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Obama Leading In Ohio, Poll Finds

Bush Stresses Judicial Nominations

CINCINNATI, Oct. 6 -- President Bush stepped gingerly into the presidential campaign on Monday, offering an implicit endorsement of Sen. John McCain's ...

Biden Played Less Than Key Role in Bosnia Legislation

The moment when Sen. Joseph R. Biden Jr. looked Serbian leader Slobodan Milosevic in the eye and called him a "damned war criminal" has become the stuff ...

As Palin Brings Up Ayers, Obama Team Cites Keating

The presidential campaign of Sen. Barack Obama for the first time criticized Sen. John McCain for his role in the "Keating Five" savings-and-loan scandal ...

Court Won't Force Testimony On Firings of U.S. Attorneys

A federal appeals court declined yesterday to order current and former White House aides to testify before a House committee about the firings of nine ...

USA Today Politics

Rampant Medicare fraud suspected in Miami

Home health care costs charged to Medicare in the Miami area have risen 20 times the national average in the past five years, ...

Sleuths go door to door to sniff out Medicare fraud

Investigators are trying to crack down on fraud in one of the nation's hot spots for Medicare scams: Miami-Dade County.

Runoff next for indicted La. lawmaker

U.S. Rep. William Jefferson, who came in first in Louisiana's Democratic primary on Saturday, faces former TV reporter Helena ...

USDA issues warning for frozen chicken dinners

The government is urging consumers to thoroughly cook frozen chicken dinners after 32 people in 12 states were sickened with ...

High court term begins quietly in campaign season

The Supreme Court is doing its best to stay out of the spotlight in the final days of the presidential campaign and while the ...

Yahoo Political News

McCain linked to private group in Iran-Contra case (AP)

Palin pledges of Alaska sunshine marred by secrets (AP)

Tonight's debate is in McCain's favorite style (AP)

McCain revisiting Keating 5 banking scandal again (AP)

Could health care make a comeback? (Politico)

Politico - At the start of this presidential campaign, there were many who believed — and hoped — health care reform had recovered from its ...

NY Times Politics

Fed Considers Plan to Buy Companiesâ€™ Unsecured Debt

As stocks spiraled lower around the world, the Federal Reserve considered a radical plan to jump-start the ailing financial system.

Lehman Managers Portrayed as Irresponsible

As Lehman pleaded for a bailout, it approved millions for its executives, a Congressional committee was told.

Fed Takes Steps Under Bailout Bill

The Federal Reserve said that it would begin paying interest on commercial banksâ€™ reserves and would expand its loan program to squeezed banks by billions ...

Treasury Sets Timetable to Pick Managers

The Treasury Department asked companies to submit bids for running the system by Wednesday and announced its plan to select winners on Friday.

Campaigns Shift to Attack Mode on Eve of Debate

John McCain turned toward a more negative tone, and the Obama campaign signaled it would respond in kind.

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