The floor of the Xcel Energy Center, site of the Republican National Convention, is shown August 29, 2008 in Saint Paul, Minnesota. St. Paul, Minnesota. The convention runs September 1-4. (Eric Thayer/Getty Images)
President, U.S. Senate, Congress, and the Minnesota House of Representatives are the major races in the campaign of 2008. This is the first presidential election without an incumbent or sitting vice president involved since 1952.
Republican Convention suspends events
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It's opening day of the Republican National Convention, and it may be the last. With all eyes on Hurricane Gustav, a storm that could hit the Gulf Coast harder than Hurricane Katrina, Republicans are re-working their convention plans. As part of our special convention coverage, Gary Eichten broadcasts live from the Xcel Energy Center, the site of the Republican National Convention.
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Steven Smith: Director of the Weidenbaum Center on the Economy, Government, and Public Policy at Washington University in St. Louis.
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