Risks of Invesco event worry top Dems

Denver Post - Thu Aug 28, 4:29 AM ET

Senior Democratic officials are expressing serious concerns about the political risks posed by Barack Obama's acceptance speech at Invesco Field at Mile High tonight.

Should Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain win, he would be 72 when he takes the oath of office, the oldest first-term president in U.S. history. He has survived three bouts of melanoma, the most serious form of skin cancer, and acknowledges his choice of a vice presidential running mate will be of 'enhanced importance.' McCain is believed to be mulling over, from left: Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge, former Ohio Rep. Rob Portman, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty. (AP Photo)

McCain says no vice presidential decision yet

AP - 1 hour, 15 minutes ago

DENVER - Looking toward his turn in the spotlight, Republican presidential nominee-in-waiting John McCain said Thursday he had yet to decide on a running mate.

John McDonnell of Biloxi, Miss., stocks up on gasoline Wednesday Aug. 27, 2008 in anticipation of Tropical Storm Gustav becoming a hurricane and affecting southern Mississippi. McDonnell, whose house flooded in Hurricane Katrina, said 'If I need it for the generators, I got it. If I don't I can put it in the truck when the gas prices go up.'  (AP Photo/John Fitzhugh, Sun Herald)

Gulf Coast states prepare as Gustav strengthens

AP - 2 minutes ago

NEW ORLEANS - National Guard troops stand ready, batteries and water bottles are selling briskly, and one small-town mayor has spent a sleepless night worrying. The New Orleans area is skittishly watching as a storm marches across the Caribbean on the eve of Hurricane Katrina's third anniversary.

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