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Should Republicans let history (and Ohio?) be their guide?

Ted Cruz's decisive victory in Wisconsin over Donald Trump now makes the possibility of a contested convention, once dismissed as remote by many commentators (myself included), ever more likely. To clinch the Republican nomination, a candidate must obtain a majority of delegates to the Republican National Convention, the

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Cleveland: The ‘showbiz’ convention?

CLEVELAND — Former Virginia Gov. Jim Gilmore, who earlier this year abandoned his own presidential ambitions after dismal performances in Iowa and New Hampshire, said Friday he thinks next week's Republican National Convention "is going to be largely showbiz." The Republican from Richmond was noticeably candid regarding

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Diehl: ‘Never Trump’ delegates acting like Beacon Hill Democrats

CLEVELAND — Hours after so-called "Never Trump" delegates unsuccessfully tried to force a roll call rules vote during the first session of the Republican National Convention, Beacon Hill's most ardent Donald Trump supporter compared their efforts to the tactics he claimed are typical of Massachusetts Democrats: "

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‘Hate groups’ to make appearances at RNC in Cleveland

CLEVELAND — The Southern Poverty Law Center, the nonprofit legal entity that bills itself as a defender of civil rights, is maintaining what they call a growing list of "hate groups" set to descend upon the city as the Republican National Convention kicks off. According to the SPLC, three

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New Black Panther chair backs away from 2nd Amendment comments

CLEVELAND — The chairman of the New Black Panther Party, who was quoted earlier this week saying members would be openly expressing their constitutional right to bear arms ahead of the Republican National Convention, now says he was misquoted. Hashim Nzinga, who had told Reuters in an interview that members "

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Cleveland’s top cop says city is prepared for open-carry visitors

CLEVELAND — As the mercury level rises, so does a sense of anticipation inside the city that will serve as host next week when the Republican National Convention comes to town. Temperatures topped 90 in Cleveland on Wednesday, as more and more delegates began to arrive and GOP officials continued to

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Feds: No credible security threats detected in Cleveland ahead of RNC

CLEVELAND — Federal authorities said Tuesday they have found no credible security threats ahead of next week's Republican National Convention, as the city girds itself for what is expected to be an onslaught of protests and activism. Cleveland officials made headlines last month when they announced the city would

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Cleveland gearing up for RNC

CLEVELAND — They finally hosted a championship parade after decades of sports futility, and now they're a week away from hosting another grand spectacle: the Republican National Convention. The crush of more than 1.3 million people at last month's parade in honor of the NBA'