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Vice President Dick Cheney will formally accept the Republican Party's nomination for a second term as President Bush's running mate Wednesday night. Over the last four years, Cheney has been Bush's most influential adviser, an emissary to conservatives and a lightning rod for critics. NPR's Brian Naylor reports.

Sen. John Kerry sharply critiques President Bush's policy in Iraq, saying he would protect soldiers better if he were in office. The Democratic nominee's speech to the American Legion went against the tradition of candidates taking a break during opponents' party conventions. NPR's Greg Allen reports.

An unofficial agreement has kept Democrats and Republicans in the House from filing ethics complaints against the leadership of either party. But that truce was broken today when freshman Democrat Rep. Chris Bell (D-TX) filed a three-part complaint against House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R-TX). NPR's David Welna reports.

Former Vermont governor Howard Dean bowed out of the race for the White House Wednesday, saying he plans to continue to work to reform the Democratic Party. Now that Dean's gone, Sen. John Edwards and Sen. John Kerry will face off as the two remaining major candidates. Hear NPR's Bob Edwards and NPR's Mara Liasson.

Sen. John Edwards offers strong praise for Sen. John Kerry, hailing him as a battle-tested leader with the strength and vision to lead America. Laying out his party's domestic agenda, Edwards promises middle-class America "hope is on the way."

The book centers around a teenage girl from a small village who is selected to serve the Communist Party and Chairman Mao at the start of the Cultural Revolution in China.

Seventy-five years ago, delegates to the National Democratic Party Convention narrowly nominated Franklin Delano Roosevelt as their presidential nominee. Mr. Roosevelt broke with tradition by showing up in person to accept the nomination.

The Senate blocked an amendment to a defense policy bill that would have changed how leave time is handled for U.S. troops on Wednesday. Congress continues its debate about Iraq this week as support for the war crumbles among some in the Republican Party.

The Bush administration announced in December that it was replacing seven federal prosecutors around the country. In the following weeks, Democrats became the majority party in Congress and began holding hearings on the subject. Developments have piled up since then.

Prosecutors allege the 16 people, including a former state Republican party co-chair, tried to award the state's electoral college votes to former President Donald Trump.