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As It Happened: GOP Kicks Off Its Convention; Makes Its Case To The Nation

We live blogged through the day as Mitt Romney officially became the party's presidential nominee and as the party's stars told Americans why they should vote for the former Massachusetts governor.

Eight bridges have collapsed around China since 2011. Here, government investigators examine a recently built entrance ramp that collapsed last week in the northeastern city of Harbin, killing three people. Local residents believe government corruption and substandard materials are to blame.

Chinese Blame Failing Bridges On Corruption

No nation has built so many roads, bridges and buildings so quickly as China. But since 2011, eight bridges have collapsed, according to China's state-run media. Many believe the culprit is government corruption that leads to shoddy construction practices.

A Plaquemines Parish vehicle rides through rising floodwater behind the levee as Isaac approaches on Tuesday.

Plaquemines Parish President: Damage Is Just As Bad As Katrina

One man said he and his family retreated to the attic of his home because the water had reached the top of the door frame.

Flooding Strands Residents In Plaquemines Parish

Rain from Hurricane Isaac has topped an 18 foot section of a levee in southeastern Louisiana. For more on what's going on in the area, Steve Inskeep talks to Jennifer Hale, a reporter for local television station WVUE.

This image courtesy of publisher Dutton, a member of Penguin Group USA, show the cover of the upcoming book "No Easy Day."

Former Navy SEAL's Account Of Bin Laden Raid Differs From Govt. Version

Bin Laden, the former SEAL writes in an upcoming book, was already shot by the time they got to his room. He was lying in a pool of blood, his body twitching.

FEMA Chief: Isaac's Slow Track Means Slow Response

Hurricane Isaac is taking its time as it moves inland from the Gulf Coast and up toward Baton Rouge. That's making it harder for people living in its path and emergency response teams. FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate has been to Alabama and Mississippi and joins Steve Inskeep as he arrives in Louisiana to take stock of the storm.

Gambian President Yahya Jammeh says all 47 death-row inmates will be executed by mid-September. Nine were killed this week by firing squad. Gambia's human rights record has frequently come under criticism during the 18 years of rule by Jammeh, shown here attending the African Union summit last month in Ethiopia.

Despite Critics, Gambia Plans Dozens Of Executions

International criticism is building over plans by Gambia's president to execute all prisoners on death row by mid-September. Nine were recently put to death by firing squad, and 38 more remain on death row.

Bradley Thompson proposes to his girlfriend Laura Bowman on the stage of the Republican National Convention this morning in Tampa.

Love On Stage At The GOP Convention: Staffer Pops Question; She Says Yes

The Republican National Convention isn't only about politics, it seems. One young staffer used the stage this morning to ask his girlfriend to marry him. Photographers were on hand.

The Political Junkie Recaps The RNC So Far

Mitt Romney captured the GOP nomination for president but Ron Paul supporters did not accept defeat without a fight. NPR's Ken Rudin and Brian Naylor speak with Ron Paul campaign advisor Doug Wead about the path ahead for Paul supporters, and Tuesday's big speeches.

Letters: College Pressure And Transplant Helpers

NPR's Neal Conan reads listener comments about African-American men, stigma and mental illness, the pressures students feel to succeed in college, and what hospitals are doing to help transplant patients navigate the bureaucracy and fears they often face.

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