Barack Obama has a trump card

Will Barack Obama play the Sarah Palin card? It's no longer the risk Democrats once believed. And it might be his best chance to dampen a late-breaking GOP surge.

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McCain goes on the attack in final debate

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Report: Melissa Etheridge to wed girlfriend

Melissa Etheridge will wed girlfriend Tammy Lynn Michaels, the singer told celebrity television show "Extra" ahead of California's vote next month on whether to strip same-sex couples of the right to marry.

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Palin facing voters who doubt her readiness

A new poll finds just 25 percent of likely voters believe Palin has the right experience to be president. That's down from 41 percent just after her debut at the GOP convention.

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PBS' Ifill dismisses questions of partisanship

PBS journalist Gwen Ifill dismisses conservative questions about her impartiality because she is writing a book that includes material on Barack Obama.

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Bush: 'Painful and lasting' economic damage

President Bush warned Tuesday that failing to pass a financial rescue plan would bring severe consequences to the U.S. economy.

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Candidates debate foreign policy, but not costs

It was not until 32 minutes into Friday night's debate - meant to focus on foreign policy - that either presidential candidate so much as mentioned a foreign policy issue.

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Debate is on; McCain agrees to participate

Republican John McCain agreed to attend the first presidential debate, set for Friday night, even though Congress doesn't have a bailout deal.

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Bush: We are going to pass financial bailout

President George W. Bush said Friday morning that the $700 billion rescue plan for the U.S. financial markets is needed and must be passed quickly.

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McCain, Obama remember 9/11 attacks

Recalling the nation's unity in a time of peril seven years ago, candidates John McCain and Barack Obama placed their partisan contest on hold in honoring the victims of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.

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