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    The GOP Tries to Get Down to Business

    With Hurricane Gustav a diminishing distraction, John McCain's convention is trying to get back on track. President Bush will speak live from the White House and former Senator Fred Thompson and former Democrat Joe Lieberman will speak in prime time, but the delegates and news media are focused on Sarah Palin .

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    With Hurricane Gustav a diminishing distraction, John McCain's convention is trying to get back on track. President Bush will speak live from the White House and former Senator Fred Thompson and former Democrat Joe Lieberman will speak in prime time, but the delegates and news media are focused on Sarah Palin. Did her daughter's pregnancy and a corruption investigation take McCain by surprise? As the torch passes from Bush to McCain inside the Excel Center, we hear about yesterday's protests and the police response outside.

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    Can the Republicans Finally Get Down to Business?
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    2. 44:03Ron Paul's Counter-Convention
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    The full episode

    1 of 2
    Can the Republicans Finally Get Down to Business?
    1. 1:38The GOP Tries to Get Down to BusinessYou’re reading this
    2. 44:03Ron Paul's Counter-Convention
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