It didn't quite turn out to be the "storm of the century", but Hurricane Gustav did put the wind up the Republicans for 24 hours. IRN followed the twists and turns of events in both Louisiana and Minnesota.
When Gustav finally hit land on Monday, IRN got hold of ITN's James Mates, with the latest from windswept New Orleans. In the same bulletin (1600) we also spoke to a British pub landlord on the phone from the deserted city. Despite evacuation orders, James Lewis was still pulling pints at the Crown and Anchor.
Meanwhile, Sky News Radio ran copy in second, and only began leading with Gustav again the following hour.
Across the country at the Republican convention in St Paul, Sarah Palin's been making waves. John McCain's staunchly right-wing running mate has become the most talked-about woman in the US. When it emerged her unmarried teen daughter's pregnant, IRN ran clips of US political pundits, then Barack Obama, and voxes for Tuesday breakfast.
Sky News Radio dropped the story, after running it twice overnight.
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