Gov. Sarah Palin of Alaska sought to wrest back the narrative of her life as she introduced herself to a roaring crowd at the Republican National Convention.
AP - Republican presidential nominee John McCain began his final drive for the White House on Thursday with a boost from running mate Sarah Palin while Democratic opponent Joe Biden declared her family "off limits" and suggested that some news media coverage of her had been sexist.
AP - Residents moved boats and booked inland hotel rooms while National Guard troops prepared to deploy along the Southeastern coast as Tropical Storm Hanna plowed through the Atlantic on Thursday on a shifting track toward the U.S.
AP - City and state officials tried to hold them off, but New Orleans residents would have none of it. After Hurricane Gustav brushed by the city, they wanted back in, and now.
Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin ripped Barack Obama in a barrage that one delegate called a "one-two punch better than Muhammad Ali." Palin also made clear she was ready for the "tough fight" ahead.
Democratic vice presidential nominee Joe Biden praised his Republican counterpart's acceptance speech as "incredibly well-crafted and delivered," but said Sarah Palin's rhetoric lacked substance.
Democrats accused Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin of mirroring previous "divisive" attacks by President Bush in her speech to the convention Wednesday.