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Jared Leone shares his adventures as Local Editor for Clearwater Patch.
Tropical Storm Isaac kept me in Clearwater on Monday. But aside from the heat, it was all politics Tuesday. I fought traffic to make it to meet with my colleagues in Seminole Heights; Chris Taylor, Crystal Lauderdale, Jason Bartolone and Camille C. Spencer. From there we made our way to the epicenter of THE political event in Tampa’s history, the Republican National Convention where Mitt Romney would get the party’s nomination for president. I am helping AOL/Huffington Post with its coverage of the Republican National Convention this week. Still, my thoughts are in Clearwater, so I'm sharing …

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