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'We can shatter that glass ceiling once and for all,' Alaska's governor says at a rally with McCain. Palin, 44, is anti-abortion, but has bucked her party at times and could appeal to Clinton fans.
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NEWS ANALYSIS
She should appeal to conservatives and to women. But she's light on experience -- the same criticism McCain has leveled at Barack Obama. And her unfamiliarity could haunt the GOP campaign. >>
'We are a better country than this,' Obama tells an exuberant crowd of more than 84,000 at Denver's football stadium. >>
COLUMN ONE
Bertha Means, 88, has long stood up for civil rights. This week in Denver she sat down and cried. >>
NEWS ANALYSIS
Obama touches on familiar themes but drives home a sharp-edged, almost populist, economic message. >>
The scene at Invesco Field is part celebration, part a call for Obama campaign volunteers. >>
CAUSE CÉLÈBRE
Spielberg, Affleck and an impressive group of singers -- this might be a good time to get that reservation at Mozza. >>
His narrow defeat to George W. Bush in 2000 -- and the consequences -- illustrate what's at stake in this election, the former vice president tells the crowd in Denver. >>
TOP OF THE TICKET
Also on the last day of the Democratic convention, singer Jennifer Hudson does the party proud on a stage that doesn't, and a die-hard Clinton supporter tries to come to terms with the new reality. >>
A gathering of the state's Democratic convention delegates briefly turns the focus to 2010, when several of those in attendance may be vying to become the next governor. >>
CRITIC'S NOTEBOOK
The huge size of the venue magnifies the speakers, rather than dwarfing them. >>
The Republican nominee-to-be will appear at a rally today, his 72nd birthday, with his VP selection. >>
The party is wary of anything that could remind people of Katrina. >>
STAYING CONNECTED
Companies push their cellphone-related products at the Democratic convention. >>
FOREIGN MEDIA
The nomination of Barack Obama isn't just America's story. More than 2,000 foreign journalists flocked to Denver to cover the Democratic National Convention. >>
INTEREST GROUPS OF A SORT
In a visit with the Women's Caucus on Thursday morning, Michelle Obama delivered a message that she's been honing: Her most important role is mom, and female voters will make the difference in November. >>
EXCERPTS OF OBAMA'S SPEECH
Excerpts from the Democratic presidential nominee's speech to delegates. >>
Half black and half white, he fights the undertow of race. >>
His brother and sons have close ties to a law firm that has benefited from the senator's congressional votes. >>
Democrats come together after a heated primary battle to name Barack Obama the first black major-party presidential nominee. >>
NEWS ANALYSIS
The Obama campaign has signaled its willingness to go negative. But the candidate will strive to remain 'post-partisan.' >>
The former president praises his wife's onetime rival and urges his divided party to unite behind the Illinois senator. >>
CAUSE CÉLÈBRE
Look -- there's Jennifer Lopez, and isn't that Ben Affleck? Eva Longoria hits the skyboxes, and Charlize Theron brings a movie. And Melissa Etheridge sings (but alas, not Bruce Springsteen). >>
The shattering of a racial barrier won't be Obama's main focus, however. Instead, he'll use the economy and foreign affairs to make his case against John McCain, an aide says. >>
TOP OF THE TICKET
The state takes a pass simply because a tally of its 441 delegate votes wasn't completed when the state's name was called. Also: Boos for the Boston Red Sox; Barack Obama joins precedent-setters. >>
In a bid to project an image of unity, the Obama camp agrees to a traditional convention hall vote. But it's a shortened version outside of prime-time TV coverage. >>
IT'S A GOOD LOOK
The presumed Democratic nominee jokes that it's a byproduct of the presidential campaign. >>
INSIDER OUT
Joe Biden has taken large amounts of political action committee money over the years; Barack Obama has rejected such donations. The running mates are now in step. >>
STATE BEFORE PARTY
Even though the governor is slated to appear Monday, he says he won't go if the state budget deadlock continues. >>
CRITIC'S NOTEBOOK
Despite the best efforts of the television news outlets, it was a great night for Democratic television. >>
In a departure from the past and aided by the Internet, they respond to major speeches, keeping the heat on. The tables are expected to turn next week. >>
About 50 members of Iraq Veterans Against the War lead 4,000 protesters on a march that ends five hours later outside the Pepsi Center when their request to meet with a liaison is granted. >>
She puts tensions aside to give Barack Obama the boost he needed most, insisting in her much-anticipated speech: 'He must be our president.' >>
NEWS ANALYSIS
The Clinton situation is blocking discussion of the economy. >>
DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION
Some speculated that the mayor's limited role at the convention was retribution for his support for Clinton during the primaries. >>
John McCain is 'out of touch' on the economy, while Barack Obama is confused on foreign policy, the presumptive presidential nominees declare. >>
On the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Biden saw in Obama a serious young politician. And Obama learned from Biden's vast experience. >>
TOP OF THE TICKET
More details emerging from Denver as we write this in the predawn hours on the now suspected plot to assassinate Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama with a high-powered rifle on national television during his outdoor acceptance speech at Invesco Field Thursday night. >>
Speakers will focus on 'Securing America's Future' >>
The cattle rancher electrifies the hall with a speech that makes him a national figure. >>
CAUSE CÉLÈBRE
Conventioneers in Denver move from one bash to another >>
FAMILY FEUD
A political rift is closing between Chicago billionaires J.B. Pritzker (for Clinton) and his sister, Penny S. Pritzker (for Obama). Now that his candidate has lost, J.B. is hosting an Obama fundraiser >>
BODY DOUBLE
A former construction worker who resembles the candidate creates a stir when he shows up in the Pepsi Center. >>
TUNING IN
It garners 22 million viewers, 20% more than four years ago, with cable news networks seeing the biggest jump. >>
Employees' federation chief acknowledges some might not vote for Obama because he is black. He says he will confront that attitude head on and 'fight our own members' to win crucial states. >>
'Clearly, the economy is an issue," says Heather Higginbottom, domestic policy director for Barack Obama. >>
Federal authorities say the pair's rants while on a methamphetamine binge do not meet the legal standard for filing charges, despite their possession of rifles and sniper scopes. >>
Sen. Ted Stevens easily wins the GOP primary and will face Anchorage Mayor Mark Begich in November. Rep. Don Young is in a neck-and-neck battle with Lt. Gov. Sean Parnell. >>
ON THE MEDIA
Arianna Huffington is a magnet at the convention, but her blog still lacks depth. >>
The senator's wife avoids the spotlight, but is comfortable in its glare. 'People love her,' one observer says. >>
CRITIC'S NOTEBOOK
The response is rapturous as she gives a speech full of fire and humor. >>
On opening night, the party's double-edged agenda is to tug at the heart and to go for McCain's jugular. >>
His backers see her support as tepid. A reported flap over Bill Clinton's convention speech only exacerbates matters. >>
Crowds are small and peaceful as demonstrators acknowledge that there is reluctance to spoil the nomination of the first black major-party presidential candidate in history. >>
'The torch will be passed to a new generation,' says the Massachusetts senator, who has been out of the public eye since brain surgery in June. >>
TOP OF THE TICKET
David Plouffe, an architect of Barack Obama's surprise ascension to the pinnacle of the Democratic Party, did not look Monday like a fellow under duress although recent polls show his candidate has lost much of the advantage he had over John McCain. >>
His sweeping keynote address at the 2004 Democratic convention made him a star. Thursday's acceptance speech will aim to connect with voters on a more practical level. >>
CRITIC'S NOTEBOOK
The ailing senator and the presumed nominee's wife bring moist eyes to the convention crowd. >>
CLINTON WATCH
'We are united and we are together and we are determined,' the Democratic runner-up says. >>
PROTEST
Derrick Evans from Gulfport, Miss., will take his FEMA trailer and his message to the Republican convention next week. >>
He rolls with the punches on 'The Tonight Show' and gets the reggaeton star's endorsement. >>
The credit card industry supported the legislation, which had been opposed by consumer groups. >>
Contributors, including unions and corporations, say they are performing a civic duty in giving millions and don't expect anything in return. >>
Political trends favor the Democrats, but polls show the race is close. >>
In her speech at the convention tonight, she is under pressure to convince voters that she is like many other working women who must juggle a job and a family. >>
REPORTER'S NOTEBOOK
The senator's stories often meander and seem endless. But he never spills secrets, his friends say. >>
The presumptive Democratic presidential nominee doesn't veer much from economic issues in a visit to Wisconsin, where he says America faces two vastly different choices in November. >>
Lobbyists find exemptions in the law, so free liquor and a poker tournament await lawmakers in Denver. >>
It may be Barack Obama's week, but the show's early star as Democrats gathered here over the weekend was San Francisco's own Nancy Pelosi, the House speaker currently moonlighting as co-chair of her party's national convention. >>
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