TAMPA, Fla. — Hurricane Isaac made land about 90 miles southeast of New Orleans Tuesday before 7 p.m. local time, but CNN was the only one of three cable outlets to break away from the Republican National Convention here to present a substantial report on the emergency. MSNBC and Fox News both stuck with their coverage of the political convention, a couple of hours before the night’s headline speakers—Ann Romney and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie. A news ticker ran across the bottom of the screen at Fox with Isaac updates, but MSNBC (slogan “The place for politics”) went with a straight dose of politics. CNN, third in the prime-time ratings, switched...
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