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Inside the Republican National Convention 2012 at Tampa Bay Times Forum

August 29, 2012 4:00AM

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While protesters clamored to get their voices heard blocks away from the Tampa Bay Times Forum, inside the Republican National Convention got ready to officially declare Mitt Romney as the presidential nominee for the GOP, hoping to defeat Barack Obama in November's election.

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