$5 million in ads promote unionizing legislation (AP)
AP - A labor advocacy group will begin airing $5 million worth of ads Monday on national cable and in targeted states to press for legislation that would allow workers to organize without secret ballot elections.Indicted Louisiana House member bids for 10th term (AP)
AP - Sordid bribery allegations and jokes about "cold cash" hidden in Rep. William Jefferson's freezer apparently did not matter much to voters two years ago when the New Orleans Democrat won a runoff election for his long-held congressional seat with a surprising 57 percent.
Republicans shut down most of convention over Hurricane (AFP)
AFP - Republican White House hopeful John McCain suspended most of Monday's first day of his nominating convention, as Hurricane Gustav sparked political turmoil as it zeroed in on New Orleans.
9 arrested at Xcel in antiwar march (AP)
AP - Police arrested nine people taking part in an antiwar march at the Republican National Convention on Sunday after they crossed a security fence into a restricted area near Xcel Energy Center.
Democrats suspend “war room” operations (AP)
AP - Democrats in town to staff an aggressive "war room" operation during the GOP convention have instead laid down their arms as Hurricane Gustav bears down on the Gulf Coast.
GOP convention schedule for Monday (AP)
AP - Organizers of the Republican National Convention canceled all speeches and program activities for Monday beyond the official business that must be conducted under party rules. Monday's session was expected to run from approximately 3:30 p.m. EDT to 6:30 p.m. EDT. Items of business were expected to include:Critics: Palin used ‘Bridge to Nowhere’ for gain (AP)
AP - Gov. Sarah Palin was for the infamous "Bridge to Nowhere" before she was against it, a change of position the GOP vice presidential running mate ignored Saturday when she bragged about telling Congress "thanks but no thanks" to the pork barrel project.Gustav impact felt in St. Paul (AP)
AP - Hurricane Gustav forced John McCain to curtail much of the Republican National Convention's opening day and, thus, threatened to upend everything from GOP party-building efforts to the candidate's own campaign strategy.