Tropical Storm Isaac, Rnc On A Possible Collision Course

By Rene Lynch, Los Angeles Times
Thu, 08/23/2012 - 8:55am

Tropical Storm Isaac's outreach is expected to be felt in Florida by late Sunday night -- just as Mitt Romney , Paul Ryan and the GOP faithful are gathering in Tampa for the Republican National Convention.

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