SCRIPPS HOWARD NEWS SERVICE REPUBLICAN CONVENTION BUDGET

Here is the Scripps Howard News Service budget of stories and opinion pieces on the REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION for Thursday, Sept. 4, 2008. If you have questions or comments, SHNS editors can be reached at 202-408-1484. For all SHNS content and archives visit our Web site at www.shns.com.NEWS ... PROFILES ... NOTES:GOP-NATGUARD (Bryson, Anchorage Daily News) -- ANCHORAGE, Alaska: Though, as governor, she's in charge of the Alaska National Guard, Sarah Palin's actual experience as a commander is minimal. 700.GOP-DEMSREACT (Brandt, Minneapolis Star Tribune) -- ST. PAUL, Minn.: After a night when Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin rocked the Republican-packed Xcel Energy Center with a message of small-town can-doism and mockery of alleged Democratic elitism, Democrats demanded her specifics on national issues. 400.GOP-ONLYBLACK (Mascaro, Las Vegas Sun) -- ST. PAUL, Minn.: Lorraine Marshall is one of only 36 African American delegates at the Republican National Convention and the only black in the Nevada delegation. She's proud of Barack Obama's accomplishment, but votes her conscience. 550.GOP-WHITMAN (Wildermuth, San Francisco Chronicle) -- SAN FRANCISCO: Former eBay chief Meg Whitman is one of the fastest-rising stars in the GOP universe, and her stature as national co-chair for Sen. John McCain's presidential campaign may presage a run for political office in California. 700.GOP-ANARCHISTS (Pheifer, Minneapolis Star Tribune) -- ST. PAUL, Minn.: Almost a year to the day before the Republican National Convention began, members of a self-described anarchist group gathered to talk about ways to disrupt it, including kidnapping delegates, sabotaging air vents at the Xcel Energy Center, blocking bridges and "capturing federal buildings" in Minneapolis and St. Paul. 650.GOP-NOTEBOOK04 (SHNS) -- ST. PAUL, Minn.: Snapshots from the Republican National Convention. 500.COMMENT:GOP-LITTWIN04 (Littwin, SHNS) -- Now you've seen Sarah Palin, and now, I'm guessing, a lot of you are more confused than ever. 700.WATCH (Ann McFeatters, SHNS -- Column) -- White House Watch. WASHINGTON: Smokescreens and false arguments to avoid when deciding how to vote in November. 650.GOP-BATTEN04 (Batten, SHNS -- Column) ST. PAUL, Minn.: Floridians attending the Republican National Convention convention were so taken with Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin that Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum, speaking to state delegates Thursday morning, sounded almost critical when he said, "Sarah Palin was good last night. Very good." 600.SCRIPPS HOWARD EDITORIALS:EDNOMINEE (Dale McFeatters, SHNS) -- Of the four candidates for president and vice-president, only Joe Biden is a conventional politician. And Sarah Palin is the least conventional. 350.(Distributed by Scripps Howard News Service, http://www.scrippsnews.com)