• In a switch, McCain to Obama: "Well done" 8/28/2008, 4:33 p.m. EDT
DENVER (AP) — In a brief break from a fierce advertising war, Republican presidential candidate John McCain will air a one-evening-only ad with a simple message for Barack Obama: "Job well done."

• GOP counterpunches as Obama to claim nomination 8/28/2008, 4:22 p.m. EDT
DENVER (AP) — On Barack Obama's big night, Republicans in Denver pushed an alternative convention narrative: Sure he can thrill a crowd of Democrats, but is he ready to be president?

• In a switch, McCain to Obama: 'Well done' 8/28/2008, 4:16 p.m. EDT
DENVER (AP) — John McCain is airing a one-evening-only ad with a simple message for Barack Obama: "Job well done." The ad coincides with Obama's nomination acceptance speech.

• RNC panel calls Nevada GOP 'inept' 8/28/2008, 4:15 p.m. EDT
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A key Republican committee says it is troubled by the "ineptness" of the Nevada GOP and called the state party's attempt to choose delegates for next week's national convention "flawed, inadequate and unacceptable."

• Obama plays some hoops, works on speech 8/28/2008, 4:00 p.m. EDT
DENVER (AP) — Barack Obama aims to weave the personal with the political Thursday night as he tells 75,000 supporters in a football stadium — and millions more at home — how as president he would make a difference in their lives.

• McCain stays mum about vice presidential pick 8/28/2008, 3:57 p.m. EDT
DENVER (AP) — Republican presidential nominee-in-waiting John McCain stayed mum about his pick of a running mate Thursday and one top prospect, Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty, abruptly canceled numerous public appearances.

• Reps. Lewis, DeGette sound new notes about Obama 8/28/2008, 3:24 p.m. EDT
(AP) — Reps. John Lewis of Georgia and Diana DeGette of Colorado were among those scheduled to address the Democratic National Convention on Thursday in support of Barack Obama. Each was an early supporter of Hillary Rodham Clinton and spoke out forcefully in support of her presidential bid, saying she was best prepared for the White House. Some of their past comments:

• 25 things you might not know about McCain 8/28/2008, 3:19 p.m. EDT
(AP) — Twenty-five things you might not know about John McCain

• THE EDGE: Dems' best and worst 8/28/2008, 3:10 p.m. EDT
DENVER (AP) — Four days, hundreds of speakers, thousands of delegates, endless pontificating. So much that is memorable from the Democratic National Convention, so much that is forgettable. Seven AP reporters help sort it all out, by identifying — in their humble opinions — some of the week's best and worst: speakers, put-downs, seats, and more.

• Cindy McCain's half sister: "I'm voting for Obama" 8/28/2008, 3:07 p.m. EDT
DENVER (AP) — Cindy McCain's half sister says she will not vote for Republican John McCain and plans to cast her ballot for his Democratic rival, Barack Obama.

• Biographical information on John McCain 8/28/2008, 2:53 p.m. EDT
(AP) — NAME — John Sidney McCain III

• GOP faces hard choices in bid for revival 8/28/2008, 2:52 p.m. EDT
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Republican Party that strode confidently into New York City to nominate President Bush for a second term in 2004 would hardly recognize the one that opens its national convention Sept. 1 in St. Paul.

• Rebel with a cause chases the presidency 8/28/2008, 2:51 p.m. EDT
WASHINGTON (AP) — In John McCain's thinking, it is one thing to break the rules and quite another to break the faith.

• Facts and figures about St. Paul, Minn. 8/28/2008, 2:50 p.m. EDT
(AP) — Facts and figures about St. Paul, Minn., host city for the 2008 Republican National Convention:

• GOP host St. Paul gets day in the sun 8/28/2008, 2:50 p.m. EDT
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The Republican National Convention should be St. Paul's big moment. Too bad most everyone seems to think it's being held in Minneapolis.

• McBama agenda: Common ground between candidates 8/28/2008, 2:16 p.m. EDT
WASHINGTON (AP) — John McCain and Barack Obama share common ground on a surprising selection of issues where the age-old Republican-Democratic divide doesn't cut it anymore.

• Obama, McCain on the issues 8/28/2008, 2:12 p.m. EDT
(AP) — A look at where Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain stand on a selection of issues as the national party conventions affirm their presidential nominations and launch the fall campaign:

• Biden: Obama cannot win without Pennsylvania 8/28/2008, 1:05 p.m. EDT
DENVER (AP) — Vice presidential candidate Joe Biden told Pennsylvania delegates Thursday that running mate Barack Obama can't win the White House without the Keystone State.

• DNC '08: Reviewing the big show 8/28/2008, 12:16 p.m. EDT
DENVER (AP) — A pivotal moment in the 1998 movie "Pleasantville" comes when an unusual remote control pulls a brother and sister into their television set. They emerge on the other side, inside the world of the show they are watching.

• Excitment, tears and Kumar on convention floor 8/28/2008, 11:24 a.m. EDT
DENVER (AP) — You never know who you'll run into on the floor of the Democratic National Convention. It might be a football immortal, or a 1980s TV actress, or the former secretary of state. Even the star of the "Harold and Kumar" movies, an ardent Democratic activist.

• APNewsAlert 8/28/2008, 10:13 a.m. EDT
WASHINGTON (AP) — GOP presidential candidate John McCain says he has yet to decide on his running mate.

• Some Clinton fundraisers squeezing money for Obama 8/28/2008, 9:06 a.m. EDT
DENVER (AP) — Alexander Heckler is working hard to dispel The Rift.

• Man who sparked Obama threat probe due in court 8/28/2008, 9:01 a.m. EDT
CENTENNIAL, Colo. (AP) — The Colorado man who authorities say made racist threats against Barack Obama is scheduled to be formally charged on state drug and weapons offenses.

• Obama makes unscripted appearance at the DNC 8/28/2008, 8:02 a.m. EDT
DENVER (AP) — Sen. Barack Obama dropped in on his own party at the Democratic convention a day early Wednesday to praise his wife, his former rival, and former President Bill Clinton for going to bat for him.

• Obama set to woo nation with historic speech 8/28/2008, 7:31 a.m. EDT
DENVER (AP) — Barack Obama will stand before delegates and the nation Thursday — the 45th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.'s historic "I Have a Dream" speech — to accept the Democratic presidential nomination, the first black man to claim such a prize.

• Pa. legislative candidate discloses arrest record 8/28/2008, 6:33 a.m. EDT
POTTSTOWN, Pa. (AP) — A candidate for the Pennsylvania House of Representatives is bringing up his arrest for domestic assault — in his own campaign materials.

• Obama makes unscripted appearance at the DNC 8/28/2008, 6:05 a.m. EDT
DENVER (AP) — Sen. Barack Obama dropped in on his own party at the Democratic convention a day early Wednesday to praise his wife, his former rival, and former President Bill Clinton for going to bat for him.

• Former 'Real World' member running for Congress 8/28/2008, 4:29 a.m. EDT
NEW YORK (AP) — A longtime Brooklyn congressman who has gone most of his career without ever facing much of a re-election challenge is facing an aggressive fight this year from a former "Real World" cast member.

• ABC News staffer jailed in Denver amid convention 8/28/2008, 3:34 a.m. EDT
DENVER (AP) — An ABC News producer covering the Democratic convention was pushed into traffic by a sheriff's deputy on Wednesday and then arrested, the network said.

• Today on the presidential campaign trail 8/28/2008, 3:30 a.m. EDT
(AP) — IN THE HEADLINES

• DNC '08: Reviewing the big show 8/28/2008, 3:16 a.m. EDT
DENVER (AP) — A pivotal moment in the 1998 movie "Pleasantville" comes when an unusual remote control pulls a brother and sister into their television set. They emerge on the other side, inside the world of the show they are watching.

• Analysis: Denver seems like the Clinton Convention 8/28/2008, 3:14 a.m. EDT
(AP) — Rarely in the history of American political conventions has the losing side received so much time and attention as this week in Denver.

• Analysis: A racial milestone, but don't mention it 8/28/2008, 3:13 a.m. EDT
DENVER (AP) — Barack Obama achieved a historic breakthrough with his nomination for president, but you wouldn't know it by tracking the official events of the Democratic convention's first three days.

• Pelosi gets unwanted lesson in Catholic theology 8/28/2008, 3:12 a.m. EDT
(AP) — Politics can be treacherous. But House Speaker Nancy Pelosi walked on even riskier ground in a recent TV interview when she attempted a theological defense of her support for abortion rights.

• Obama to stress hope and change in speech 8/28/2008, 3:12 a.m. EDT
DENVER (AP) — In the final act of its four-act play, the Democratic convention finally turns its undivided attention to Barack Obama.

• Some Clinton fundraisers squeezing money for Obama 8/28/2008, 3:11 a.m. EDT
DENVER (AP) — Alexander Heckler is working hard to dispel The Rift.

• Some Dem delegates saw King's 'Dream' speech 8/28/2008, 3:11 a.m. EDT
(AP) — Seventy-seven-year-old Josie Johnson vividly remembers being part of the crowd when Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech 45 years ago.

• Big speeches a new political tool for Obama 8/28/2008, 3:09 a.m. EDT
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — In April 2003, Barack Obama rose in the Illinois Senate to discuss a delicate issue: legislation calling for a study of whether police discriminate against black drivers by making up excuses to pull them over.

• Joe Biden's speech at the Democratic convention 8/28/2008, 1:21 a.m. EDT
(AP) — Address by Sen. Joe Biden, Barack Obama's running mate, at the Democratic National Convention on Wednesday in Denver, as released by the Obama campaign:

• Biden says nation needs more than a good soldier 8/28/2008, 12:26 a.m. EDT
DENVER (AP) — Joe Biden accepted the Democratic vice presidential nomination Wednesday night and declared that the challenges America faces require "more than a good soldier" in the White House, hailing Barack Obama as a wise leader who can deliver the change the nation needs.

• Obama nomination a key moment in TV coverage 8/28/2008, 12:17 a.m. EDT
NEW YORK (AP) — A carefully timed roll call and a sudden recognition of history may prove to be a turning point for Democrats at a convention that hadn't been going well for them as a television event.

• FactCheck: The fuller story in Denver 8/28/2008, 12:10 a.m. EDT
DENVER (AP) — Sen. Barack Obama's formal nomination Wednesday as the Democratic candidate for president brought with it praise for Obama and a barrage of renewed attacks on his Republican opponent, Sen. John McCain. Some were on point, others missed the mark.

• Bill Clinton forcefully endorses Obama at DNC 8/27/2008, 11:20 p.m. EDT
DENVER (AP) — Former President Clinton gave his full-throated endorsement to Barack Obama's bid for the White House on Wednesday, telling delegates to the Democratic convention that Obama is "ready to lead America and restore American leadership in the world."

• Potential Obama veeps get turn on stage 8/27/2008, 11:16 p.m. EDT
DENVER (AP) — Hillary Rodham Clinton isn't the only also-ran on the loose in Denver. Three officials who were mentioned as possible running mates for Barack Obama but didn't make it onto the ticket got a chance to address the Democratic convention Wednesday night.

• Biden hasn't always had kind words for runningmate 8/27/2008, 10:48 p.m. EDT
(AP) — Sen. Joe Biden went before the Democratic National Convention on Wednesday to make the case for Barack Obama's presidential bid. Biden, selected as Obama's running mate, has offered different messages in the past.

• Thousands of war protesters march in Denver 8/27/2008, 10:46 p.m. EDT
DENVER (AP) — Thousands of anti-war demonstrators converged near security gates outside the Democratic National Convention hall on Wednesday, chanting slogans and asking to talk to party officials about getting U.S. troops out of Iraq.

• APNewsAlert 8/27/2008, 10:19 p.m. EDT
DENVER (AP) — Sen. Joseph Biden nominated to be the Democratic vice presidential candidate.

• GOP platform backs off pet issues to help McCain 8/27/2008, 10:11 p.m. EDT
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Republicans are putting John McCain's campaign priorities above some of their pet issues, including drilling for oil in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and denying citizenship to the U.S.-born children of illegal immigrants.

• Clinton helps seal Obama nomination amid cheers 8/27/2008, 10:07 p.m. EDT
DENVER (AP) — It was a closing of sorts, but whether closure was there is another matter.

• Bill Clinton's convention address 8/27/2008, 10:02 p.m. EDT
DENVER (AP) — Prepared remarks of former President Bill Clinton for his address to the Democratic National Convention on Thursday night in Denver, as released by the Obama campaign: