Convention Coverage Red and Blue With a Hint of Green
Published Tuesday, March 10, 2009, 1:17 AM
Updated Thursday, July 23, 2009, 5:50 PM
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Republican nominee John McCain backed a plank in the Party platform supporting a special envoy to Northern Ireland.
A video shown at the convention touted the Irish roots of aspiring first lady Cindy McCain. Republican National Committee members held court at the Liffey Pub across the street from the Excel Center in St. Paul where the convention was being held. The Illinois delegation, led by State Rep. Jim Durkin and Republican National Committeeman Patrick Brady, plotted ways to bring John McCain on a fact-finding tour of Ireland should he win.
