Former US presidential candidate Mitt Romney is seen on the floor of the Republican National Convention at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minn., on September 1, 2008. The political jamboree's opening day turned into a Hurricane Gustav fundraising effort as the Republican party scurried to change its convention plans amid fears of being seen to stage a political celebration while a killer storm pummels the Louisiana coast.
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President Bush, who was scheduled to appear on stage in St. Paul last night, will address the delegation via satellite from the White House during the Republican National Convention tonight.
Much of the convention's opening night schedule was scrubbed last night in anticipation of Hurricane Gustav.
Former Republican presidential candidate Fred Thompson and former democrat Joe Liberman, I-Conn., will also be speaking tonight.
Gary Eichten covers the convention live from the Xcel Energy Center, the site of the Republican National Convention.
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Former US presidential candidate Mitt Romney is seen on the floor of the Republican National Convention at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minn., on September 1, 2008. The political jamboree's opening day turned into a Hurricane Gustav fundraising effort as the Republican party scurried to change its convention plans amid fears of being seen to stage a political celebration while a killer storm pummels the Louisiana coast.
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