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Ann Romney, wife of U.S. Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, looks over the main stage during a sound check at the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla., on Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2012. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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Law enforcement officers walk though the streets as they provide security for the Republican National Convention being held at the Tampa Bay Times Forum on August 25, 2012 in Tampa, Florida. The convention starts the week of August 27th. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
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Balloons hang above the convention floor ahead of the Republican National Convention at Tampa Bay Times Forum on August 25, 2012 in Tampa, Florida. Area residents are preparing for Tropical Storm Isaac just before the Republican National Convention which will be held at the Tampa Bay Times Forum during the week of August 27th. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
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Tampa gets set for RNC
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Kimberly Pavek takes a picture of a sand sculpture replica of the White House created by Meredith Corson is seen on the beach behind the Bilmar Beach Resort on August 23, 2012 in Treasure Island, Florida. The area waits for Tropical Storm Isaac as they prepare for the Repulican National Convention which will be held in Tampa during the week of August 27th. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
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Clay Colson holds a sign reading, ' Healthcare not Warfare!', as he joins others in a protest in front of a Raytheon company building which they say is building military drones on August 23, 2012 in Largo, Florida. The protest is one of many planned by activists who want to state their views on the economy or other issues before and during the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Florida during the week of August 27th. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
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Thomas Bolanos holds an American flag as he joins others in a protest in front of a Raytheon company building which they say is building military drones on August 23, 2012 in Largo, Florida. The protest is one of many planned by activists who want to state their views on the economy or other issues before and during the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Florida during the week of August 27th. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Highlights from the 2012 Republican National Convention in Tampa, Florida.