McCain Revamps Convention Plans

August 31, 2008, 6:08 p.m.

Republican Sen. John McCain (Ariz.) on Sunday ordered his party to junk the program for the first day of the four-day convention that will culminate with his nomination for president, saying the potential for disaster along the Gulf Coast necessitates “taking off our political hats and putting on our American hats.”

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