Snapshots from the third day of the Democratic National Convention:

It wasn't quite the sentiment the Barack Obama camp wanted to hear, but former U.S. Sen. Bob Graham of Florida had to put in a few good words for his old friend John McCain.

Speaking to the Florida delegation Wednesday, Graham had praise for both Obama and McCain.

DENVER -- Four years ago an unknown state senator from Illinois named Barack Obama lit up Democratic hopes with a rousing speech at their convention in New York. Here in the Mile High City, new party stars are struggling to be born.

DENVER -- Terri Brady warned Florida Democrats things could change.

She was right.

DENVER -- Hillary Clinton delegates from Tennessee broke into open rebellion Wednesday in one of the only bursts of public anger to surface in a convention devoted to embracing Democratic Party unity after a contentious primary campaign.

WASHINGTON -- An estimated 45,000 Republican partisans, volunteers and news media people will descend on Minnesota's Twin Cities this week for Monday's opening of the Republican National Convention.

DENVER -- On stage, the convention's unfolding seamlessly. The speeches are slick, the messages managed masterfully and the love-fest strong enough to sweeten your morning coffee.

But away from the podium, concerns about Barack Obama and the future of the party have even some dedicated Democrats saying openly that they think the election's lost.

For folks who are very sedentary and/or overweight, even walking into a gym can feel like an exercise in terror akin to crossing into enemy territory.

On the phone Don Cheadle seems just as silk-smooth and easygoing as the characters he plays, but he gets annoyed if you call "Traitor" a movie about the war on terror.

Over the past 20 years, R.A. Salvatore has written 50 fantasy-genre novels. He's sold millions of copies of his books, 18 of which have been New York Times best sellers.

It's flu season! Gotcha. Okay, it's winding down in the Southern Hemisphere and won't get rolling in the northern half of the world for a few more months.

But just because the viruses are mainly Down Under doesn't mean they're not making medical news -- and not necessarily good news.