1.   But San Diegans are pleased with the television images of their city from the Republican presidential convention.

2.   Congress is scheduled to start its August recess Friday so that members can rest and participate in the upcoming party presidential nominating conventions.

3.   Haunting the Democratic presidential convention next week in Chicago will be the liberal impulse of stormy conventions past.

4.   He also shunned the soaring rhetoric and grand vision that are typical of presidential convention speeches.

5.   In addition, the Republicans will hold their national presidential convention in Philadelphia this summer, which GOP officials anticipate will shower their candidate with even more publicity.

6.   In between, he covered the campaigns of every major presidential candidate and attended every presidential convention.

7.   In August, they will break for the presidential conventions.

8.   Kent creates the tense, calculating atmosphere of candidates at a presidential convention waiting in a private chamber as their fates are decided outside.

9.   Officials from the Democratic National Committee, scouting cities for the next presidential convention, partied the night away there in late July.

10.   She also made a prominent speech at the GOP presidential convention, and her name was mentioned as a possible running mate for nominee Bob Dole.