AFP - Vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin breaks her silence Wednesday as a political storm rages around her, with her high stakes speech to the Republican National Convention

Politico - ST. PAUL, Minn. — Democrats could reap electoral rewards from several years of political organizing, former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay said, a sentiment echoed by several other prominent conservatives.

AP - Hundreds of people unhappy with the two major political parties offered a noisy endorsement Tuesday of Ron Paul, the libertarian-leaning Texas congressman whose failed bid for the Republican nomination for president garnered heavy support on the Internet.

AP - An attorney hoping to become the first Democrat in nearly two decades to represent Maryland's Eastern Shore in Congress picked up an endorsement Tuesday from the incumbent who lost a GOP primary for the seat.

AP - FBI agents taped more than 100 phone conversations involving Sen. Ted Stevens as part of their public corruption investigation, Stevens' attorneys said Tuesday.

AP - Republicans' Senate campaign arm called off television ads Tuesday that were to air in New Mexico in the run-up to Election Day, an indication that it's leaving the GOP candidate there to fend for himself as the party braces for losses.

AFP - Republicans sought to send a jolt of energy through their White House campaign, as President George W. Bush threw his weight behind John McCain, saying he was "ready to lead this nation."

AP - Sordid bribery allegations and jokes about "cold cash" hidden in Rep. William Jefferson's freezer apparently did not matter much to voters two years ago when the New Orleans Democrat won a runoff election for his long-held congressional seat with a surprising 57 percent.