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by Jim Acosta via twitter 8/28/2012 4:33:09 AM

Sources tell me this is the hottest party in Tampa. #thewhitehouseparty instagr.am
by Jim Acosta via twitter 8/28/2012 4:45:52 AM

RT @LATSeema: @jimacostacnn @daveweigel I am clearly missing something amazing. Stop rubbing it in!
by Jim Acosta via twitter 8/28/2012 4:46:43 AM

About that last instagram... No that's not me.
by Piers Morgan via twitter 8/28/2012 4:49:21 AM

RT @CNNPR: Spotted inside the #CNNGrill at the @gopconvention: @PiersMorgan & Kentucky's @SenRandPaul. #cnnelections #rnc2012 http:/ ...
by Wolf Blitzer via twitter 8/28/2012 4:58:27 AM

RT @CNNSitRoom: Go inside the conventions! RSVP for The CNN Election Roundtable w @WolfBlitzer tomorrow at 12p ET on.cnn.com
by Wolf Blitzer via twitter 8/28/2012 4:59:15 AM

RT @mjaconiCNN: Megawatt smile from @marcorubio with The Blitz, @wolfblitzer #cnnelections #cnngrill p.twimg.com
by John Berman via twitter 8/28/2012 8:43:53 AM

Who's that guy? On the wall at the @CNN grill instagr.am
by Soledad O'Brien via twitter 8/28/2012 9:48:38 AM

RT @StartingPtCNN: .@soledad_obrien ready to go live for @earlystartcnn & @startingptcnn from New Orleans for #isaac coverage http:/ ...
by Michelle Jaconi via twitter 8/28/2012 10:36:02 AM

At 12:45PM @PeterHambyCNN hosts "Live at the #CNNGrill" with guests @JFKucinich @sissenberg & @Timodc . Watch at www.CNN.com #cnn
by Brooke Baldwin via twitter 8/28/2012 10:49:00 AM

Morning from #rnc2012! Some serious reading material delivered to my hotel room in the morning. #lovethis p.twimg.com
by Soledad O'Brien via twitter 8/28/2012 11:08:04 AM

RT @StartingPtCNN: NHC's Richard Knabb tells @Soledad_Obrien everyone thinks re: wind w/ a hurricane, but water components can be more d ...
by Soledad O'Brien via twitter 8/28/2012 11:23:58 AM

Morning in Jackson Square. Beautiful. p.twimg.com
by CNN's Ashley Killough 8/28/2012 11:26:20 AM

It's a busy day at the convention and on the campaign trail. Check out a schedule of the day's events: on.cnn.com
by John Berman via twitter 8/28/2012 11:38:59 AM

On the set with @YellinCNN and @Duffy4Congress (who is already in Congress) instagr.am
by Peter Hamby via twitter 8/28/2012 11:41:31 AM

RT @mjaconiCNN: At 12:45PM @PeterHambyCNN hosts "Live at the #CNNGrill" with guests @JFKucinich @sissenberg & @Timodc . Watch at ht ...
by Rachel Streitfeld via twitter 8/28/2012 11:44:22 AM

Romney is perched on an armrest in his campaign charter reading his iPad before flight to Tampa
by Jim Acosta via twitter 8/28/2012 11:57:32 AM

RT @JebBush: Normally at the RNC with my dad & brother. Thrilled to be here this year with my sons @JebBushJr and @GeorgePBush.
by Brooke Baldwin via twitter 8/28/2012 11:57:53 AM

Tonight's keynote speaker: NJ Gov Chris Christie. 16 keynoters ran for president. Can u name the 2 who won party's nomination? answer at 9a!
by Jim Acosta via twitter 8/28/2012 11:59:53 AM

RT @jonward11: omg MT @MaeveReston: Romney spotted laughing about The New Republic cover. Cover Model: Stuart Stevens p.twimg.com”
by Jim Acosta via twitter 8/28/2012 12:14:28 PM

RT @SarahH_CBSNJ: Romney charter is wheels up from Bedford, MA...next stop, Tampa. #Campaign2012
by CNN's Ashley Killough 8/28/2012 12:35:12 PM

President Obama will deliver a statement on Tropical Storm Isaac at 10 a.m. ET from the Diplomatic Room of The White House, according to the White House Press Office.
by CNN's Ashley Killough 8/28/2012 1:18:55 PM

CNN Chief National Correspondent John King takes a look at how the GOP convention may change voters' views of Romney: on.cnn.com
by CNN's Ashley Killough 8/28/2012 1:40:33 PM

Members of the Congressional Black Caucus disparaged former Rep. Artur Davis Tuesday, blasting the former Obama supporter for endorsing Mitt Romney this cycle. The caucus rebuked the former congressman in a letter on the same day he's set to give a high-profile speech at the RNC...Read more
by Jim Acosta via twitter 8/28/2012 1:42:58 PM

Pro Obama PAC American Bridge finds way to use GOP convention video screens to slam Romney: www.youtube.com
by Peter Hamby via twitter 8/28/2012 1:47:30 PM

Holler: Just got my copy of @VictoryLab by @sissenberg. yfrog.com
by CNN's Ashley Killough 8/28/2012 1:47:31 PM

Per CNN Political Producer Shawna Shepherd: Rep. Paul Ryan is now on a flight from Janesville, Wisconsin to Tampa, Florida. Asked if he's ready for Tampa he said, "I am!"
by Wolf Blitzer via twitter 8/28/2012 1:58:40 PM

RT @CNNPolitics: Have questions for @WolfBlitzer and #CNNPolitics team? Tweet to #cnnroundtable and join LIVE at NOON t.co ...
by CNN's Ashley Killough 8/28/2012 2:06:38 PM
by John Berman via twitter 8/28/2012 2:11:08 PM

Mitt Romney might be "a little stiff." So says @RepSeanDuffy (R-WI) on @StartingPtCNN bit.ly #RNC
by CNN's Ashley Killough 8/28/2012 2:12:13 PM

On an RNC conference call, Romney senior adviser Russ Schriefer said the convention will go into session starting at 2 p.m. Delegates are set to take part in a roll call vote for both the vice presidential nominee and presidential nominee, and a big theme for the day will be "We built it," he said.
by Brooke Baldwin via twitter 8/28/2012 2:13:58 PM

My workspace here in the #cnngrill. On the other side of the monitor: @yellincnn previewing pres Obama today. p.twimg.com
by CNN's Ashley Killough 8/28/2012 2:17:58 PM

Asked on the RNC conference call if Mitt Romney will appear on stage when his wife, Ann, makes her speech tonight, Russ Schriefer said, "Certainly anything can happen."
by CNN's Ashley Killough 8/28/2012 2:24:18 PM

From CNN Wire Staff: President Barack Obama called on Gulf Coast residents Tuesday to prepare for Tropical Storm Isaac, which is close to hurricane status as it heads toward land. "Now's not the time to tempt fate," he said. "Now's not the time to dismiss official warnings. You need to take this seriously."
by Dana Bash via twitter 8/28/2012 2:26:51 PM

RT @johnsberman: Two-thirds of the CNN floor team. W/@danabashcnn instagr.am
by CNN's Ashley Killough 8/28/2012 2:29:25 PM

Convention organizers stressed on a conference call that while the roll call vote takes place today, Romney and Ryan won't become the official nominees until Thursday. Delegations will be vote alphabetically by state. Organizers said they anticipate Romney will secure the 1,144 threshold needed for the nomination by the time the roll call hits a state that begins with the letter "N."
by Brooke Baldwin via twitter 8/28/2012 2:35:33 PM

i will be back up at noon with @suzannemalveaux talkin' chris christie, the "impenetrable fortress" of security here and mia love. #rnc2012
by John King via twitter 8/28/2012 2:50:17 PM

What Romney needs to do at the convention to close the gender gap & empathy gap and battle the ghosts of Massachusetts bit.ly
by CNN's Ashley Killough 8/28/2012 2:55:30 PM

Dems continue onslaught as Romney arrives in Tampa

By: CNN's Kevin Liptak

Tampa, Florida (CNN) – Democrats continued blasting Mitt Romney, as well as other speakers at the Republican National Convention, on Tuesday as the Republican presidential candidate made his way to Tampa for his official nomination.

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by Wolf Blitzer via twitter 8/28/2012 2:56:53 PM

RT @CNNMobile: At noon ET, @WolfBlitzer will take your questions via Twitter in a live election roundtable. Watch @CNNLive in your #CNN ...
by Brooke Baldwin via twitter 8/28/2012 3:05:19 PM

everyone... keep calm but... THE @wolfblitzer has just entered the #cnngrill.
by CNN's Ashley Killough 8/28/2012 3:05:48 PM

At 17, Evan Draim of Virginia is the youngest delegate at the Republican National Convention. He told CNN’s Carol Costello why he thinks some younger voters who picked Obama in 2008 will now cast their ballots for Romney.

"I feel like a lot of the freedom and individuality and decision making once left up to private, individual citizens, has now been transferred to the government. And I think that counters a lot of younger citizens’ views about how they should be treated. Younger citizens should want the same freedom from their government that they want from parents and other authority figures at this age. And so I think as we're going into 2012, a lot of younger voters have become apathetic about the election because the candidate they supported so overwhelmingly the last time has really let them down," he said.
by Peter Hamby via twitter 8/28/2012 3:09:02 PM

.@RepSeanDuffy tells @JohnSBerman that Mitt Romney is stiff, but "the ideas are great" on.cnn.com
by Jim Acosta via twitter 8/28/2012 3:11:55 PM

Daily Show's Jon Oliver in the house #gop2012 instagr.am
by CNN's Ashley Killough 8/28/2012 3:17:06 PM

Romney has landed in Tampa.
by Peter Hamby via twitter 8/28/2012 3:18:39 PM

yo - tune into CNN.com at 12:45PM. @timodc, @JFKucinich, @sissenberg and I will be talking #GOP12 goodness at the #CNNGrill

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