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October 31, 2008
• Candidates Race to the Finish
• Early Voting System Takes Off Across The Nation
• Elizabeth Dole Accuses Opponent of Being Godless; Al Gore Campaigns for Obama in Florida; San Francisco to Vote on Legalizing Prostitution
• Battleground Blitz in Final Lap of Presidential Race; International View of U.S. Election; War Deaths: Fewer U.S. Troops Killed in Iraq; Obama Speaks in Des Moines
• 'Godless' Accusation: Dole Opponent Crying Foul; Battleground Blitz; Race to the Finish
• The Final Push to Election Day; John McCain Campaigns in Ohio
• Candidates Make Their Final Pitches; Sarah Palin Speaks in Latrobe, Pennsylvania; Petraeus Takes Over the Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan Today; Netting Saves Lives of Malaria Victims in Africa


October 30, 2008
• McCain's New Gambit; More States Leaning Obama; Interview with D.L. Hughley; Hispanics Mull Immigration Issues; Which Voting Machine is Better?
• FDIC Working On Mortgage Buy Out Plan
• Were Old Voting Machines More Reliable?; Does Main Street Need Bailout, Too?; GOP Candidate Hopes for Help from Obama Voters; D.C. Neighborhood Hurting Financially; Biden Speaks in Missouri; General Laurent Nkunda Discusses the Dire Situation in Congo
• Bailout Bonanza for Homeowners; State of Play in Florida; Attacking Obama: McCain Ties Rival to 'PLO Spokesman'
• $50 Billion Bailout for Struggling Homeowners; Overseas Markets: Stocks Rally Across Asia; School Kids' Thoughts on the Election
• Federal Reserve Cuts Interest Rates; McCain Speaks in Ohio
• Election Countdown Continues; Obama Infomercial; Oil Down, Global Stock Markets Up; Berlin's Tempelhof Airport Closes


October 29, 2008
• Voting Emergency in Florida?; Fed Cuts Key Interest Rate
• Federal Reserve Cuts Interest Rates
• Another Rate Cut Coming?; Obama 30-Minute Ad to Air Tonight; Why are Some Voters Still Undecided?; Homeowners Opting for Smaller Houses; Will The Fed Cut Interest Rates Again?; Meet Another CNN Hero Honoree
• Interest Rate Cut Expected; McCain Fighting for Florida; Obama's TV Infomercial Buy; Obama Speaks in Raleigh, NC
• Early Voting: Still Under Way in Several States; Anti-Obama Rhetoric; Obama Buys Half-Hour TV Infomercial
• ACORN Fighting Back with TV Ad; Convenient Early Voting in Nevada; McCain Speaks in Miami This Morning; Sarah Palin on Energy in Toledo, Ohio
• Fed Expected to Cut Rates Again; Campaigns Continue to Push Their Agendas; Florida's "No Match" Law; Sarah Palin on Energy in Toledo, Ohio


October 28, 2008
• Palin Calls for Alaska Senator to Step Down; 'Safe Haven' Abuse in Nebraska?; Child Prostitution Arrests; Congressman Kucinich Slams U.S. Attack in Syria
• Early Voters Face 'No-Match' Rejections; Hitting Registration Snags and Red Flags; Consumer Confidence Still Lacking
• Voting Problems Reported for Overseas Troops; 'No Match, No Vote' in Florida; NAACP Suing Virginia Over Voting Prep; Students Rap About Voting
• Virginia Not Ready; Health Care Plans; Join the Discussion; Higher Prices Coming; Ireport Desk; Campaign Follies, Again; Truth Squad Looks at Obama and McCain's Health Plans; Record Numbers of People Heading to the Polls
• Troops' Ballots MIA; ACORN Under More Scrutiny; More Grief for Actress Jennifer Hudson; CNN's Truth Squad Checking Up on the Candidates
• Candidates Make Final Push Before Election; Obama Remarks in Pennsylvania; Palin & McCain Stump in Hershey, Pennsylvania
• Candidates Continue Appearances, Focus on Economy; Senator Stevens Found Guilty; Kilpatrick to be Sentenced; Feds to cut Rates; Iraq's Most Vulnerable


October 27, 2008
• Hudson Family Tragedy; GOP Insiders Slam Sarah Palin
• Arkansas Anchor Woman Dies After Attack in Home; Jennifer Hudson's Nephew Feared Dead; Meet Another CNN Hero Nominee; Presidential Candidates Deliver Powerhouse Speeches in Final Days Before Election
• Palin Accused of Going Rogue; Body of Jennifer Hudson's Nephew Found; Iraqi Fighter Pilots Earn Wings; Obama Speaks to Supporters
• Barnstorming Through Battleground States; Sarah Palin: Going Rogue?; University Shooting: Police Investigate Killing of 2 Students; U.S. Strike in Syria; Palin's Final Push; Asian-American Vote; Driving Less
• Hudson Family Tragedy; Battle for Colorado; McCain's Focus 8 Days Before Election>
• Examining John McCain's Remarks Following Economic Roundtable; Sarah Palin Speaks in Virginia
• Final Push to the Presidency; Childs Body Found in White SUV; Two Soldier Deaths in Suicide Blast; Attack Inside Syria


October 26, 2008
• Ireport Film Festival Winner; Deadly U.S. Raids; Hudson Family Tragedy
• Pakistan and Syria Claim U.S. Airstrikes; Obama Rallies Colorado Supporters; McCain Talks Taxes in Ohio; Hudson Family Pleas on MySpace


October 25, 2008
• Chicago Double Homicide; Election Countdown; Can the Democrats Increase Congressional Majorities?
• Hudson Family Tragedy; McCain Team Tensions Go Public; Obama on the Campaign Trail Tonight
• Chicago Amber Alert; McCain Volunteer; Headline Legal Cases
• Jennifer Hudson's Mother and Brother Killed, Nephew Missing; 10 Days and Counting Until the Presidential Election; President Bush Speaks About the Economy in His Radio Address


October 24, 2008
• McCain vs. Bush: Republican Infighting?; McCain Volunteer Pulls Hoax; Weary Eyes Watch Stocks Drop
• Georgian Man on Death Row Granted Stay of Execution; Oil Cuts Production, Will Prices Remain Low? Stocks Continue to Sell Off; Election 11 Days Away with Ads & Interviews Fast & Furious
• Fear Drives Global Decline in Stock Markets; Who Will Be the Next Treasury Secretary?; Students Face Confusing Election Rules in Virginia
• Michelle Obama Stumps in Columbus, Ohio; Markets in Turmoil; John McCain Campaigns in Denver
• Wall Street Markets Reacting to Fears of Global Recession; Financial Crisis & You
• Veteran Courts in Ohio; NFL Goes to London; Breathtaking Drops in Global Financial Markets; Stumping in Swing States
• Astounding Losses in U.S. Futures Market; Oil Prices Plummeting; Oil Prices Down, Airfares Still Up; Senator Stevens Jury Excused


October 23, 2008
• Interview With Richard Clarke; Politics of Hate
• Presidential Candidates Stump in Swing States; Disruption During Stevens' Corruption Trial Deliberations; Voter Registration Fraud is Growing Concern; Reeling from Robocalls?
• Nevada Could Switch from Red to Blue; Palin Addresses Supporters; San Francisco Voters to Decide Whether to Legalize Prostitution
• Presidential Candidates on Last Lap of Campaigns; Election Concerns: Voter Registration Fraud; Market Ups & Downs; Dressing Palin
• California Wildfire; Problems at the Polls; Focus on Florida
• Monitoring Foreclosure Filings & Unemployment Rates; Greenspan Testifies on Capitol Hill; Empowering the Youth Vote
• McCain Stumps in Florida; New Poll Numbers in Battleground States; Growing Brush Fire in Los Angeles; Suicide Bomber Targets Iraqi Minister's Convoy in Baghdad


October 22, 2008
• Al Qaeda's Presidential Pick?; Handcuffing Karl Rove
• Fighting Modern Day Slavery; Early Voters Cast Their Decision; Candidates Hit Battleground States as Time for Campaigning Winds Down
• 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


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