Preparing for the Republican Convention

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Sept. 1: Mike Harris, a Republican National Convention delegate from Elizabethtown, Ky., found a way to pass time without balloons and excitement, but with a novel in the Hyatt Regency Hotel's lobby in Minneapolis. RNC activities were slowed due to Hurricane Gustav, and conventioneers found quieter ways to pass their time.

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Sept. 1: Protesters smash the windows of a police car during an anti-war rally at the Republican National Convention in St. Paul.

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Sept. 1: Delegate Kelly Williams, of Plano, Tex., wears a hat showing his dislike for democratic presidential nominee, Sen. Barack Obama, D.-Ill., before the start of the opening session of the Republican National Convention in St. Paul.

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Sept. 1: Early arriving delegates take their seats for the first day of business at the Republican National Convention in St. Paul.

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Sept. 1: President George W. Bush exits Air Force One as he arrives in Austin, Texas to attend a briefing on Hurricane Gustav at the Texas Emergency Operations Center.

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Sept. 1: Former Republican presidential hopeful and Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, right, greets the crowd as he campaigns for Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., left, at the Minnesota State Fair in Falcon Heights, Minn.

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Sept. 1: St. Paul police officers push back a group of protesters who were using a large sign during an anti-war protest at the Republican National Convention in St. Paul.

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Aug. 31: Republican vice presidential candidate Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin looks for her vehicle after arriving on a chartered plane with Cindy McCain at the Minneapolis International Airport in Bloomington, Minn.

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Sept. 1: First lady Laura Bush is interviewed on the floor of the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minn.

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Sept. 1: Pages place convention literature on the seats of Louisiana delegates on the floor of the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minn.

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Aug. 31: A stagehand vacuums the stage as preparations are underway for the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minn.

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Sept. 1: Protesters walk with members of the group Iraq Veterans Against the War, past a ticker that mentions Hurricane Gustav at the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minn. The veterans group decided to go ahead with a planned protest as news of the Hurricane continued to come in.

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Aug. 31: Republican vice presidential candidate Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, sits in her vehicle with an unidentified man after arriving on a chartered plane with Cindy McCain, wife of Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain for the Republican National Convention at the Minneapolis International Airport in Bloomington, Minn.

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Aug. 31: Cindy McCain, wife of Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain waves as she arrives for the Republican National Convention at the Minneapolis International Airport in Bloomington, Minn.

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Aug. 31: Tyler Gregory, a pastor at Eagle Brook Church in Lino Lakes, Minn., talks to parishioners after service on Sunday. The Republican National Convention began in nearby St. Paul on Monday.

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Aug. 31: Rick Davis, left, campaign manager for Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain talks with Mike Duncan, chairman of the Republican National Committee, before a news conference at the Xcel Center in St. Paul, Minn., where they announced a change in plans for the Republican National Convention beginning Monday because of Hurricane Gustav threatening the Gulf Coast states.

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Aug. 31: Rick Davis, campaign manager for Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., is seen on a television monitor on the floor of the Xcel Center giving a live briefing on the changes to the schedule for the Republican National Convention due to Hurricane Gustav, as preparations are underway for the RNC in St. Paul, Minn. The right side of the screen shows the path of Hurricane Gustav.

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Sept. 1: A protester climbs under a barricade outside of the Landmark Center near the Xcel Center during an anti-war rally at the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minn. Police in riot gear arrested nine people taking part in an antiwar march at the Republican National Convention on Sunday after they crossed a security fence into a restricted area near Xcel Energy Center.

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Aug. 31: Members of the Louisiana delegation to the Republican National Convention watch at their hotel bar in Brooklyn Center, Minn., as Rick Davis, campaign manager for Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain is seen on the television screen talking about changes to the convention in St. Paul in light of Hurricane Gustav.

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Aug. 31: Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., announces there will be changes to the Republican National Convention due to Hurricane Gustav during a press conference outside the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency in Pearl, Miss. Vice presidential running mate Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin listens at left.

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Sept. 1: Kathie Whitford, of Livingston, Tex., shows her support for the Republican Party on her hat before the start of the opening session of the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minn.

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Aug. 30: A giant star frames a sign on the side of the Xcel Center, the site of the upcoming Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minn. The convention begins Monday.

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Aug. 30: Protest organizers hold an update session with interested citizens during the Republican National Convention in Minneapolis. Protesters said police raided three Minneapolis homes on Saturday, just a few hours after Ramsey County sheriff's deputies raided an organizing site of a group seeking to disrupt the convention.

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Aug. 30: Dean Radcliffe of Chicago rides an elephant bike past a home that was being searched by Minneapolis police during the Republican National Convention in Denver. Protesters said police raided three Minneapolis homes on Saturday, just a few hours after Ramsey County sheriff's deputies raided an organizing site of a group seeking to disrupt the convention.

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Aug. 29: Republican presidential candidate, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., his vice presidential choice, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, left, and her daughter Piper in Columbus, Ohio.

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Aug. 30: A family watched as police search a home during the Republican National Convention in Minneapolis. Police raided three Minneapolis homes on Saturday, just a few hours after Ramsey County sheriff's deputies raided an organizing site of a group seeking to disrupt the convention.

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Aug. 30: Carpenter Binyam Zigt pushes state standards along the floor of the Xcel Center in St. Paul, Minn. in preparation for the Republican National Convention.

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Aug. 30: Minneapolis police stand watch over a house that is being searched during the Republican National Convention in Minneapolis. Police raided three Minneapolis homes on Saturday, just a few hours after Ramsey County sheriff's deputies raided an organizing site of a group seeking to disrupt the convention.

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Aug. 30: Minneapolis police stand watch over a house that is being searched during the Republican National Convention in Minneapolis.

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Aug. 30: Carpenters Bruce Albrecht, left, and Bradley Ystenes, right, place the Virginia delegation standard on the convention floor at the Xcel Center in St. Paul, Minn. in preparation for the Republican National Convention.

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Aug. 30: Stagehands carry a sign onto the floor as preparations are underway for the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minn.

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Aug. 28: People walk past the murals on a drug store in St. Paul, Minn. St Paul is the site of the upcoming Republican National Convention Sept. 1-4.

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In this Sept. 23, 2005 file photo, the city of St. Paul, Minn., which will host the Republican National Convention Sept. 1-4 is seen. At lower left is the Mississippi River and, top right, is the State Capitol.

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In this July 10, 2008 file photo, Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty and his wife clap as presidential candidate Sen. John McCain is introduced at his Minnesota campaign headquarters in St. Paul, Pawlenty, speculated as the favorite choice for vice presidential candidate until the surprise announcement of Sarah Palin, will host the Republican National Convention starting Sept. 1.

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Aug. 28: Republican National Convention logo is projected as the RNC unveils its lectern and podium at the Xcel Center in St. Paul, Minn.

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Aug. 28: Republican National Convention logo is projected as the RNC unveils their national convention lectern and podium as photographers record it the Xcel Center in St. Paul, Minn.

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Aug. 28: Photographers and reporters are briefed on the podium and lectern, foreground, at the Republican National Convention during an unveiling by the RNC at the Xcel Center in St. Paul, Minn.

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Aug. 28: Photographers record the Republican National Convention lectern as it sits on the podium during an unveiling by the RNC at the Xcel Center in St. Paul, Minn.

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Aug. 28: A projected image of a waving American flag is used as the Republican National Committee unveils their national convention lectern and podium at the Xcel Center in St. Paul, Minn.

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Aug. 28: Bill Schaffell, a special effects vendor for the Republican National Convention, from Los Angeles, Calif., guides more than 100 balloons through a nylon net in preparation for the convention at the Xcel Center in St. Paul, Minn.

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Aug. 28: Bill Schaffell, a special effects vendor for the Republican National Convention, from Los Angeles, Calif., guides more than 100 balloons through a nylon net in preparation for the convention at the Xcel Center in St. Paul, Minn.

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Aug. 27: Carpenter Gary Hill from Crystal, Minn., vacuums on the floor of the Republican National Convention at the Xcel Center in St. Paul, Minn.

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Aug. 27: Carpenter Gary Hill from Crystal, Minn., vacuums around the stage of the Republican National Convention as the name of Sen. Joseph Lieberman, I-Conn., is projected on the big screen at the Xcel Center in St. Paul, Minn.

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Aug. 27: Stagehand Andy Fedor of Minneapolis, Minn., works on the reflective surface of the Republican National Convention stage as a video image of the American flag is projected behind him at the Xcel Center in St. Paul, Minn.

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