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October 22, 2008
• Obama Talks Foreign Policy; Problems Reported with Voting Machines; Minnesota Rep.'s Comments Spark Furor
• Obama Holds Press Conference; Candidates' Economic Plans Outlined; Can't Wait: Thousands Voting Early; Future of Alternative Energy
• Protecting Current Jobs as Unemployment Records Soar; Frustrated Voters Wait to Cast Early Ballot; Americans Unhappy With Bailout Bill
• Early Voting in Georgia Today; Truth Behind Campaign Accusations; World Leaders Convene to Discuss Financial Crisis; Which Candidate Promises Best Economic Fix For You?
• Candidates Continue Appearances Across Swing States; House Hearing on Credit Rating System; Feds Investigate Letters Sent to Banks; McCain Holds Rally in New Hampshire


October 21, 2008
• TV Anchorwoman Attacked; Early Voting Controversy
• McCain Rallies For Votes in Pennsylvania; Second Stimulus Package Plan Floated; Voter Registration Fraud Becomes Serious Concern
• Alternative Energy in Doubt; Early Voting; Palin Speaks in Nevada; ACORN Workers Target of Attacks; New Accusation of Voter Fraud
• Early Voters Face Troubles at Polls; Is Capitalism Dead?; Truth Squad Evaluates Campaign Claims
• Countdown to Election Day: Candidates Seek Swing State Voters; High Grocery Bills Take Toll on Consumers; How Low Will Gas Prices Go?; Obama Stumps in Florida
• McCain Stumps in Pennsylvania; How Safe Are Vaccines?; Buckling Down in Battleground States: Candidates Keep Pushing for Votes
• Kirk Kerkorian to Sell Ford Stakes; Federal Reserve Announcing Another Emergency Program; Early Voting in Florida; New Study Shows Men More Likely to Take Risks with Money; Saving Lives in Congo


October 20, 2008
• Colin Powell Endorses Obama; Palin Campaigns in Colorado; President Bush Continues to Address Economic Worries
• Fed Chairman Calls for Congress to Consider Second Stimulus Plan; Tracing the History of Black McCains; Did Palin's 'SNL' Appearance Help Her Politically?
• McCain Campaign Accuses Obama of Being Socialist; Fed Chief Suggests Second Stimulus Package; Obama Stumps in Florida
• Pulse of the People: New Presidential Polls; Comebacks Can Happen; Bernanke Asks for Economic Jump-Start
• Race to the Finish: Obama, McCain in Battleground States; New Stimulus Package?; Unemployed & Uninsured; Paulson Lays Out Application Process for Banks Wanting Federal Buy-In; Why Two Top General Aren't Voting in Presidential Elections
• Lavish Lifestyle of Former Brokerage Chairman; CodePink Takes Up Foreclosure Fight; Global Markets Perk Back Up; Obama Battles Against Socialist Label
• Obama Wins Support of Colin Powell; McCain/Palin Ticket Paints Obama as Socialist; Waiting for Corporate Earnings Report; Fed Chief Ben Bernanke Set to Testify on Capitol Hill


October 19, 2008
• Colin Powell Endorses Obama; Anger Boiling Over on the Campaign Trail; Extended Remarks from Colin Powell on His Decision; Kidnap Victim Cole Puffinburger Found Alive; Running to Make a Difference in Philadelphia
• Powell Endorses Obama; Raising Campaign Cash; Las Vegas Kidnapee Safe


October 18, 2008
• Newspapers Casting Their Votes; Angry Words and Actions on the Campaign Trail; Desperate Plea for a Return of a Kidnapped Boy; Skipping Health Care; Riding With the Repo Man; Coping During Turbulent Times; Sex Offenders Across Maryland Must Post Signs; Entertainers on Politics; St. Louis High School HIV Scare; TCL Reality Series Fallout
• Detils in Las Vegas Kidnapping Case; More Speeches as Candidates Seek Votes; Combatting Voter Fraud
• Bush to Host Global Summit on Financial Crisis; Bush Meets with France's Sarkozy, European Commission President Barroso; CNN Looks at Wall Street Elite Lifestyles; More Americans Than Ever Relying on Food Stamps; Many Americans Still Undecided on Presidential Vote; McCain- Obama Car Wash Helps Voters Decide; Manhunt Continues For Missing Las Vegas Child; 106 Year Old African American Woman Says She's Staying Alive to Vote Obama
• President Sarkozy of France Comes to America to Work on Solutions to Global Economic Crisis; Candidates Continue to Seek Votes; Police Hold News Conference on Nevada Kidnap Victim
• Settling Key States; Undecided Colorado Voters; 6-year-old Nevada Boy Abducted; President Bush Meets European Leaders; China Affected by U.S. Economy Slowdown
• Kidnapping of a Young Boy Could be Linked to Drug Traffickers; Presidential Candidates Campaigning in the Battleground States; Murder Trial in Egypt


October 17, 2008
• Boy Abducted From Las Vegas Home; Politics of Anger
• Targetting Tossup States; Gas Prices Continue to Decrease; How Effective are Political TV Ads?
• Supreme Court Sides with Ohio Official Over Voter Verification; Palin Brings up ACORN on Campaign Trail; Falling Oil Prices Cause OPEC to Meet
• Nothing for Granted: Obama's New Hampshire Lesson; Battleground: Colorado; Warren Buffett: 'Be Greedy'
• Candidates Push to Election Day; Jokes Not Jabs; Keeping Your Money Safe; Palin Riles up Support Ohio Rally
• Egyptian Billionaire Faces Murder Conviction; Presidential Candidates Campaign in Battleground States; Trying to Avoid Credit Card Debt
• Dallas School District Lays Off 375 Teachers; Search for Little Boy Kidnapped from Las Vegas Home; Lack of Water Triggers Cholera Outbreak in Zimbabwe; Possible Problems with Airplane Engines


October 16, 2008
• Who Won Final Presidential Debate?; Voting Early
• Are Undecided Voters Ready to Pick a Side?; Tennessee Newspaper Uses Embarrassment as Motivation to Vote; Zimbabwe Confronted with Cholera Outbreak; Blind Iraqi Children Show Resiliency and Humble Gratitude for Gifts
• Candidates Battle Over Taxes; McCain Faces Steep Challenge in Race; Medevac Chopper Crashes in Chicago, Kills 4; Who is Joe the Plumber?; Speaking Out About Discriminatory Language
• Mortgage Rates Suddenly Surging; Virginia Voters Assess the Candidates; Voter Registration Questions; Obama Speaks in New Hampshire; McCain Speaks in Pennsylvania
• Global Rout: Markets Dive in Asia and Europe; Who Won Round Three of Presidential Debates?; Choosing a Health Plan
• When Will the Markets Rebound?; Did the Final Debate Sway Swing Voters?; Gov. Palin Stumps in Maine; AIDS Scare in Midwest High School
• Debates Are Over: Who Came Out on Top?; How Will Wall Street React Today?


October 15, 2008
• McCain & Obama Prepare for Final Debate; Palin Effect: How Has the VP Changed McCain's Image?; Interview with Co-Founder of Twitter
• Presidential Candidates Zero in on Swing State Voters; Volatile Markets: Dow Drastically Drops; Black Radio Show Receives Hate Mail After Revealing Support of McCain
• McCain & Obama Prepare for Debate; Fed Official: U.S. is in Recession; Michelle Obama Speaks in Indiana
• Battleground State Surveys; Colorado: Young Voters; Final McCain/Obama Debate Tonight;
• Final Debate for Obama and McCain; Fight for Colorado; Max Your Benefits: It's Open Enrollment Season
• The Final Presidential Debate to Take Place at Hofstra University Tonight; Retail Numbers Continue to Decline
• Claims of Voter Registration Fraud Against ACORN; Gearing up For Final Presidential Debate; Reviewing Rescue Efforts to Strengthen U.S. Economy


October 14, 2008
• Oil, Sex & Money; The Palins and the Fringe; Ralph Nader Answers Your Questions; Foley Successor in Sex Scandal?
• Will Bush's New Plan Push Through Frozen Credit?; Election 2008 Draws Closer and Many Remain Undecided & Exhausted
• Worldwide, Stock Markets Rally; Obama & McCain Prep for to Final Debate; Firefighters Continue Battling Southern California Blaze; Voter Irregularities, Possible Fraud Reported
• Fire Crews Make Progress Against One Wildfire in Los Angeles Area; McCain and Obama's Latest Economic Proposals
• Their Plans, Your Money; Voter Registration Fraud?; Interview With FDIC Chairwoman Sheila Bair
• The Dow on the Rise Again; Bush's Remarks about the Government Bailout Plan
• Dow on the Rise Again; McCain Will Unveil New Plan Focused on Workers, Homeowners and Seniors; Obama Unleashes a More Detailed Economic Plan; Wildfires Tear Through Parts of Los Angeles


October 13, 2008
• Palin Found Guilty of Abusing Power; How Europe Views U.S. Campaign
• Prejudiced Presidential Politics: How Will Race Affect Your Vote?; Economy Slowly Bouncing Back; Palin Said to Have Abused Her Power; McCain Stumps in Wilmington
• Global Steps Taken to Shore Up Economy; McCain Emphasizes Fighting Spirit; Obama Reveals Revised Economic Plan; Web Site CEO Predicted Economic Downturn
• Obama to Deliver Major Policy Address on Economy; New Poll Numbers for Ohio; House Democratic Leaders Putting Together Second Stimulus Package
• Dow Stocks Surge; President Bush, Italian Prime Minister Hold Joint News Conference; McCain, Palin Stump in Virginia
• Kashkari Says Guidelines Are Being Worked Out to Buy Bad Assets; Overseas Markets and Stock Market at Home Rebound Sharply; Biden Stumps in New Hampshire
• Dow Numbers Shining Light on the Nation's Dim Financial System; Zimbabwe Brought to its Knee; United States' Relationship with North Korea Changed


October 12, 2008
• Federal Reserve Now Approved Wells Fargo's Deal to Buy Wachovia; Black Man Supporting John McCain Getting Passionate Hate Mail; The Bradley Effect on Barack Obama; Red Flag Warnings Out in California; Profits on the Rise for Thrift Stores and Garage Sales; Inside the Dark World of Child Prostitution
• Finance Ministers, Investors Eye Asian Markets; Solving the Economic Crisis; California Again in Flames


October 11, 2008
• Historic Meeting of G20 Finance Ministers Still To Yield Plan For Global Financial Crisis; Texas Landscaper Says He's Not Stressed By Market Meltdown, Bad Economy
• People Talk About the Economy; Truth Squad Looks at Obama's Health Care Plan; It's Tough Being an AIG Executive; Rosalind Carter Interview on Mental Health.
• North Korea; Credit Crisis Talks; Campaign Trail
• Economic Crisis Goes Global; GM and Chrysler to Merge?; Abuse of Power?
• Latest Move in America's Financial Crisis: Government Ownership of U.S. Banks. Will It Work?; John McCain Trying to Get Supporters to Calm Down; Nation's Ailing Healthcare Industry


October 10, 2008
• Will the Bailout Work?; The Iraqi and the CIA
• On the Stump: Presidential Hopefuls Talk Economy; Criticizing Culprits of the Financial Collapse; GM Stocks hit the Skids
• World Leaders to Meet about Economic Crisis; Stock Markets Continue to Plunge; Is Now the Time to Invest?
• Dinner Table Talk; Staying Afloat Financially; Young Voters; Voter Fraud Concerns; GM Too Big To Fail; Politics of Laughter
• Frantic Friday; GM on the Skids; John McCain Campaigns in La Crosse, Wisconsin
• Bush Attempts to Ease Economic Fears; Obama Talks on Tough Times in Ohio; GM Shoots Down Bankruptcy Rumors
• U.S. Stock Market Opens; World Markets Down Sharply; President to Speak on Economy


October 09, 2008
• Race and the Presidential Election
• Treasury Floats Plan to Buy Shares in Nation's Banks; With Girl Effect Hope Springs Eternal; Taking Legal Action During Credit Crisis
• Government Considers Investing in Banks; McCain Rallies Supporters in Wisconsin; CNN Looks to Honor Heroic Citizens Worldwide
• Senator Obama Speaking in Dayton, Ohio; Cracking Frozen Credit Markets
• President Bush Talks Economy with President of Slovakia; Obama Addresses Holds Rally in Dayton, Ohio; Tornado Watch in Parts of Georgia
• Will the Real Maverick Please Stand Up; Iceland in Economic Distress; Hurricane Norbert off the Coast of Southern California
• Federal Reserve Makes Big Loan to AIG; Coffins Unearthed by Hurricane Ike; Suicide Car Bomb Targets Police Headquarters in Islamabad; Obama in Ohio to Kick Off Americans Jobs Tour


October 08, 2008
• Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson Holds News Conference; Politics of Race
• Despite Surprise Fed Interest Rate Cut; A Rescue Package In The Pipeline; And Global Banks Cutting Rates; Global Markets Continue To Sell Off
• Obama Speaks to Indiana Voters; Fed Works with Key International Allies to Address Crisis; Fed Makes Emergency Rate Kate
• Global Financial Frenzy; Presidential Debate: Round Two; Ahead in the Race; Obama Stumps in Indianapolis
• Britain Moves to Prop up Country's Banks; Presidential Debate: McCain, Obama Trade Jabs; McCain's Math Problem: Needs to Win Over Independents
• Taking Steps to Curb Financial Crisis; Foreign Central Banks Intervening Also
• Solving the Economic Riddle; Do Debates Make a Difference?


October 07, 2008
• Latino Factor in Florida; New Polls Show Obama Uptick; Presidential Race: Debates, Rallies and Speeches Grow Nastier in Tone
• Bush Addresses Business Owners on Economic Climate; Presidential Candidates Set for Debate, Will Negative Attacks Prevail?: Overseeing the Oversight Committee
• Obama, McCain to Debate Tonight; Obama Doing Better on Electoral Map; Federal Reserve to Lend Money to Businesses
• Stocks Tread Water; Obama, McCain Face-Off Tonight; Families Struggling Over Finances; Former AIG Execs Testify Before House Committee
• Debate Night: Round Two; Polls Show Obama Making Gains; Economy & College-Age Voters
• AIG Execs Under Scrutiny on the Hill; Palin Campaigns in Florida; Managing Your Finances During a Time of Economic Turmoil
• Investors Still Shaken by Credit Crisis; Gearing Up for Debate Round Two; John McCain-Barack Obama Face to Face Tonight; U.S. Plane Forced to Land in Tehran; Lawmakers Will Grill AIG's Executive; Police Officers Being Hailed as Heroes


October 06, 2008
• Dow Plunges; Interview With McCain Economic Adviser Nancy Pfotenhauer
• Stock Markets Tank Around the World; House Panel Grills CEO of Lehman Brothers; Prepping Presidential Candidates for Debates
• Dow Jones Falls Below 10,000; More Analysis of the Stock Market


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