WASHINGTON — Sarah Palin and George W. Bush won't be in Tampa, Fla. Hillary Rodham Clinton and Al Gore won't make the trip to Charlotte, N.C. And scores of other Republican and Democratic stars are taking a pass as their parties gather for this year's national conventions.
Big-name no-shows for the GOP, Democrats conventions
Thursday, August 16, 2012 | 6:36 p.m. CDT
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