House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi introduces the Democratic women of the House of Representatives during the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C., on Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2012. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi introduces the Democratic women of the House of Representatives during the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C., on Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2012. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
FILE -In this Dec. 10, 2010 file photo, President Barack Obama listens as former President Bill Clinton speaks in the briefing room of the White House in Washington. When Bill Clinton takes the convention stage to endorse Barack Obama later this week, it will be a landmark step on a path to reconciliation for two former rivals whose political fortunes are now inextricably tied. By embracing Clinton, Obama hopes to capture the former president's uncanny knack for political survival against tough odds. And it doesn?t hurt that the economy and the nation?s budget picture last truly soared under Clinton. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
Ashley Evans helps search for belongings to retrieve from her friend's home, after floodwaters from Hurricane Issac receded in Braithwaite, La., Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2012. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Wednesday:
1. DEMOCRATS KICK OFF THEIR CONVENTION
San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro, the keynote speaker, says Romney "quite simply doesn't get it" and the nation is making progress "despite incredible odds."
2. WHY OBAMA CHOSE CLINTON FOR NOMINATION SPEECH
Both benefit, AP's Beth Fouhy explains: The president gets validation from a highly popular Democrat and the ex-president returns to center stage.
3. THE NATIONAL DEBT: OVER $16 TRILLION
That's the word from the Treasury Department, and it means another round of trying to raise the government's borrowing cap.
4. BOOK DETAILS KOMEN-PLANNED PARENTHOOD RIFT
Former Komen VP blasts both sides in the firestorm over grants the cancer charity tried to halt.
5. HOW USUALLY UNFLOODED AREAS GOT SO SOCKED BY ISAAC
New study will investigate whether measures to protect New Orleans ended up hurting outlying neighborhoods.
6. WHAT U.N. SECRETARY-GENERAL WANTS FOR SYRIA
Ban Ki-Moon is urging donors to come to the aid of suffering civilians.
7. TRANSGENDER INMATE GETS OK FOR SEX-REASSIGNMENT SURGERY
Prison says it's a security concern; judge says that argument boils down to "a fear of controversy, criticism, ridicule and scorn."
8. WHERE A TEEN WITH DOWN SYNDROME WASN'T ALLOWED
American Airlines says he "was not ready to fly," but his family calls it discrimination.
9. MCDONALD'S, WITHOUT THE BEEF
The fast food chain synonymous with hamburgers plans to open vegetarian-only restaurants in India.
10. THAT SPECIAL TIME OF YEAR: SHINY GADGETS GALORE
Nokia, Motorola, Amazon likely to show off new devices this week before Apple gets its turn.
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