Gov. Sarah Palin rallied the Republican convention by touting her small-town government experience and ridiculing concerns about whether she is up to the job.
AP - Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin cast herself as a small-town outsider and "just your average hockey mom" on Wednesday as she introduced herself to fellow Republicans and the nation as John McCain's vice presidential running mate and fellow maverick.
AP - Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin told ministry students at her former church that the United States sent troops to fight in the Iraq war on a "task that is from God."
AP - Prosecutors accusing Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick of lying on the witness stand to cover up an extramarital affair said Wednesday that a plea deal is expected soon, a surprise development that appeared likely to cost him his job.
Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani attacked Barack Obama as a "celebrity senator" with "no leadership or major legislation to speak of." Earlier, Mitt Romney hailed John McCain and blasted "liberal Washington."
A new poll suggests that Sen. Barack Obama is widening his lead over Sen. John McCain in two battleground states but indicates the race is dead even in Ohio, the state that helped decide the last presidential election. The poll doesn't reflect any boost McCain might get from the GOP convention.