3 panoramas from the Grand Prix of Baltimore
Check out these three panoromas from the 2012 Grand Prix of Baltimore. Contributors Stokely Baksh, Sean Crowley and Jon Sham.
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Check out these three panoromas from the 2012 Grand Prix of Baltimore. Contributors Stokely Baksh, Sean Crowley and Jon Sham.
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The Baltimore Sun 0 Comment Sports, The Baltimore Sun Baltimore, Dario Franchitti, Grand Prix, Grand Prix of Baltimore, indycar, James Jakes, racing, Ryan Briscoe, Ryan Hunter-Reay, Simon Pagenaud, Will Power
The 2012 Grand Prix of Baltimore roared through downtown from Aug. 31 through Sept. 2. Compiled here are the latest photos coming in from around the track, within the stands and more.
Get your Grand Prix of Baltimore fix with in-depth racing news, video and analysis from the Baltimore Sun.
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Jerry Jackson 3 Comments Entertainment, Nation art, bohemian, Burning Man, festival, music
The 26th Burning Man Festival ramps up in the Black Rock Desert of Nevada. More than 60,000 people have gathered at the sold out festival.
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Robert Hamilton 0 Comment Daily Brief, The Baltimore Sun fashion, fire, Jessica Long, Madrid, Malaysia, Palastian, paralympics, protest, Russia, Serena Williams, Spain, tennis
Jessica Long wins big at the Paralympics, Spike Lee at the Venice film festival, fashion week in Spain and more in today’s daily brief.
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Nick Tann 1 Comment Nation Clint Eastwood, GOP2012, Jeb Bush, Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, Republican National Convention, RNC2012, Tampa
Formally accepting his nomination, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney took the stage Thursday night to address millions of voters on why he should be chosen to lead the country.
Romney’s remarks focused on unfulfilled promises of the Obama administration, religion, jobs and the economy. “Hope and change had a powerful appeal,” Romney said. “But tonight I’d ask a simple question: If you felt that excitement when you voted for Barack Obama, shouldn’t you feel that way now that he’s President Obama? You know there’s something wrong with the kind of job he’s done as president when the best feeling you had was the day you voted for him.”
The last night of the convention also saw mystery surprise guest Clint Eastwood who delivered an ad-lib speech in support of Romney, speaking to an Invisible Obama sitting on a chair. The remark launched the @InvisibleObama Twitter account (which ballooned to 26k+ followers by the end of the convention) and spawned countless #Eastwooding memes.
Other final day events highlights came from Jeb Bush, past Olympians Scott Hamilton, Mike Eruzione and Kim Rhode, musical performances by Taylor Hicks and Bebe Winans & choir, a massive balloon drop and prayer.
Stokely Baksh 2 Comments Nation Condoleezza Rice, George Bush, GOP2012, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Mitt Romney, Paul Ryan, Rand Paul, Republican National Convention, RNC2012, Tampa, Tim Pawlenty
Tonight, the Republican National Convention will conclude with the formal nomination of Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan as the 2012 Republican presidential and vice presidential candidates.
And in what might be the most important speech of Mitt Romney’s life, Romney will take the stage in a defining moment for both his base and millions of Americans tuning in. His speech comes on the heels of Ryan’s energizing address, which criticized President Obama’s policies on the economy, health care and jobs.
“President Obama is the kind of politician who puts promises on the record, and then calls that the record,” Ryan said. “But we are four years into this presidency. The issue is not the economy as Barack Obama inherited it, not the economy as he envisions it, but this economy as we are living it.”
Other Day 3 speakers included 2008 presidential candidate John McCain, former U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, U.S. Senator Rand Paul and Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty.
Michael Gold 0 Comment Daily Brief Afghanistan, Italy, Lebanon, Maldives, protest, Syria
The aftermath of a Syrian street fight, a local swimmer’s Paralympics effort, a Lebanese sit-in and more in today’s daily brief.
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Jerry Jackson 1 Comment Daily Brief art, China, India, protest, Spain
An Ultra-Orthodox wedding, Tomatina festival, Stockholm fashion, a sniper’s sight in Syria and more in today’s daily brief.
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Robert Hamilton 0 Comment Nation Alabama, French Quarter, Gulf of Mexico, hurricane, Louisana, Mississippi, national guard, New Orleans, Plaquemines Parish
Hurricane Isaac, the slow-moving but powerful Category 1 hurricane, was felt along the Gulf Coast, threatening to flood towns in Mississippi, Alabama and Louisiana with storm surges of up to 12 feet and winds up to 80 miles per hour, according to reports by Reuters.
While not nearly as strong as Katrina – a Category 3 hurricane when it slammed into New Orleans on August 29, 2005 – Isaac was a threat that authorities said should not be underestimated.
Nick Tann 4 Comments Nation Ann Romney, Chris Christy, Florida, GOP2012, hurricane, Mitt Romney, Republican National Covention, Republicans, Rick Santorum, RNC, Tampa, Tropical Storm Isaac
With newly upgraded Hurricane Isaac blowing past Florida, the Republican National Convention surges on with speeches by New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, former GOP presidential race contender Rick Santorum, and Ann Romney, the wife of the now affirmed GOP presidential nominee. The abbreviated convention schedule may have dampened the opening day, but with Mitt Romney’s arrival, Day 2 finds the winds of the Grand Old Party struggling to hold onto the many hats of a divided Republican base.