Senator John McCain visited a hurricane command center in Pearl, Miss., yesterday with running mate Sarah Palin.
(Stephan Savoia/Associated Press)
All eyes turn to Gustav
Republicans to curtail convention, launch relief effort
Bush, Cheney cancel; McCain sounds a call
Senator John McCain visited a hurricane command center in Pearl, Miss., yesterday with running mate Sarah Palin.
(Stephan Savoia/Associated Press)
ST. PAUL - With Hurricane Gustav barreling toward the Gulf Coast, Senator John McCain and the Republican Party hastily edited their national convention script yesterday, calling for a stripped-down affair that replaces politics, parties, and pageantry with a humanitarian aid effort for those in the storm's path more than 1,000 miles south of St. Paul. (Full article: 992 words)
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