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Minneapolis : MN : USA | about 1 year ago  
ST. PAUL — Plans for the Republican National Convention were in flux on Sunday as the presumptive Republican nominee, Senator John McCain , announced that the thrust...
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  • News Source: South Bend Tribune | about 1 year ago
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  • News Source: The Washington Times | about 1 year ago
    First Lady Laura Bush on Monday morning stepped into the gap left by the cancellation of all major political activity at the Republican National Convention, serving as the public face for the White House but also delivering some political shots as...
  • News Source: Voice of America | about 1 year ago
    Effectively tearing up the long-prepared plans for the convention, Senator McCain said this is a time for Americans to do the right thing and put politics aside, as the nation awaits the landfall of Hurricane Gustav along the Gulf coast. "Of course,...
  • News Source: The Hill | about 1 year ago
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  • News Source: CNSNews.com | about 1 year ago
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  • News Source: Fox News | about 1 year ago
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  • News Source: ABC 7 | about 1 year ago
    With the storm scheduled to reach the Louisiana coast midday Monday -- the same day the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minn. opens -- the McCain campaign has scrapped almost its entire program for the day, including a speech by President...
  • News Source: Radio Netherlands | about 1 year ago
    US Senator John McCain, the Republican Party's presidential candidate, has scaled back the festivities and speeches on the opening day of the Republican Convention in Minneapolis-St Paul because Hurricane Gustav is threatening Louisiana and other...

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