RNC Balloons are released from the rafters as the crowd cheers the end of Mitt Romney's speech (Matt Augustine)
RNC (Matt Augustine)
RNC Mitt Romney, Paul Ryan, and their families wave to the crowd after Romney's speech (Matt Augustine)
RNC (Matt Augustine)
RNC (Matt Augustine)
RNC Confetti falls from the rafters as Mitt Romney concludes his acceptance speech. (Matt Augustine)
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RNC A man prays silently as Archbishop Timothy Dolan gives the convention's final benediction. (Matt Augustine)
RNC As the debt clock continues to tick, Archbishop Timothy Dolan of New York gives the final benediction of the 2012 RNC (Matt Augustine)
RNC As I walked by this convention-goer from Arizona, he shouted "The Tea Party is here!" (Matt Augustine)
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RNC Meet Vermin Supreme (yes, that's his legal name), a political activist originally from Boston who campaigned in the 2012 New Hampshire presidential primary. He is described as a performance artist and anarchist who says his "joke humor" campaign is in response to the lies fed by media and government. Google him if you want to find out more. (Matt Augustine)
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RNC Want to add your name to the Declaration of Independence? At the Republican National Convention, you can! (Matt Augustine)
RNC The front of the Tampa Bay Times Forum, decorated for the Republican National Convention (Matt Augustine)
RNC Outside the Tampa Bay Times Forum (Matt Augustine)
RNC The men everyone is here to see... (Matt Augustine)