Palin rebuts rumors, says daughter pregnant  —  Featured Topics: - John McCain - Barack Obama  —  ST. PAUL (Reuters) - The 17-year-old unmarried daughter of Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin is pregnant, Palin said on Monday in an announcement intended to knock down rumors …

Palin's Teen Daughter Is Pregnant; New G.O.P. Tumult  —  ST. PAUL — The 17-year-old daughter of Gov. Sarah Palin, John McCain's running mate, is five months pregnant, Ms. Palin announced today, adding a new element of tumult to a Republican convention that had already been disrupted by Hurricane Gustav.

In Wasilla, Pregnancy Was No Secret  —  So his name is Levi.  —  That's about the only thing that I didn't know about Bristol Palin's pregnancy.  The rest of the details I picked up almost without trying, while talking about other things with townsfolk — some who know the governor and her family well, some who don't.

Exclusive: Todd Palin's 1986 DUI Arrest Called “Lesson Learned”  —  Sources close to Sarah Palin tell The Brody File that the husband of the GOP Vice-presidential choice, Todd Palin, was arrested and charged with Driving under the Influence of alcohol back in 1986.  He was 22 years old at the time.

OUT OF ORDER?  —  We had heard hints of this.  But just moments ago, Andrea Mitchell on MSNBC said that Republican lawyers are currently doing a vet of Sarah Palin up in Alaska.  We'll get you the video shortly.  But it seems that the really deep vet of Palin started after her selection was announced.

Palin opposed sex-ed  —  Sarah Palin's personal story, and her views on personal morality, are at the core of her politics and of why she was nominated, and why she'd energized the conservative base.  —  Now, her daughter's pregnancy has cast her views on teenagers and sex directly into the spotlight.

FACE IT: THEY DIDN'T VET HER  —  Earlier I noted Andrea Mitchell's reference to reports that the McCain camp had just sent a team of GOP lawyers up to Alaska to do what I guess you'd call a post-vetting of Sarah Palin.  Now George Stephanopoulos appears to have more.

Palin Was a Director of Embattled Sen. Stevens's 527 Group  —  ST. PAUL — Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin began building clout in her state's political circles in part by serving as a director of an independent political group organized by the now embattled Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens.

Evangelicals rally behind Palin after pregnancy news  —  ST. PAUL, Minnesota (CNN) — Key evangelical leaders rallied to Sarah Palin's support Monday amid news that her 17-year-old daughter, Bristol, was having a child.  —  “Before, they were excited about her, with the Down syndrome baby …

Post-Democratic Convention Poll  —  The eight-point lead for the Democratic ticket is up from Obama's three-point lead before the convention.  But there are still a significant number of voters who have yet to firmly make up their minds.  —  Before the Democratic convention …

Amy Goodman and Two Democracy Now!  Producers Unlawfully Arrested At the RNC  —  Contact:  —  Dennis Moynihan  —  Mike Burke  —  ST. PAUL, MN—Democracy Now! host Amy Goodman was unlawfully arrested in downtown St. Paul, Minnesota at approximately 5 p.m. local time.