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Rene Marsh
Tampa, FL

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Mitt Romney
(R) Presidential Candidate

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Reince Priebus
RNC Chairman

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Rene Marsh
Tampa, FL

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TODAY REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION ACTIVITIES ARE IN FULL SWING AFTER TROPICAL STORM ISAAC FORCED A ONE DAY DELAY. AND TODAY MAJOR SPEECHES WILL BE THE HIGHLIGHT OF OPENING NIGHT.
RENE MARSH IS LIVE IN TAMPA THIS MORNING TO TELL US WHAT WE CAN EXPECT.

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MITT ROMNEY WILL ARRIVE IN TAMPA THIS MORNING AND TONIGHT ANN ROMNEY AND NJ GOVERNOR CHRIS CHRISTIE WILL TAKE CENTER STAGE.
THEIR GOAL IS TO SELL MITT ROMNEY BUT ISAAC'S THREAT TO THE GULF COAST MAY ALSO FIND ITS WAY INTO THOSE SPEECHES.
TUESDAY NIGHT ONE OF MITT ROMNEY'S MOST EFFECTIVE WEAPONS... HIS WIFE, ANN ROMNEY, WILL BE UP AT BAT IN FRONT OF A LARGE... BUT FRIENDLY CROWD.
BUT ITS THOSE WHO ARE NOT SOLD ON HER HUSBAND, THE REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE, THAT SHE'LL BE SPEAKING TO. .
THE ROMNEYS SPENT TIME MONDAY IN THEIR HOMETOWN PRACTICING THEIR POTENTIAL MAKE OR BREAK SPEECHES.
I like my speech, I really like Ann's speech.
ALSO SCHEDULED TO TAKE THE STAGE TONIGHT -- NEW JERSEY GOVERNOR CHRIS CHRISTIE..
Good morning.
BUT AS BOTH HEADLINERS TALK UP MITT ROMNEYS HIGH POINTS IT WILL BE HARD TO IGNORE THIS --
A MASSIVE STORM BARRELING TOWARD THE GULF COAST.
FORECASTERS PREDICT IT WILL MAKE LANDFALL AS A CATEGORY 1 HURRICANNE.
BUT REPUBLICANS SAY THE SHOW WILL GO ON TUESDAY BUT ADMIT THEY ARE NOT SURE HOW THEY WILL HANDLE ISAAC.
If we have to do anything to incorporate some of the occurrences around this into our schedule and program... And what that means I don't know.
REPUBLICANS STARTED A NATIONAL DEBT CLOCK THEY SAY TO SYMBOLIZE THE PRESIDENTS OUT OF CONTROL SPENDING.
IN TAMPA, I'M RENE MARSH. BACK TO YOU.

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