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Hurricane Isaac Floods New Orleans And Coastal Cities

Source: Rick Jervis / USA Today NEW ORLEANS – Hurricane Isaac continued to pound Louisiana with heavy rains and damaging winds Wednesday as forecasters said the biggest threat is storm-surge flooding from central Louisiana to the Florida Panhandle. Isaac was still maintaining Category 1 hurricane strength, but just barely, with sustained winds of 75 mph, the National Hurricane Center reported. It was [...]

GOP House Candidate Mia Love Impresses RNC Crowd With Fiery Speech (VIDEO)

Source: Mediaite Saratoga Springs Mayor Mia Love, a GOP candidate for Congress from Utah, took the stage at the Republican National Convention on Monday and delivered a fiery speech that was particularly well received by the Republicans in attendance. She slammed President Barack Obama and praised her background which she called “the American dream.”

Ann Romney Focuses On Love And Women In RNC Speech (VIDEO)

Roland Martin, Ana Navarro and CNN’s Carol Costello discuss Ann Romney’s speech at the Republican National Convention.

HUFFINGTON POST: Republican Attendees Threw Nuts At Black CNN Camerawoman, Called Her An ‘Animal’

Source: Rebecca Shapiro and Jack Mirkinson / The Huffington Post Two attendees at the Republican National Convention were thrown out of the convention center in Tampa on Tuesday after throwing nuts at a black CNN camerawoman and saying, “this is how we feed the animals.” CNN reported that multiple witnesses saw it happen, and police immediately [...]

How Should Republicans Deal With Hurricane Isaac During The GOP Convention?

Roland Martin, Ari Fleischer and CNN’s John King discuss how Republicans should deal with Hurricane Isaac during the GOP Convention. Should the convention be canceled, scaled back, or should campaign officials continue with their plans?

Roland Martin On Artur Davis’ RNC Address: You Just Heard A Political Fraud

Roland Martin, Alex Constellanos and CNN’s John King discuss Artur Davis’ speech at the Republican National Convention.

HUFFINGTON POST: Artur Davis Hammered By Congressional Black Caucus On Eve Of Convention Speech

Source: Sam Stein / The Huffington Post TAMPA, Fla. — Fourteen members of the Congressional Black Caucus penned a letter to their former colleague Artur Davis on Tuesday morning, accusing him of political opportunism and calling some of his recent policy proclamations “unconscionable.” The letter is timed for the day that Davis, a former Democratic [...]

LIVE VIDEO: Republican National Convention From Tampa

Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy NBC News coverage of the Republican National Convention from Tampa.

Chris Christie To Today: Romney Probably Wishes He Could ‘Take Back’ Birther Joke (VIDEO)

Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy Source: Alex Alvarez / Mediaite New Jersey Governor and Romney supporterChris Christie sat down with Today‘s Matt Lauerat the RNC convention Tuesday, where he was asked about a puntastic New York Post cover story claiming that he declined to run alongside Mitt Romney because he didn’t think the GOP ticket could win. [...]

Oprah Winfrey Tops Forbes’ Highest-Paid Celebrity List For Fourth Year In A Row

Source: Lauren Moraski / CBS News Oprah Winfrey leads Forbes’ list of highest-paid celebrities for the fourth consecutive year, with an estimated $165 million earned between May 2011 and May 2012. Although she wrapped her long-running talk show in 2011, Winfrey, 58, continues to rake in big bucks thanks to her magazine, satellite radio show and her [...]