises further disruptions
Riot police for a second day used tear gas and flash grenades to disperse protesters trying to disrupt the Republican National Convention. (Boston Globe)
- PHOTO GALLERY Protests at the RNC
- VIDEO Call and response
Paul, thousands hold counter rally
Ron Paul's insurgent campaign for the GOP presidential nomination ended months ago, but his self-styled revolution continued Tuesday. (Boston Globe)
Day 1 of the RNC
- Campaign Notebook RNC begins amid storm, protests
- Republicans to curtail convention
- PHOTOS Scenes from day 1 at the RNC
(John Tlumacki / Globe Staff)Boston father leads convention protests
Carlos Arredondo of Boston (above), whose son was killed in Iraq, led as many as 10,000 antiwar protesters Monday at the convention. (By Bryan Bender, Globe Staff)
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