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Antiwar march planned for last day of RNC (AP) Posted: 04 Sep 2008 05:11 AM CDT AP - As John McCain accepts his party's presidential nomination Thursday night, protesters calling for an end to the Iraq war plan to march outside the Xcel Energy Center.

Today on the presidential campaign trail (AP) Posted: 04 Sep 2008 05:08 AM CDT AP - Smiling, searing and sarcastic Palin lays ground for McCain's nomination acceptance speech ... Presidential also-ran Giuliani pushes McCain's credentials ... Obama says McCain is trying to run from Republican Party's bad economic record

Palin revs up Republicans for McCain (AP) Posted: 04 Sep 2008 04:19 AM CDT AP - The Republican presidential nomination his at last, John McCain makes his case for the presidency to the GOP convention and the nation after his surprise choice for vice president, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, energized delegates with a rousing speech.

Palin delivers star-turning performance at RNC (AP) Posted: 04 Sep 2008 12:06 AM CDT AP - Sarah Palin delivered. An embattled vice presidential candidate, a novice on the national stage, the head of a family suffering its "ups and downs," the first-term Alaska governor rocked the GOP convention with a star-turning performance.

Why the media should apologize (Politico) Posted: 03 Sep 2008 11:15 PM CDT Politico - ST. PAUL, Minn. — On behalf of the media, I would like to say we are sorry.

Republicans nominate McCain for president (AP) Posted: 03 Sep 2008 11:14 PM CDT AP - Republicans have nominated Sen. John McCain for president, handing the senator the prize that eluded him eight years ago.

Conservatives hyped over Palin (AP) Posted: 04 Sep 2008 02:10 AM CDT AP - Sarah Palin has done in five days what John McCain has never been able to do — fire up the Republican Party's conservative base.

Few minorities on GOP podium (AP) Posted: 04 Sep 2008 02:10 AM CDT AP - The Republican National Convention showcased a Native American color guard, a black preacher and video footage of civil rights pioneer Rosa Parks, all part of its effort to present the GOP as a picture of diversity. What it hasn't offered is many minorities speaking from the podium in prime time, or sitting among the delegates.

Environmentalists can't corral Palin (AP) Posted: 04 Sep 2008 02:09 AM CDT AP - At the National Governors Association conference where she first met John McCain, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin had other business: making her case to Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne against classifying the polar bear as a threatened species.

Pentecostalism obscured in Palin biography (AP) Posted: 04 Sep 2008 02:09 AM CDT AP - Sarah Palin often identifies herself simply as Christian.

ON DEADLINE: Republicans in love with Sarah Palin (AP) Posted: 04 Sep 2008 05:12 AM CDT AP - So far, the Republicans love their blind date.

McCain to claim spotlight at Republican convention (AFP) Posted: 04 Sep 2008 05:10 AM CDT AFP - White House candidate John McCain will Thursday crown an unlikely political comeback when he formally accepts the Republican presidential nomination after a remarkable American journey.

Palin mocks Obama, readies Republicans for McCain (Reuters) Posted: 04 Sep 2008 03:41 AM CDT Reuters - Republican presidential nominee John McCain has a new attack dog. Her name is Sarah Palin, and she bites hard.

Palin scores with Springs faithful (Rocky Mountain News) Posted: 04 Sep 2008 03:14 AM CDT Rocky Mountain News - Just when Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin was about to take the stage in St. Paul, Minn., the small crowd gathered at John McCain's campaign office here leaned forward to hear the first words.

Alaska National Guard faces personnel crisis (AP) Posted: 04 Sep 2008 02:08 AM CDT AP - The Alaska National Guard, which Republicans are pointing to as an important national-security credential for vice presidential choice Sarah Palin, has personnel shortages that make its aviation units the most poorly staffed in the nation.

At convention, it was all love for Palin (AP) Posted: 04 Sep 2008 02:07 AM CDT AP - Feeling mounting scrutiny since becoming John McCain's running mate, Sarah Palin enjoyed a respite with Republican delegates who showered her with love and cheered her status as a working mother and her experience running Alaska's government.

Kids in the public eye: Where does the line lie? (AP) Posted: 04 Sep 2008 02:07 AM CDT AP - The review was scathing. "She cannot sing very well," it said. "She is flat a good deal of the time." So the singer's father did what any loyal dad might. He put pen to paper and dashed off a blistering nastygram.

Palin Blasts `Washington Elite,' Praises McCain and Vows Change (Bloomberg) Posted: 04 Sep 2008 12:42 AM CDT Bloomberg - Sept. 4 (Bloomberg) -- Alaska Governor Sarah Palin cast herself as a family-centered public servant from small-town America who will help Republican presidential nominee John McCain vanquish the Democrats and bring change to Washington.

John McCain: the "maverick" fights his ultimate battle (Reuters) Posted: 04 Sep 2008 12:10 AM CDT Reuters - He has been called a maverick, a hero, a survivor. John McCain, the longtime Arizona senator adds a new title on Thursday: Republican presidential nominee.

Palin provides a 'perfect populist pitch' (AP) Posted: 03 Sep 2008 11:57 PM CDT AP - With a forceful speech that served as her introduction to millions of Americans on Wednesday, Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin seduced many on television who had spent days doubting her candidacy.

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