By Evan S. Benn
McClatchy Newspapers
Aug 31, 2008
Hurricane Gustav dropped to a Category 3 storm as it rolled across western Cuba early Sunday, but forecasters predicted it would regain strength as it roared through the Gulf of Mexico to a landfall on the Louisiana coast sometime during the day on Monday.
President Bush and Vice President Cheney, mindful perhaps of the criticism they received for not canceling vacations during Hurricane Katrina three years ago, canceled their appearances at the Republican convention, which opens in St. Paul, Minn., on Monday.
McClatchy Washington Bureau | 08/31/2008 | Gustav aims for Gulf Coast; Bush to skip GOP convention.
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