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Justice Department report concludes that political partisan considerations played a part in the firings of nine U.S. attorneys in 2006, but stops short of recommending criminal charges against top officials.

As Democrats head into their nominating convention in Denver, they've already had their first look at the 2008 ticket. Barack Obama appeared in front of the old state capitol in Springfield, Ill., Saturday with his pick, Sen. Joe Biden of Delaware.

Democrat Barack Obama has tapped Sen. Joseph Biden of Delaware to run as his vice presidential candidate. NPR's Ina Jaffe, who is traveling with the Obama campaign, talks with Scott Simon about the choice.

Houma is one of the coastal Louisiana town that sustained damage during Hurricane Gustav. There, power lines and utility poles are down everywhere and trees are blocking most roads — but the good news is, there is little flooding.

Detroit mayor Kwame Kilpatrick has entered into a plea deal on obstruction charges in connection with a city hall sex scandal. He will step down as mayor, serve 120 days in jail and pay the city of Detroit one million dollars in damages.

The brunt of the storm largely missed New Orleans this time around. As Hurricane Gustav was losing steam, people who stayed behind as others evacuated surveyed the damage.

Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin formally accepts her party's vice presidential nomination at the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minn. Her teenage daughter's pregnancy and other controversies have done little to dim Palin's appeal among Republicans.

Delegates to the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minn., say Sarah Palin left them feeling energized and made her case for the vice presidency.

Many members of Congress believe the $700 billion bailout plan should help homeowners facing foreclosure. Many lawmakers say the proposal bails out Wall Street but doesn't doing anything for Main Street.

The first debate between John McCain and Barack Obama is scheduled for Friday night, but its unclear whether it will happen; McCain wants to delay it while Congress deals with the financial crisis. Whenever it happens, there are plenty of clues about what to expect from the candidates — based on their performances during primary season.