Jindal to skip convention

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TAMPA, Fla. — Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal said Monday he will skip the Republican National Convention in Tampa this week with Tropical Storm Isaac threatening to hit the Gulf Coast as a hurricane as early as Tuesday.

“I will not be speaking or attending the Republican convention in Florida,” Jindal said. “There is no time for politics here in Louisiana.”

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