Updated on 8/18/00 at 10:30 a.m. EST
Whisper of the Day Party pooper Talk about raining on the party. Just as the Dems were gearing up for Al Gore's big night, he was once again overshadowed by his boss. Only this time, it wasn't President Clinton's winning personality that was in the news, threatening to steal the headlines. (Read on.)	THE NEWS Headlines from BulletinNews.com. • Acceptance speech Gore reintroduces himself, lists policy proposals. • New Clinton probe Starr's successor empanels grand jury to investigate Lewinsky case.

	OUTSIDE THE HALL
Outside the Hall Cops 1, Protesters 0. That seems to be the final score on the last day of the Democratic National Convention. After four days of marches, rallies, speeches, a few outbreaks of violence, and nearly 200 arrests, protesters are folding their banners and heading home. (Read on.)

	DAILY COLUMN
Reporter's Notebook Joe Lieberman got up early Tuesday to sing “Happy Birthday” to Maxine Waters. She is the vocal California congresswoman whose voice rises out of the most liberal corners of the Democratic Party. For Lieberman the move seemed to bear immediate political fruit. (Read on.)

FIRST DEMOCRATS How the two-party system was born amid backroom deals, lying politicians, and a scandal-hungry press. (Read on.)

DID YOU KNOW? Convention planners included entertainment acts in the schedule for the first time in 1956. Learn more about convention history with our interactive timeline.