AP - After two days of silence, Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin will step to center stage at the Republican National Convention to prove to delegates that she can help John McCain win the White House despite distracting questions about her family life and qualifications.

Reuters - Republican presidential candidate John McCain defended on Tuesday his choice of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as his vice presidential running mate after she admitted that her teenage, unmarried daughter is pregnant.

AP - Republican National Convention script, Day One: Take your seats, 2:39 p.m. Call to order, 2:45 p.m. Recite the Pledge of Allegiance, 2:49 p.m. Singing of the national anthem by Miss Minnesota 2008, 2:52 p.m.

AFP - The Republican National Convention will get back to politics Tuesday after its curtailment by Hurricane Gustav, including a video link-up with President George W. Bush, party officials said.

AFP - The Republican convention was to get back on track Tuesday with an address by President George W. Bush after being blown off course by Hurricane Gustav.

AP - An Associated Press photographer and a Democracy Now! TV and radio show host were among those arrested at an anti-war march on the first day of the Republican National Convention. Both were released hours later.

AP - Republicans swung their convention back on a political track Tuesday after a pause for Hurricane Gustav, giving President Bush an abbreviated slot for a televised address promoting John McCain's candidacy for the White House. Former Democrat Joe Lieberman and TV star and former Sen. Fred Thompson got prominent roles.

AP - Republican John McCain said Tuesday he's satisfied that Sarah Palin's background was properly checked out before the Alaska governor joined the Republican ticket. He predicted that public excitement about her candidacy will increase after her address to the GOP convention on Wednesday.