AP - Connecticut Sen. Joe Lieberman, the Democratic Party's vice presidential candidate in 2000 and now an independent who is one of John McCain's strongest supporters, will speak at the Republican National Convention, an official said.

AP - Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani will give the keynote address at the Republican National Convention next month.

Energy Secretary Samuel W. Bodman admitted himself into Massachusetts General Hospital on Tuesday night, suffering from an elevated heart rate, the Department of Energy announced Wednesday.

Billion-Dollar Abortion Giant Abuses Law, Verdict Could Have Major Implications for Political Action Groups Contact: Eric Scheidler, Pro-Life Action League, 630-896-1200, 773-251-8792 (cell); Peter Breen, Thomas More Society of Chicago, 312-782-1680, 630-544-4455 (cell); Amber Dawe, TC Public Relations, 312-422-1333, amber@tcpr.net AURORA, Ill., Aug. 20 /Christian Newswire/ -- Planned Parenthood of Illinois is filing a motion in Kane County Circuit Court, alleging a small group of pro-life Source: TC Public Relations

Billion-Dollar Abortion Giant Abuses Law, Verdict Could Have Major Implications for Political Action Groups Contact: Eric Scheidler, Pro-Life Action League, 630-896-1200, 773-251-8792 (cell); Peter Breen, Thomas More Society of Chicago, 312-782-1680, 630-544-4455 (cell); Amber Dawe, TC Public Relations, 312-422-1333, amber@tcpr.net AURORA, Ill., Aug. 20 /Christian Newswire/ -- Planned Parenthood of Illinois is filing a motion in Kane County Circuit Court, alleging a small group of pro-life Source: TC Public Relations

AP - While this year's presidential election shows signs of drawing in more young voters than any since 1992, the candidates who pulled some of them into the Republican race are long gone — and it's unclear whether they've taken their young supporters with them.

President criticizes approach to fighting terror in speech to veterans' group in Florida.

AP - Joe Lieberman, the Democratic nominee for vice president in 2000, to speak at GOP convention ... Adviser says Obama to campaign with newly named running mate Saturday ... Text message approach in vice presidential announcement could help Obama with turnout ... AFL-CIO jabs McCain on his economic record in new mailer ... Obama makes unannounced stop in Greensboro, NC

U.S. Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones, one of Hillary Clinton's biggest supporters during the primaries, remained unconscious Wednesday in a Cleveland area hospital.

By Michelle Malkin -- The Democratic Party platform is like a bag of pork rinds. You never know what high-fat liberal government morsel you're gonna get. Buried in the 94-page document is a noble-sounding proposal to create a "Social Investment Fund Network." The program would provide federal money to "social entrepreneurs and leading nonprofit organizations [that] are assisting schools, lifting families out of poverty, filling health care gaps, and inspiring others to lead change in their own communities."

By J.B. Williams -- After Barockstar's near fatal empty suit performance at Saddleback Saturday, the Obama spin machine is in damage control overdrive.

By Dick Morris -- Last week raised important questions about whether Barack Obama is strong enough to be president. On the domestic political front, he showed incredible weakness in dealing with the Clintons, while on foreign and defense questions, he betrayed a lack of strength and resolve in standing up to Russia's invasion of Georgia.

By Greg Reeson -- Late in the day on August 7, Georgian military forces entered the breakaway republic of South Ossetia in Georgia's north central region in an effort to reclaim control of the hotly contested province. Less than 48 hours later, Russian troops entered the fray.

By Cliff Kincaid -- Have you ever heard of Gloria La Riva of the Party for Socialism and Liberation? If you were a faithful viewer of Russia Today, an English-language TV propaganda channel for the Russian government, you would learn that she is running for president of the U.S. and is an expert on the crisis in Georgia.

ABOARD THE CHEVRON GENESIS (AP) -- Republican presidential candidate John McCain visited this oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico on Tuesday to call for increased offshore drilling that he claims would lower the cost of food and heating homes.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) -- Painted during the Democratic primary as weak on abortion rights, Barack Obama is now being portrayed as an extremist who literally supports killing babies.

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The University of Illinois on Tuesday refused to release records relating to Barack Obama's service to a nonprofit group linked to former 1960s radical activist William Ayers.

WARSAW, Poland (AP) -- Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and her Polish counterpart signed a deal Wednesday to build a U.S. missile defense base in Poland, an agreement that prompted an infuriated Russia to warn of a possible attack against the former Soviet satellite.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- Poll workers will not be allowed to take voting machines home for safekeeping in the days before the November presidential election because the practice known as "sleepovers" is an unacceptable security risk, the state elections chief said Tuesday.

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) -- Democratic incumbent Gov. Chris Gregoire and Republican Dino Rossi easily clinched spots for the November ballot Tuesday, clearing the first hurdle in their bitter rematch for the governor's mansion.