TOLEDO, Ohio - Republican John McCain is looking to turnaround his fortunes in the final presidential debate with Democrat Barack Obama, a forum focused on pocketbook issues and domestic policy Wednesday night. ...more

October 15, 2008

Joe Biden is in town today. He's scheduled to appear out at the USF Sun Dome. ...more

October 8, 2008

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Urgent efforts to lash together a $700 billion rescue plan for the national economy broke apart Thursday night, hours after key lawmakers had declared they had reached a deal. ...more

September 25, 2008

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke bluntly warned reluctant lawmakers Tuesday they risk a recession with higher unemployment and increased home foreclosures unless they act on the Bush administration's $700 billion plan to bail out the financial industry. ...more

September 23, 2008

Thrust into the role of financial firefighter, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke has taken unprecedented steps over the past year to battle the nation's worst credit and financial crises in decades. ...more

August 21, 2008

Presidential contenders Sens. Barack Obama and John McCain differed on abortion Saturday, with McCain saying a baby's human rights begin "at conception," while Obama restated his support for legalized abortion. ...more

August 17, 2008

The media is watching this weekend as likely Democratic presidential nominee Sen. Barack Obama is off in Europe and the Middle East, hoping to impress the locals and build up some kind of resume on one of those "If-It's-Tuesday-It-Must-Be-Baghdad" junkets. ...more

July 20, 2008

Sen. John McCain's trip to Colombia and Mexico this week made one thing clear: The shape of the United States' relationship with Latin America will hinge on the outcome of the 2008 election. ...more

July 4, 2008

Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton called for a vote Friday in the Democratic-controlled Congress on a summertime suspension of the federal gasoline tax, a plan that Sen. Barack Obama dismissed as a political stunt that would cost thousands of construction jobs. ...more

May 3, 2008

Get rid of the federal gas tax - at least for the summer. Tax big oil to help the rest of us out. Get drilling in that Alaska refuge. Soaring gasoline prices are suddenly the nation's No. 1 crisis, and all the presidential candidates are offering cures. ...more

May 2, 2008