Delegates from Louisiana pray at the closing of the first day of the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minn. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)
First Lady Laura Bush takes the stage at the Republican National Convention. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)
Mitt Romney, the former governor of Massachusetts and a onetime presidential candidate, at the GOP convention. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)
