But to judge by the convention, loyalty to Mr Bush negates this advantage.
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He leads by three points among independents, but on the eve of his convention he led by 12.
But the suggestion by several delegates to the UN convention that the old Mafia was beaten was met with a heavy dose of Sicilian scepticism - not least in Corleone itself.
There were several who worried that a convention could get hijacked by nutcases but almost everybody seems to agree that what we have got now is not working.
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Kerry's military service in Vietnam -- which he showcased at the Democratic National Convention but has since come under attack by a group called Swift Boat Veterans for Truth -- has become less of an asset, the poll found.
Sometimes called "Comic Con's little brother, " but fiercely defended by attendees as the country's most fan-oriented convention, DragonCon had more than 30, 000 preregistered guests as of Thursday night, Carroll said.
Of course it's too early to predict the precise convention choreography that will be adopted by the Democratic image makers, but don't be surprised if there's more than a dose of Old Time religion.
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Convention on the Law of the Sea was signed by 119 countries -- but not Britain or the United States.
In the Gallup poll that was out over the weekend, among registered voters, McCain was up by four points - so not a lot, but better than he was going into his convention, where he was behind in the same poll - and among likely voters up by 10 points.
For a government which introduced Britain's first bill of rights by incorporating the European Convention on Human Rights into British law, this is not only disappointing, but alarming.
By migrating to an online-based system, the city not only successfully hosted the convention, but now has a permitting system in place that continues to pay dividends in supporting other major events held in the city annually, helping attract tourism and economic investment.
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