Friday, July 30: First Lady Factor

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“DaySide” is tracking the 9/11 Commission’s (search) recommendations. Senate lawmakers have called a rare session to hear from the Commission's chair and vice chair. What recommendations is the committee going over?

So Long Boston! How did America’s undecided voters receive Sen. John Kerry’s acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention? We’ll ask Dan Gerstein, former communications director for Sen. Joe Lieberman, D-Conn., and Tammy Bruce, syndicated radio talk show host and FOX News political analyst.

Plus, which high-profile speaker was Ben Affleck cozying up to this week? We’ll get all the convention gossip from Roger Friedman, columnist

Where’s Lori? Police say he lived a life of lies. So who really is Mark Hacking? Cameron Sawyer, a friend of Mark’s, weighs in.

First Lady Factor: How do Elizabeth Edwards, Teresa Heinz Kerry, Laura Bush and Lynne Cheney play in the campaign? And if Americans had a chance to vote for first lady, what kind of outcome would we see in November? We’ll be joined by Monica Crowley, FOX News political analyst, and Democratic strategists Kirsten Powers and Daedre Levine.

Plus, a picture is worth a thousand words. But what about a T-Shirt? The words on a shirt from Planned Parenthood (search) seem clear enough, but what's the meaning and the message of this volatile tee?

Those stories and the latest editions of Only on Fox and Stupid Criminals on today's edition of "DaySide with Linda Vester."

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