AP - Several leading women in the business community, addressing the GOP presidential convention Wednesday, said John McCain's plan for lower taxes, less government and a push to reduce America's dependence on foreign oil will do more to help revive the struggling economy than the Democratic agenda.

AP - Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee has harshly criticized media coverage of Republican presidential politics.

AP - Vanquished Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney got an enthusiastic greeting when he appeared to speak Wednesday night to delegates at the Republican National Convention.

Reuters - Republican presidential nominee John McCain has a new attack dog. Her name is Sarah Palin, and she bites hard.

AP - Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin and her Republican supporters held back little Wednesday as they issued dismissive attacks on Barack Obama and flattering praise on her credentials to be vice president. In some cases, the reproach and the praise stretched the truth.

AP - People: Make up your minds.

Bloomberg - Sept. 4 (Bloomberg) -- The Republican Party, which has dominated the U.S. ideological debate for more than three decades, is running out of intellectual gas.

AP - Scott Myers led the cheering section Wednesday as Sarah Palin, the hometown girl, accepted the Republican vice presidential nomination at the GOP convention.

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.

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.

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.