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‘Democracy Now!’: Security Costs at the Republican National Convention

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Aug 27, 2012 Hosting the Republican National Convention doesn't come cheap. Just ask Tampa, Fla. In preparation for this week's gathering, the city's police department received roughly $50 million from Congress. How did it spend the money? Click below to find out. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

GOP Ghosts in Tampa

E.J. Dionne Jr. / Truthdig Aug 27, 2012 In 1964, George Romney, then the governor of Michigan, walked out of the Republican National Convention during Barry Goldwater's acceptance speech. He was protesting his party's sharp turn rightward and its weak platform plank on civil rights. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Tampa Airport

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Republicans Take a Pass on Arizona

Staff / Truthdig May 13, 2010 Get ready to hit those strip malls, party people: The 2012 Republican convention is going to Tampa, Fla. GOP leaders opted not to drop the balloons in Arizona, perhaps because of that state’s racist immigration law that essentially flips the bird at the nation’s fastest-growing bloc of voters. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )