AFP - Former New York mayor Rudolph Giuliani crowed Wednesday that Hillary Clinton's showstopping convention speech would help Republicans defeat the Democrats in the White House race.

Bloomberg - Aug. 27 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. Senator Ted Stevens won his Alaska Republican primary race less than a month after his indictment on corruption charges, while Representative Don Young's bid for a 19th term is too close to call.

AP - Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said Wednesday that Republican John McCain "doesn't have the temperament to be president."

AP - Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland has ordered a special election Nov. 18 to replace the late U.S. Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones.

AP - Don Young, Alaska's lone congressman for the last 35 years, remained locked in a tight race with the lieutenant governor Wednesday, a day after the state's primary election, and the winner may not be decided for days.

Reuters - Republican John McCain on Tuesday questioned rival Barack Obama's belief in American leadership in world affairs with two days to go before the Democratic senator accepts his party's nomination for U.S. president.

AP - A lawyer and former Army officer won a tight Republican primary in Florida and will now face the Democrat who took office when Rep. Mark Foley resigned in disgrace two years ago.