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Wednesday, October 15, 2008

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  • McCain, Obama Face-Off In Final Debate
    John McCain takes on Barack Obama in the final presidential debate of this election year. The economy is expected to dominate the debate in Hofstra University in New York.
  • McCain, Obama Face-Off In Final Debate
    John McCain takes on Barack Obama in the final presidential debate of this election year. The economy is expected to dominate the debate in Hofstra University in New York.
  • Jazz Key To Interpreting South African Leadership
    Sometimes, music provides an insight into people that words alone can't grab. Jazz is a language used by many South Africans to interpret their country's leadership.
  • Ohio Ordered To Set Up Voter-Verification System
    A federal appeals court has ordered Ohio Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner to set up a centralized system for checking voter registrations with driver's license numbers and Social Security numbers. The full court is telling Brunner she must set up a system by Friday to let county boards of elections know when voter registrations cannot be matched.
  • Reliably GOP States Still In Play In Presidential Race
    Many GOP strongholds are looking more like swing states this year. North Carolina Gov. Mike Easley says the state is tossup but leaning toward Barack Obama; Indiana Republican Party Chair Murray Clark says Obama has been airing ads, but with just a little attention, Indiana will quickly go back to its Republican roots in the election.
  • Roberts Issues Noir-Style Dissent
    The Supreme Court decisions on whether on not to hear cases are usually straightforward. But on Tuesday, Chief Justice John Roberts offered a literary dissent to the court's decision not to take on a case about a drug bust in Philadelphia.
  • What Do You Want To Ask The Candidates?
    People in New York, Charlotte, N.C., and Laramie, Wyo., talk about what they would like to ask the presidential candidates at their final debate. John McCain takes on Barack Obama at Hofstra University in New York.
  • Lower Gas Prices Provide Little Cheer
    When gas prices soared above $4 per gallon, carpooling, bicycling and the use of public transit increased. Gas prices have now fallen below $3 in many places, but other concerns are replacing anxiety about prices at the pump.
  • In Conn., Rep. Shays Faces Tough Challenge
    Ten-term Connecticut Rep. Christopher Shays is the last Republican House member from New England. This year, with an unpopular president and a well-financed opponent in Democrat Jim Himes, Shays finds himself in a very vulnerable position.
  • Goldman Has Rich Economic Policy Legacy
    Goldman Sachs has a long legacy of supplying economic policy advisers to Washington. The Goldman alum are now playing a huge role in trying to stage the country's exit from the massive financial and economic crisis. Henry Paulson is a former Goldman official, as is Neel Kashkari.
  • Anatomy Of A Financial Bailout
    The heads of America's nine top financial institutions met with U.S. officials behind closed doors Monday to discuss accepting government cash in exchange for an equity stake in their banks. Wall Street Journal staff writer Deborah Solomon says Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson only told the executives to turn up at the Treasury Department at 3 p.m.
  • Trumpeter And TV Composer Neal Hefti Dies
    Neal Hefti reached a wide audience through the theme songs he composed for TV's Batman and The Odd Couple. But he was also a talented jazz arranger who got his start with the Charlie Barnett and Woody Herman big bands.
  • Dole Faces Tough Re-Election In North Carolina
    Sen. Elizabeth Dole was thought so safe for re-election in North Carolina that none of the state's well-known Democrats wanted to challenge her. In the end, the nomination went to a state legislator making her first statewide bid. The challenger has now caught up to Dole in the polls.
  • Negative Tactics May Be Hurting McCain
    John McCain's supporters have been urging him to go after Barack Obama in the presidential debate at Hofstra University in New York. But a new poll suggests negative tactics may actually be hurting rather than helping McCain.
  • Dow Plummets More Than 700 Points
    The Dow Jones industrial average have fallen by more than 700 points. Carey Leahey, senior economist with Decision Economics, blames the "dismal" retail sales report and the lingering effects of stagflation for the numbers. One ray of hope: the London Interbank Offered Rate has come down slightly.

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