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Wed 09 Sep 2008Convention begins in earnest after New Orleans's near miss
US: THE REPUBLICAN national convention began in earnest last night after an abbreviated start as party officials judged that the limited impact of Hurricane Gustav on the Gulf Coast meant that politics could return to normal, writes Denis Staunton in St Paul
After a video message from president George Bush, former senator Fred Thompson, once a rival of Mr McCain for the presidential nomination, was due to give the keynote address. Independent Democratic senator Joe Lieberman, who was Al Gore's running mate in 2000, was also due to tell delegates why he had crossed party lines to support Mr McCain.
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