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RNC/Hurricane Gustav Coverage: Hour 1

An update on Hurricane Gustav and New Orleans with Times-Picayune columnist Lolis Eric Elie.

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Congressman Christopher Shays (R-CT 4th), representing southeastern Connecticut, talks about being a moderate Republican, why he's not attending the convention and why his latest ad features John McCain -- and Barack Obama.

Then
An interview with Senator Lindsey Graham.

Then
WNYC's political director Andrea Bernstein with the latest from the RNC.

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RNC/Hurricane Gustav Coverage: Hour 2

WNYC reporter Bob Hennelly talks about protests at the RNC. He's joined by Eileen Clancy, one of the founders of I-Witness Video, who talks about being raided in St. Paul.

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WNYC's political director Andrea Bernstein with an update on the RNC's schedule.

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More on Hurricane Gustav with WWL Radio reporter Chris Miller.

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Our Meet the Delegates series continues with a conversation with Arizona's Casey Jones.

Then
George Lakoff, linguistics professor at the University of California at Berkeley and author of The Political Mind: Why You Can't Understand 21st-Century American Politics with an 18th-Century Brain, deconstructs the political language at the convention.

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