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| Mitt Romney tours Louisiana town hit by Hurricane Isaac | Mitt Romney tours Louisiana town hit by Hurricane Isaac |
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| Mitt Romney is visiting an emergency centre and touring hurricane-damaged Louisiana, a day after accepting the Republican nomination for US president. | Mitt Romney is visiting an emergency centre and touring hurricane-damaged Louisiana, a day after accepting the Republican nomination for US president. |
| Mr Romney attended a Friday rally with running-mate Paul Ryan in Florida before cancelling a campaign stop in Virginia and diverting to the South. | Mr Romney attended a Friday rally with running-mate Paul Ryan in Florida before cancelling a campaign stop in Virginia and diverting to the South. |
| Hurricane Isaac caused heavy flooding in areas around New Orleans and damage across the Gulf coast. | Hurricane Isaac caused heavy flooding in areas around New Orleans and damage across the Gulf coast. |
| Mr Romney will challenge President Barack Obama in November's election. | Mr Romney will challenge President Barack Obama in November's election. |
| Mr Obama is due to visit Louisiana and tour affected areas on Monday, a US national holiday. | Mr Obama is due to visit Louisiana and tour affected areas on Monday, a US national holiday. |
| On Friday, the president addressed US troops stationed at Fort Bliss in Texas, on the second anniversary of the end of combat operations in Iraq. | On Friday, the president addressed US troops stationed at Fort Bliss in Texas, on the second anniversary of the end of combat operations in Iraq. |
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| At least six deaths in Louisiana and Mississippi have been attributed to Isaac, which brought up to 16in (41cm) of rain in some areas. | At least six deaths in Louisiana and Mississippi have been attributed to Isaac, which brought up to 16in (41cm) of rain in some areas. |
| "We're thrilled that Governor Romney is coming today. We're thrilled that President Obama is coming on Monday," Republican Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal said on Friday. "We welcome them both." | "We're thrilled that Governor Romney is coming today. We're thrilled that President Obama is coming on Monday," Republican Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal said on Friday. "We welcome them both." |
| "[Mr Romney] will not be doing a fly-over," he added. "He will meet with local officials... get a first-hand briefing." | "[Mr Romney] will not be doing a fly-over," he added. "He will meet with local officials... get a first-hand briefing." |
| At a separate news conference in Plaquemines Parish outside of New Orleans, Democratic Senator Mary Landrieu said she hoped Mr Romney would realise the importance of the US Army Corps of Engineers, href="http://www.cnn.com/2012/08/31/us/weather-isaac/index.html" >CNN reported. | |
| The Corps built and reinforced the levee system in New Orleans, among other projects. | The Corps built and reinforced the levee system in New Orleans, among other projects. |
| "I realise he's all about cutting the federal budget, but this is one agency that absolutely cannot take any additional cuts," she said. | "I realise he's all about cutting the federal budget, but this is one agency that absolutely cannot take any additional cuts," she said. |
| Plaquemines was among the areas hardest hit by flooding after an 8-ft (2.5-m) levee was overtopped, leaving many homes under about 12ft of water. | Plaquemines was among the areas hardest hit by flooding after an 8-ft (2.5-m) levee was overtopped, leaving many homes under about 12ft of water. |
| The Plaquemines levee was not part of a multi-billion dollar upgrade to the federal levees protecting the city. | The Plaquemines levee was not part of a multi-billion dollar upgrade to the federal levees protecting the city. |
| Among those killed by the storm were a man and a woman in the town of Braithwaite, who apparently drowned in their kitchen as flood waters surged in. | Among those killed by the storm were a man and a woman in the town of Braithwaite, who apparently drowned in their kitchen as flood waters surged in. |
| In Mississippi, officials were pumping water from a reservoir on the Louisiana border to ease the pressure behind a storm-battered dam. | In Mississippi, officials were pumping water from a reservoir on the Louisiana border to ease the pressure behind a storm-battered dam. |
| They planned to punch a hole in the barrier to release excess water on Friday. | They planned to punch a hole in the barrier to release excess water on Friday. |
| About 600,000 people across Louisiana, Mississippi and Arkansas are without power as of Friday, Reuters reports. | About 600,000 people across Louisiana, Mississippi and Arkansas are without power as of Friday, Reuters reports. |
| Mr Romney stood beside vice-presidential candidate Paul Ryan in Lakeland, Florida on Friday morning and asked a crowd of supporters to help him find Obama voters who might cast a ballot for him in 2012. | Mr Romney stood beside vice-presidential candidate Paul Ryan in Lakeland, Florida on Friday morning and asked a crowd of supporters to help him find Obama voters who might cast a ballot for him in 2012. |
| "I know they're here," Mr Romney said. "They're not as visible as they used to be. You can find some of the glue where the bumper sticker used to be." | "I know they're here," Mr Romney said. "They're not as visible as they used to be. You can find some of the glue where the bumper sticker used to be." |
| The former Massachusetts governor had capped off the Republican National Convention on Thursday evening with a speech that accused President Barack Obama of failing to deliver on his promises. | The former Massachusetts governor had capped off the Republican National Convention on Thursday evening with a speech that accused President Barack Obama of failing to deliver on his promises. |
| The 65-year-old presidential nominee vowed to create 12 million American jobs over the next four years and turn around an economy saddled with an 8.3% unemployment rate. | The 65-year-old presidential nominee vowed to create 12 million American jobs over the next four years and turn around an economy saddled with an 8.3% unemployment rate. |
| The Obama campaign said the Republican had "offered many personal attacks and gauzy platitudes, but no tangible ideas to move the country forward". | The Obama campaign said the Republican had "offered many personal attacks and gauzy platitudes, but no tangible ideas to move the country forward". |