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August 31, 2008

Hurricane Changes Republican Convention Plans
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Presidential candidate Senator John Mc Cain may change plans for
Republican National Convention, as thousands leave home for possible
disaster 
      Jeffrey Vannor carries his belongings while evacuating from the
approaching Hurricane Gustav at the Greyhound Bus and Amtrak station in
New Orleans, on Saturday, 30 Aug. 2008Republican U.S. presidential
candidate Senator John Mc Cain says it would be inappropriate to appear
festive at the Republican National Convention, as a dangerous hurricane
bears down on the U.S. coast. The White House says President Bush will
not attend the convention as scheduled, so he can oversee the federal
response to the hurricane along the Gulf of Mexico coastline. The
convention is scheduled to open in St. Paul, in the northern state of
Minnesota on Monday. In a pre-recorded interview taped Saturday on Fox
News Sunday, Mc Cain said his party was looking at various ways to hold
the convention while addressing the challenge of a possible disaster.
Presidential campaigning was in full swing Sunday, with Democratic
nominee Senator Barack Obama of Illinois planning to discuss the economy
in the midwestern U.S. state of Ohio. Mc Cain and his vice-presidential
pick, Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, are expected to travel to the Gulf
Coast state of Mississippi to review hurricane preparations.

 Mc Cain defended his choice of Palin, a relative unknown on the
national political scene, during the Fox News interview. Senator Mc Cain
of Arizona called Palin "a partner and a soulmate," saying she would be
an asset as he works to reform the government. He said he has been
watching Palin for years and he trusts her judgment on foreign issues
including the war in Iraq and Iranian nuclear ambitions. Mc Cain added
his campaign has raised $4 dollars in the past few days alone. He
appeared to attribute those gains to Palin, saying that he wished he had
brought her on board a month ago, as opposed to Friday. Some information
for this report was provided by AP and Reuters.


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