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Tactical Tensions
As the RNC gets underway, we’ll see how the widely hyped protests in NYC will play out, and who they will benefit – liberals or conservatives. Youth Radio’s Chelsea Vargas spoke with various Bush opponents before the convention to find out about the different ways they were planning to make their voices heard.

Star Search Politics
This fall, some of the nation’s hottest bands will launch a swing-state concert tour, hoping to use their music and popularity to support candidates. Youth Radio’s Sophie Simon-Ortiz recently attended a hip political party, and her thinking changed about the way celebrity culture is transforming national politics.

Young Delegate: Nick Romero
Twenty-one year old Nick Romero is a recent graduate from the University of California, Santa Barbara and an alternate delegate from California. He talks about his experiences with politics at school and his love for President Bush. (August 30 on NPR's All Things Considered)

Why New York?
This election, the Republican National Convention is set in New York City from August 30-September 2. Youth Radio's Mike Oseroff asks the trivial question, "Why New York?" He says, "I, as well as tens of thousands of others, feel it is just an obvious attempt for Bush to highlight his 'heroic' War on Terrorism."

Iraqi War Veteran
Youth Radio's DeSean Robinson-Walker spoke to an Iraqi war veteran who was recently discharged from the Army after serving six months as a military police officer at Abu Ghraib Prison in Baghdad. She is in New York this week protesting the war, fighting for democracy and voicing her opinions against the Bush Administration.

Radical Cheerleaders Against War
Many protesters have gathered in New York City this week for the Republican National Convention. Youth Radio's DeSean Robinson-Walker met a radical cheerleading group that offered their chant against the war.

Young Republican Delegate: Diana Bautista
24-year-old Diana Bautista is a California delegate to the Republican National Convention. Youth Radio’s Jacob Schneider interviews Diana on her reasons for becoming a delegate, her concerns with security and her expectations for the convention.

Republican National Convention
Youth Radio's Enrique Rivera and Sanovia Jackson are in New York City covering the RNC. They talked about their expectations for the convention as young reporters and producers, and what they think politicians can do to attract young voters.

Blogs from RNC ‘04
Youth Radio's Elena Alvarez Huerta, DeSean Robinson-Walker and Enrique Rivera are in New York this week, covering the Republican National Convention. These are their blogs: