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Election 101: What's the Republican primary calendar for 2012?

Here are the ins and outs of the road to winning the Republican Party presidential nomination.

6. The big party

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Balloons and confetti filled the hall after 2008 presidential nominee John McCain addressed the Republican National Convention at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minn.

  • By Ben Palmere Contributor

The Republicans will hold their 40th national convention in Tampa, Fla., on Aug. 27-30. That's when the party's presidential pick is officially nominated.

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