In the Headlines

"Convention returns to form, focuses on McCain's biography" (Alan Gomez and Randy Lilleston, USA Today) - Relieved Republicans returned to a more typical party convention agenda Tuesday, praising nominee-to-be John McCain and questioning the political resume of his Democratic opponent, Barack Obama.

"Obama's convention bounce takes shape" (Ian Swanson, The Hill) - Sen. Barack Obama's nationally televised speech to the Democratic National Convention appears to have won him a six-point bounce in the polls.

"GOP Tightens Image Control As Palin Prepares for Debut" (Laura Meckler, Monica Langley and Elizabeth Holmes, Wall Street Journal) - The McCain campaign scrambled to take control of the public debate over vice-presidential pick Sarah Palin, canceling her public appearances and teaming her with high-powered Republican operatives as she prepared for a speech Wednesday night that will be her first, and perhaps most important, chance to define herself to the American public.

"8 Years Later, Lieberman Extols McCain" (Patrick Healy, New York Times) - Senator Joseph I. Lieberman's speech to Republicans here on Tuesday night represented the culmination of an improbable path for a politician who just eight years ago was accepting the Democratic nomination for vice president and hailing his party's nominee, Al Gore, as "a man of courage and conviction."

On the Morning Shows

Good Morning America - Rudy Giuliani, on whether Sarah Palin is ready to be president: "She is as ready as the Democratic ticket combined. Obama's never run a city a state, anything. Obama has the least executive experience of anyone who's run for president in the last 100 years. She's one of the most successful governors in the country, she's had executive experience, Obama has none. Let's give her a chance to explain herself."

Early Show - Giuliani: "Barack Obama has never governed a city, never governed a state, never governed an agency, never run a military unit, never run anything. Sarah Palin has been a mayor. She's been a governor. She has a record of reform. She has a record of leadership. She's run a budget. So, why are all these questions for her? Has anybody ever asked Barack Obama, can you bring up your two kids and be president of the United States? They are asking 'can she be vice president and be a mother?' Come on."

From Late Night

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(Greg Bobrinskoy contributed to the Morning Report.)