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ST. PAUL (Reuters) - Republicans opened their convention on Monday in a somber mood, with Hurricane Gustavs assault and Sarah Palins announcement of the pregnancy of her unmarried teenage daughter overshadowing John McCains show.

ST. PAUL (Reuters) - Police in riot gear used pepper spray and smoke bombs against a few hundred violent protesters on Monday, and at least a dozen were arrested outside the arena where the Republican party opened its presidential convention.

ST. PAUL (Reuters) - The 17-year-old unmarried daughter of Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin is pregnant, Palin said on Monday in an announcement intended to knock down rumors by liberal bloggers that Palin faked her own pregnancy to cover up for her child.

AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - President George W. Bush warned on Monday the danger to the Gulf Coast from Hurricane Gustav was not over as he sought to assure Americans his administration had learned the lessons of the botched handling of Katrina in 2005.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - It garnered big applause in her first speech as Republican John McCains vice presidential pick, but Alaska Gov. Sarah Palins assertion that she rejected Congressional funds for the so-called "bridge to nowhere" has upset many Alaskans.

ST. PAUL (Reuters) - Republican John McCain on Sunday ordered political speeches canceled for his Republican nominating convention on Monday to avoid a festive atmosphere while Americans cope with Hurricane Gustav.

ST LOUIS (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate John McCain, a former prisoner of war in Vietnam, on Sunday issued some of his harshest criticism to date of the use of torture against terrorism suspects during President George W. Bushs administration.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President George W. Bush said on Sunday he will travel to Texas on Monday to visit an operations center that is coordinating Hurricane Gustavs emergency response and warned that the storm was "dangerous."

ST. PAUL (Reuters) - Hurricane Gustav disrupted Republican John McCains convention on Sunday -- President George W. Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney opted out of attending and Republicans considered shortening the event.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Vice President Dick Cheney, one of Moscows harshest critics, will go to Georgia and other former Soviet states this week to reinforce U.S. support for allies in Russias backyard.

ST LOUIS (Reuters) - White House hopeful John McCain and running mate Sarah Palin hit the campaign trail as a team on Saturday, seeking to build on the momentum of her surprise addition to the Republican ticket even as Hurricane Gustav threatened to overshadow next weeks party convention.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - President George W. Bushs decision to mount a troop "surge" in Iraq last year was taken against the initial recommendations of his top advisers, including his field commander, The New York Times reported in Sunday editions.

WASHINGTON, Pennsylvania (Reuters) - White House hopeful John McCain and running mate Sarah Palin hit the campaign trail as a team on Saturday, seeking to build on the momentum of her surprise addition to the Republican ticket even as Hurricane Gustav threatened to overshadow next weeks party convention.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Over 38 million Americans tuned in for television coverage of Barack Obama accepting the Democratic nomination for U.S. president on Thursday in what is believed to be the most watched convention speech ever.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Come January 20, 2009, history will be made in the United States: Either the first black president will be sworn into office or the first female vice president will take the oath.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Over 38 million Americans watched TV coverage of Barack Obama accepting his partys nomination for president on Thursday, far more than tuned in for the acceptance speeches of past Democratic contenders.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House on Friday decried as "out-and-out false" some of the criticism leveled against President George W. Bush at the Democratic convention, where Barack Obama was named the partys presidential nominee.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President George W. Bush on Friday declared an emergency in Louisiana as Tropical Storm Gustav headed for the Gulf of Mexico on the third anniversary of Hurricane Katrinas deadly strike on New Orleans.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - Sarah Palin, Republican John McCains surprise choice for vice president, has a distinctively Alaskan pedigree that served her well in an improbable rise from small town mayor to one of the most beloved governors in the states history.

VIENNA (Reuters) - The United States has told six nations its bid to lift a global ban on nuclear trade with India has stumbled over their objections and pressed them at a New Delhi meeting to give way, diplomats said on Friday.