Convention to focus in on ‘maverick’ status

THE Republican party has sidelined plans to specifically target young voters at its convention, preferring to focus on presidential candidate John McCain’s maverick history.

On Monday the party was given a violent reminder of its tarnished reputation among young people with a protest against the eight-year presidency of George W Bush.

Records from the Ramsey county sheriff’s office revealed 163 people were held in jail yesterday morning on a range of charges arising from Monday’s riots.