WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans, who have postponed the start of their national convention in Tampa, Florida, by one day because of the threat from Tropical Storm Isaac, will not delay it further and will start the proceedings on Tuesday, the party's chairman said on Sunday. "We're 100 percent full-steam ahead on Tuesday," Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus told CNN. The convention where Mitt Romney will be nominated as the party's candidate to challenge President Barack Obama in the November 6 election was originally scheduled to run from Monday to Thursday. Priebus said on Saturday that the convention would start its business on Tuesday afternoon because of Isaac. A...
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