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Veteran Chicago actor - and current star of CSI:NY - Gary Sinise. Who says all of Hollywood is liberal? 

What's a pedal cloud? How does an 11-person bike party sound. Seen on the streets of Minneapolis, pedal clouds let ten people pedal, while one person drives the 920 pound frame adapted to VW Beetle and Bus suspension and brake components. Just how fast does it go? Up to 15 mph ... now that's thinking green.

Water fills a low area near the Eastside of the Industrial Canal as Hurricane Gustav came through afternoon Sept. 1, 2008, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Brian Lawdermilk)

Barack Obama's campaign sent an e-mail to his donor list on Monday soliciting donations to the American Red Cross or through his Web site. John McCain's campaign also asked for financial assistance on his Web site and both sites allowed for donations by state.

Storefronts and street corners are lacking the political flare we saw in Denver, but we did come across this store front touting anti-Barack Obama posters ...

Blame it on the fact that Monday was a holiday, or that attendees of the GOP convention are spread out over two cities (St. Paul and Minneapolis) -- but parts of downtown Minneapolis were practically empty Monday ... a far different cry from the streets of Denver just a week ago.

A look inside the Xcel Center, where the Republican National Convention is being held. Today Republicans held an abbreviated session, lasting only several hours and focused on raising money to help victims of Hurrican Gustav rather than discuss the political nature of the convention.

Delegates from Illinois kicked off their morning breakfast sessions today in Minneapolis -- the opening day of the Republican Convention.

She doesn't consider herself Republican or Democrat -- though she will vote for Barack Obama in the upcoming presidential election. Malia Burkhart -- along with dozens of activists -- paraded their message of change and love throughout the Minneapolis streets at the Republican National Convention.