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Wednesday: Ron and Rand Paul, Paul Ryan
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08/29/12 09:22 AM ET
The GOP convention in Tampa meets at 7 p.m. Wednesday to honor the campaign of Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas), and at the end, to hear from Mitt Romney's running mate, Paul Ryan.
Soon after the convention gavels in, the GOP will run a video tribute to Paul, who remained in the 2012 presidential race until Tuesday night, when states overwhelmingly pledged their delegates to Romney.
The video is seen as a way to remove any bad blood between the Romney and Paul camps. Some of that bad blood was on display Tuesday during the state-by-state roll call, when rowdy Paul supporters screamed for the chair to keep the convention updated on how many delegates were being cast for Paul.
After that, the evening will be filled with several well-known Republicans in the lead-up to the speech from Ryan. These include remarks from Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.), Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) and Sen. Rob Portman (R-Ohio).
Former Govs. Tim Pawlenty (Minn.) and Mike Huckabee (Ark.) will also speak, along with current Gov. Susana Martinez (N.M.), former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, and by video, former President George W. Bush.
Late in the evening, a video of Paul Ryan's family will be shown just before Ryan himself takes the stage for his much-anticipated remarks, which will close out Wednesday.
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