June 1, 2012

Can Kid Rock rock this?

[regaltent.com]

A company called Regal Tent has been hired to put up a ginormous tent near the convention hall that will host a concert that also features Lynyrd Skynyrd. (This one held Rod Stewart.)

Full report: Follow developments at our RNC2012 page

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Feds order stop to state's voter purge

Federal officials tell Florida to halt its search for noncitizen voters. State officials indicated they might fight the order.

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Forget the diploma,
I need a hug!

As Lindsey Singleton made her way to get her diploma Thursday, she had no way of knowing what would be waiting for her on stage. Let's just say it was a great graduation gift.

Graduation 2012: We've got lots of coverage

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