Romney arrives as condensed GOP convention kicks into high gear
Tampa, Florida (CNN) - Mitt Romney officially clinched the GOP presidential nomination on Tuesday to move a step closer in his five-year quest for the White House.
To roaring cheers at the Republican National Convention in the packed Tampa Bay Times Forum, the delegation from New Jersey put Romney above the 1,144-delegate threshold, ensuring he will be the GOP challenger to President Barack Obama in November.
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(CNN) - Former U.S. Senate candidate Christine O'Donnell, a Republican from Delaware, tweets her post-convention plans.
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Video: Inside the RNC's 'war room'
Tampa, Florida (CNN) - Call it the communications nerve center of the Republican convention.
CNN got a behind the scenes look at the Republican National Convention communications war room, courtesy of convention press secretary Kyle Downey.
Santorum offers high profile praise of Romney
Tampa, Florida (CNN) – Rick Santorum offered his most high-profile praise of former rival Mitt Romney during a speech at the Republican National Convention Tuesday evening.
The former presidential candidate – who engaged in a prolonged and sometimes bitter battle with Romney before dropping out of the race in April – spoke highly of Romney and vice presidential nominee, House Budget Chairman Paul Ryan.
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Democrats in Tampa: What did Romney build?
Tampa, Florida (CNN) - Democrats wasted no time on Tuesday trying to undercut Republicans as they began their convention, attacking a key GOP message before party luminaries took the spotlight in Tampa.
Republicans aggressively pushed their convention theme, "We Built It," while Democrats sought to turn it back on Mitt Romney, who was affirmed as the nominee by a roll call of delegates in the first significant moments of the event.
FULL STORYRon Paul supporters put dent in unity at GOP convention
Tampa, Florida (CNN) - The always-vocal supporters of Ron Paul made one final push to support the Texas congressman's bid for the 2012 GOP presidential nomination Tuesday, and in the process made their displeasure at the GOP establishment known as official proceedings at the Republican National Convention got underway.
Paul's supporters shouted and booed when rules were adopted as part of the Republican Party's official platform that would hinder the kind of grassroots campaign that carried Paul to the national convention.
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Christie: GOP should give Americans the truth
(CNN) - New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie will deliver a keynote address tonight with a positive tone, a source close to Christie tells CNN's Dana Bash.
Christie argue that the American people can handle the truth and should be treated like adults, focusing on ideas rather than rhetoric, the source said.
The New Jersey governor will also outline differences between Republicans and Democrats as to governing philosophy, the source said, while highlighting his bipartisan achievements.
- CNN Senior Congressional Correspondent Dana Bash contributed to this report
Rules fight sparks drama at RNC
Tampa, Florida (CNN) – The Republican National Convention adopted two controversial rules on Tuesday. But a fight over their adoption threw a wrench in the convention's carefully scripted events: pitting the likes of Sarah Palin, Michele Bachmann and grassroots activists on one side with Mitt Romney's campaign and establishment Republicans on the other.
The days-long fight reached climax just hours after the Tuesday RNC session began, with supporters of the rules cheering their adoption and opponents booing against them. Moments before, some delegates even laid out angry – yet unsubstantiated – claims of meddling to keep some delegates away from a committee vote.
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Boehner: 'We can do better' than Obama
(CNN) - The office of House Speaker John Boehner released the following excerpts of his prepared remarks to the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Florida on Tuesday evening.
He is slated to speak in the 7 p.m. ET hour of the convention.
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Ann Romney: Mitt 'will lift up America'
(CNN) - Ann Romney will describe her husband, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, as a problem solver who "has helped lift up others" in her Tuesday primetime speech at the Republican National Convention, according to excerpts released by the Romney campaign.
"This is the man who will wake up every day with the determination to solve the problems that others say can't be solved, to fix what others say is beyond repair," she is to say about her husband, according to the excerpts. "This is the man who will work harder than anyone so that we can work a little less hard."
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