Political calendar

Tuesday, August 1

Speaking at the Republican National Convention:
--House Majority Leader Rep. Dick Armey
--Gulf War hero Norman Schwarzkopf
--Comedy Central commentator and former GOP nominee Robert Dole
--Bush foreign policy guru Condoleezza Rice
--Former presidential and first-lady wannabe Elizabeth Dole
--Veep also-ran Sen. Chuck Hagel
--Recovering maverick Sen. John McCain

Convention protest:
Philadelphia Direct Action Group targets the "Criminal Injustice System," and demands freedom for Mumia Abu Jamal

Republican celebrity appearance:
WWF wrestler "The Rock"