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GOP convention back on schedule
ST. PAUL — The Republican National Convention is back on track, having truncated its activities for a day in response to Hurricane Gustav.
Members of the Ohio delegation were informed Tuesday morning that President Bush, who cancelled plans to attend the convention and to speak Monday night will, instead, address the convention via satellite at 9:30 p.m. EDT today.
Sen. Joe Lieberman, the Connecticut independent who ran for vice president with Al Gore in 2000 and who had been on John McCain’s running-mate short list will follow Bush, as will former Tennessee Sen. Fred Thompson, who vied for the GOP nomination against McCain. Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, McCain’s vice presidential pick, has been tapped to address the convention on Wednesday.
On Monday, the convention convened at 3:30 p.m. EDT and was wrapped up in less than three hours as the gathering was stripped down to housekeeping essentials and remarks by First Lady Laura Bush and Cindy McCain.
The fate of the convention had been in limbo while organizers assessed the damage Hurricane Gustav might wreak on the Gulf Coast. It has been just over three years since Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans.
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