To the Point
Rhetoric, Reality and the Republican Convention
We hear excerpts from Paul Ryan's national coming-out speech and sample a range of opinions. Also, Condoleezza Rice on foreign policy and the appeal to Latinos.
By Warren Olney • • 50m ListenIt's all over but the Main Event at the Republican National convention. We look at what to expect tonight from Mitt Romney, based in part on what Paul Ryan told the delegates last night. We also get an update on Hurricane Isaac, and hear about foreign policy and the effort to reach Latinos.
Banner image: Republican vice presidential nominee Congressman Paul Ryan takes the stage to accept the nomination during the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Florida, August 29, 2012. Photo by Mike Segar/Reuters
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3 storiesIsaac Heads North
Hurricane Isaac has been downgraded to a tropical storm. That does not mean it's over, and its progress is being closely watched with the current threat to a dam on Lake Ponchatrain near New Orleans. David Adams is Reuters Bureau Chief in Miami.
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Tonight it's Mitt Romney 's turn at last after a convention that's pushed increasingly toward a Tea-Party version of limited government. Republican delegates and the voters at large will learn if their nominee will still present himself as the pragmatic Mr. Fixit or more of a conservative ideologue.
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The Republican Party is dominated by white voters, especially those over 60, people who are uneasy about the rapid demographic changes in the US.
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