Nader plans rally during Republican Convention

Ralph Nader
Independent presidential candidate Ralph Nader will hold a rally in Minneapolis in early September.
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(AP) - Independent presidential candidate Ralph Nader plans a rally in Minneapolis on the final day of the Republican National Convention.

Nader's campaign says the rally will be a call to action for opening the presidential debates to candidates like him.

The rally is planned for the night of Sept. 4 at Orchestra Hall in downtown Minneapolis -- the same night that John McCain will formally accept the Republican nomination for president.

Nader, a longtime consumer advocate, is running with Matt Gonzalez, a former member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors.

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Nader ran on the Green Party ticket in 1996 and 2000, and as an independent in 2004.

The Republican National Convention will be held in St. Paul Sept. 1-4.

The Nader campaign also plans a rally in Denver during the Democratic National Convention.

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