Slideshow: Wednesday night at the Xcel

John McCain and Sarah Palin hug
John McCain, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, hugs his running mate Sarah Palin as her husband Todd holds last-born Trigg at the Republican National Convention 2008 at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minnesota, on September 03, 2008.
Photo by Emmanuel Dunand/AFP/Getty Images

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