Timothy M. Already a Variety subscriber? Daily VarietyThe whole paper. Posted: Tue., Sep. President Bush appeared before the Republican National Convention on Tuesday to give a strong endorsement of John McCain, even as the the GOP sought to cast itself forward as a party of reformers. Speaker after speaker emphasized McCain's role as a maverick, capped by the almost surreal appearance of Democratic vice presidential nominee Joe Lieberman urging the country to vote for the party he once ran against.Bush focused his comments on McCain rather than his own tenure."John is an independent man who thinks for himself. He is not afraid to tell you when he disagrees. Believe me, I know," Bush said.He drew some of his biggest applause when he cited McCain's support of the troop surge in Iraq and made a swipe at opponents on the "angry left."During the night, several documentaries shorts cited Theodore Roosevelt, the turn of the century Republican to which McCain likes to compare himself. And...
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By JESSE A. WASHINGTON — - Sen. Lieberman, a member of the Senate armed services committee and chairman of the homeland security committee, will accompany a bipartisan group of senators, according to his office. The congressional delegation will meet there with Georgian and U.S. officials. Jesse A. Most of the travel plans of the self-described "independent Democrat" have recently revolved around the presidential campaign of Republican Sen. John McCain. For instance, the two have recently traveled in the Middle East and to Colombia, in addition to their state-to-state domestic odyssey. Lieberman has been one of the Arizona senator's closest allies on the campaign trail, driving a further wedge between him and the Democratic Party he represented eight years ago as its chosen vice-presidential candidate. He — like other McCain friends, such as Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C. At a Tuesday event, Lieberman's introduction of the Republican candidate reportedly delved into a c...
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Timothy M. Already a Variety subscriber? Daily VarietyThe whole paper. Posted: Tue., Sep. President Bush appeared before the Republican National Convention on Tuesday to give a strong endorsement of John McCain, even as the the GOP sought to cast itself forward as a party of reformers. Speaker after speaker emphasized McCain's role as a maverick, capped by the almost surreal appearance of Democratic vice presidential nominee Joe Lieberman urging the country to vote for the party he once ran against.Bush focused his comments on McCain rather than his own tenure."John is an independent man who thinks for himself. He is not afraid to tell you when he disagrees. Believe me, I know," Bush said.He drew some of his biggest applause when he cited McCain's support of the troop surge in Iraq and made a swipe at opponents on the "angry left."During the night, several documentaries shorts cited Theodore Roosevelt, the turn of the century Republican to which McCain likes to compare himself. And...
By JESSE A. WASHINGTON — - Sen. Lieberman, a member of the Senate armed services committee and chairman of the homeland security committee, will accompany a bipartisan group of senators, according to his office. The congressional delegation will meet there with Georgian and U.S. officials. Jesse A. Most of the travel plans of the self-described "independent Democrat" have recently revolved around the presidential campaign of Republican Sen. John McCain. For instance, the two have recently traveled in the Middle East and to Colombia, in addition to their state-to-state domestic odyssey. Lieberman has been one of the Arizona senator's closest allies on the campaign trail, driving a further wedge between him and the Democratic Party he represented eight years ago as its chosen vice-presidential candidate. He — like other McCain friends, such as Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C. At a Tuesday event, Lieberman's introduction of the Republican candidate reportedly delved into a c...