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RNC in review slideshow: Everywhere a sign

By Paul Schmelzer | 09.06.08 | 1:54 pm

These pictures from MnIndy reporters and photographers capture some of the signs on display this week at the Republican National Convention in St. Paul.
Editor’s note: The best way to view this slideshow is to 1) click to start it;…

RNC in review slideshow: The thick blue line

By Paul Schmelzer | 09.06.08 | 1:50 pm

Pictures of the ubiquitous police presence at the Republican National Convention in St. Paul as captured by MnIndy reporters and photographers.

RNC in review slideshow: Grace notes

By Paul Schmelzer | 09.06.08 | 1:46 pm

Some of the more odd, ironic, or poignant images captured this week during the Republican National Convention in St. Paul by MnIndy reporters and photographers.
Editor’s note: The best way to view this slideshow is to 1) click to start…

The revolution will be Twittered

By Tom Elko | 09.06.08 | 12:21 pm

The group of law enforcement agencies charged with handling security during the Republican National Convention had $50 million to spend on weapons and equipment. Riot police were dressed in…

Attorneys for Minnesota Nine call criminal charges ‘outrageous’

By Paul Demko | 09.05.08 | 12:00 pm


In the days leading up to the Republican National Convention, a series of police raids led by the Ramsey County Sheriff’s Office resulted in the arrest of eight people for allegedly conspiring to disrupt the political gathering. On…

‘If you are on this bridge you are under arrest’

By Paul Demko | 09.05.08 | 1:15 am


I was going to call it a night. After nearly three hours of observing the cat-and-mouse game between protesters and police the scene was starting to get tiresome. (Best protester chant of the night: “You’re hot, you’re cute,…

Prosecutors detail protest charges

By Paul Demko | 09.03.08 | 5:34 pm


Twenty one people have been charged with felonies stemming from Republican National Convention protest activities, according to the Ramsey County Attorney’s Office. This includes eight individuals affiliated with the RNC Welcoming Committee who were the target of pre-convention police raids and…

RNC protesters decry convention police tactics

By Paul Demko | 09.03.08 | 12:37 pm


Protesters blame police for violence that broke out at the conclusion of last night’s protest parade organized by the Poor People’s Economic Human Rights Campaign. The group’s national organizer, Cheri Honkala, spoke to reporters this morning at…

RNC official touts vice-presidential nominee “Sarah Pawlenty”

By Tom Elko | 09.03.08 | 6:08 am

Republican National Committee vice-chair Jo Ann Davidson slips while touting the party’s vice-presidential nominee on Tuesday night, potentially sending nervous Republicans — or at least one Republican — into wistful daydreams of what might have been.

Dispatches from the Poor People’s march

By Paul Demko | 09.02.08 | 10:29 pm


The Poor People’s Economic Human Rights Campaign staged a protest rally and parade this afternoon on day two of the Republican National Convention. There were perhaps 500 people on hand.