September 2, 2012

First Since '52: No Talk of War in GOP Speeches

Matt Apuzzo, Associated Press

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With America embroiled in its longest armed conflict, Mitt Romney became the first Republican since 1952 to accept his party’s nomination without mentioning war.

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TAGGED: Mitt Romney, 2012, Republican Party, Dwight Eisenhower

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