Republicans gather to nominate Romney, watch storm
Republicans opened their national convention Tuesday to formally nominate Mitt Romney as their candidate to unseat President Barack Obama, watching anxiously as a newly formed hurricane was poised to hit New Orleans just as the first political speeches are uncorked.
The political festival aimed at bringing the party together behind Romney and pitching him to a national audience, especially key independent voters, has shrunk to a three-day affair because of the storm. Monday's planned opening was symbolic and over in minutes. (AP)
