Mountain Sage

McCain orders convention curtailed for Gustav
By DAVID ESPO
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — John McCain tore up the script for his Republican National Convention on Sunday, ordering the cancellation of all but essential opening-day activities as Hurricane Gustav churned toward New Orleans.
“This is a time when we have to do away with our party politics and [...]

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Mandatory Hurricane Evacuation Is Ordered in New Orleans
City officials ordered everyone to leave New Orleans
beginning Sunday morning — the first mandatory evacuation
since Hurricane Katrina flooded the city three years ago –
as Hurricane Gustav grew into what the city’s [...]