Republicans to tone down festivities
China Daily | Updated: 2008-09-02 07:45
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Evacuees fleeing Hurricane Gustav step off the bus after arriving at the Southwest Center in Texarkana, Texas on Sunday. AP |
Hurricane Gustav may have done what nothing else could when the storm forced John McCain and fellow Republicans to scrap the highly partisan speeches and hoopla planned for yesterday, as they set aside politics for a business-only opening session of their national convention.
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