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  1. Linda Graham , right, holds the clipboard as Florence Dziamniski, 82, fills out the voter registration form outside the senior citizen's home in Clairton, Pa. Thursday, Aug. 14, 2008. Five days a week, Graham trolls southwest Pennsylvania for unregistered voters, working to add to the big gains Democrats have posted this election cycle. Graham, 45, has taken three months unpaid leave from her job at Pittsburgh's Central Blood Bank to volunteer with Service Employees International Union. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)
    Democrats post big gains in voter registration AP - Sat Sep 6, 3:19 PM ET Sent 311 times

    CLAIRTON, Pa. - Five days a week, Linda Graham trolls tattered neighborhoods of this once thriving steel city outside Pittsburgh for unregistered voters she can sign up as Democrats — one of thousands of unknown volunteers whose work outside the limelight has already altered the basic arithmetic of the November election.

  2. US Democratic presidential candidate Illinois Senator Barack Obama speaks during a town hall meeting at the Wabash Valley Fairgrounds in Terre Haute, Indiana. Economic issues dominated the campaign trail Saturday as presidential hopefuls Obama and John McCain battled over who could best lead the nation in troubled times.(AFP/Saul Loeb)
    Obama takes first hard hit at Palin Politico - Sat Sep 6, 2:40 PM ET Sent 287 times

    TERRE HAUTE, Ind. — Barack Obama took his first direct swipe at Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin on Saturday, criticizing her for supporting congressional earmarks before opposing them.

  3. In this Sept. 5, 2008 file photo, Republican presidential candidate Sen., John McCain, R-AZ,and his vice presidential running mate, Alaska Gov., Sarah Palin acknowledge the cheers of supporters at the start of a campaign rally in Sterling Heights, MI. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia)
    McCain-Palin becoming Palin-McCain? AP - Sat Sep 6, 4:26 PM ET Sent 262 times

    COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - The banners, buttons and signs say McCain-Palin, but the crowds say something else.

  4. Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill. speaks at a town hall meeting at the Wabash Valley Fairgrounds in Terre Haute, Ind., Saturday, Sept. 6, 2008. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
    Historic White House race enters final stretch AP - Sat Sep 6, 2:36 PM ET Sent 120 times

    ST. PAUL, Minn. - They embody four uniquely American stories. They offer messages of transformation with two distinct world views. They pursue one goal.

  5. A sign for the Wasilla Bible Church is seen by the road in front of the church in Wasilla, Alaska on Saturday, Sept. 6, 2008. The Wasilla church where Republican vice presidential candidate, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, attends is promoting a program that promises to convert homosexuals to heterosexuals through the power of Jesus Christ and prayer. (AP Photo/Al Grillo)
    Obama rebukes Palin on earmarks AP - 1 hour, 18 minutes ago Sent 95 times

    TERRE HAUTE, Ind. - Barack Obama made his first direct criticism of Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin on Saturday, saying she pretends to oppose spending earmarks when she actually has embraced them.

  6. The Wasilla Bible Church sign sits by the road in front of the church in Wasilla, Alaska Saturday, Sept. 6, 2008. The Wasilla church where Democratic vice presidential candidate, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, attends is promoting a program that promises to convert homosexuals to heterosexuals through the power of Jesus Christ and prayer. (AP Photo/Al Grillo)
    Palin church promotes converting gays AP - 2 hours, 36 minutes ago Sent 94 times

    ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Gov. Sarah Palin's church is promoting a conference that promises to convert gays into heterosexuals through the power of prayer.

  7. In this Aug. 29, 2008 file photo, Jim Palin, father of Todd Palin, displays a black and white photo of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's beauty queen competition photo, a 1991 photo of Sarah and her husband Todd, center, and a prom photo of Sarah and Todd, back, at his house in Wasilla, Alaska. (AP Photo/ Al Grillo, file)
    Palin: More and less than she seems AP - Sat Sep 6, 1:53 PM ET Sent 90 times

    WASILLA, Alaska - The mother kneels in the snow, cheerfully posing beside her bundled up daughter, behind the bloody, dead caribou the mom just shot.

  8. Delegates cheer during the third session of the 2008 Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minnesota September 3, 2008. REUTERS/Brian Snyder (UNITED STATES) US PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION CAMPAIGN 2008 (USA)
    Attacks, praise stretch truth at GOP convention AP - Wed Sep 3, 11:48 PM ET Sent 67 times

    ST. PAUL, Minn. - Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin and her Republican supporters held back little Wednesday as they issued dismissive attacks on Barack Obama and flattering praise on her credentials to be vice president. In some cases, the reproach and the praise stretched the truth.

  9. U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice listens during a joint press conference with Libyan Foreign Minister Abd al-Rahman Shalgham, unseen, after her meeting with Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi in Tripoli, Libya, Friday, Sept. 5, 2008. Rice began a four-nation tour of North Africa in Tripoli Friday, meeting with Libyan leader Gadhafi and other top officials in what the State Department is calling a landmark trip that would symbolize the opening of a new era in ties between the United States and the oil-rich country. (AP Photo/Abdel Magid Al Fergany )
    Rice: `Time isn't right for the Russia agreement' AP - Sat Sep 6, 4:48 PM ET Sent 42 times

    ALGIERS, Algeria - Now is not the right time for the U.S. to move forward on a once-celebrated deal for civilian nuclear cooperation with Russia, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Saturday.

  10. Republican presidential candidate, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., smiles as his vice presidential running mate, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, talks about his accomplishments during an airport campaign rally Saturday afternoon, Sept. 6, 2008 in Colorado Springs, Colo. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia)
    Lawmaker accused of politicizing Palin probe AP - 23 minutes ago Sent 34 times

    ANCHORAGE, Alaska - A Republican lawmaker wants the Democrat overseeing an investigation into Gov. Sarah Palin's dismissal of her public safety commissioner removed because he seems intent on damaging her vice presidential candidacy.

  11. U.S. Republican presidential nominee Senator John McCain (R-AZ) (R) and his wife Cindy board their campaign plane after a campaign rally in Colorado Springs, Colorado September 6, 2008. REUTERS/Brian Snyder (UNITED STATES) US PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION CAMPAIGN 2008 (USA)
    Obama, McCain call for changes in mortgage giants AP - 1 hour, 33 minutes ago Sent 31 times

    TERRE HAUTE, Ind. - Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama said Saturday that any government takeover of troubled mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac must put the interests of taxpayers and homeowners first. His opponent, GOP nominee John McCain, said it was essential to restructure the mortgage giants.

  12. In this Nov. 12, 2007 file photo, House Speaker John Harris, left, talks with Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, in her office at the State Capitol Building in Juneau, Alaska. (AP Photo/Seanna O'Sullivan, File)
    Questions remain on Palin vetting AP - Sat Sep 6, 11:04 AM ET Sent 14 times

    ANCHORAGE, Alaska - John McCain's presidential campaign did not speak with the Alaska House speaker and other leading Republicans before McCain tapped Gov. Sarah Palin as his running mate.

  13. Barack Obama meets voters in Pennsylvania. Republican presidential hopeful John McCain attacked his Democratic rival as too weak to lead the nation as he tried to grab Obama's mantle of change.(AFP/Saul Loeb)
    Obama tells elderly he will protect retirement Reuters - Sat Sep 6, 2:20 PM ET Sent 14 times

    NEWARK, New Jersey (Reuters) - Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama warned the elderly on Saturday that Republican rival John McCain would put their retirement income in danger.

  14. Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill. greets supporters outside Schott Glass in Duryea, Pa., Friday, Sept. 5, 2008. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)
    Obama hits McCain on Social Security AP - Sat Sep 6, 9:40 AM ET Sent 13 times

    NEWARK, N.J. - Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama criticized Republican John McCain's approach to Social Security on Saturday, saying it would undermine the government program aimed mainly at retirees.

  15. Alaskans fed up as press floods area Politico - Sat Sep 6, 7:53 AM ET Sent 10 times

    PALMER, Alaska — The liberal blogosphere was abuzz Friday with news that a friend of Sarah and Todd Palin had tried to seal his divorce records.

  16. Iraqi and US soldiers secure an area in Baghdad in January 2008. Iraq and the United States are still far apart on the issue of immunity for American troops, according to a draft security agreement between the two countries published by an Iraqi paper.(AFP/File/Jewel Samad)
    Palin: Iraq war 'a task that is from God' AP - Wed Sep 3, 7:23 PM ET Sent 9 times

    ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin told ministry students at her former church that the United States sent troops to fight in the Iraq war on a "task that is from God."

  17. U.S. Republican presidential nominee Senator John McCain (R-AZ) (L) and Republican vice-presidential nominee Alaska Governor Sarah Palin take the stage at a campaign stop in Cedarburg, Wisconsin, September 5, 2008. REUTERS/Brian Snyder (UNITED STATES) US PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION CAMPAIGN 2008 (USA)
    Palin Power: Fresh Face Now More Popular Than Obama, McCain Rasmussen Reports - Fri Sep 5, 12:04 PM ET Sent 9 times

    A week ago, most Americans had never heard of Alaska Governor Sarah Palin. Now, following a Vice Presidential acceptance speech viewed live by more than 40 million people, Palin is viewed favorably by 58% of American voters. The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 37% hold an unfavorable view of the self-described hockey mom.

  18. Senator Hillary Clinton addresses the 2008 Democratic National Convention in Denver, August 26, 2008. (Mike Segar/Reuters)
    Obama sends supporters to blunt Palin's impact AP - Fri Sep 5, 5:29 AM ET Sent 7 times

    HARRISBURG, Pa. - Barack Obama's campaign plans to employ high-profile female supporters in an effort to blunt GOP vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin's potential to persuade women to vote Republican.

  19. Republican presidential nominee Sen. John McCain and vice presidential nominee Gov. Sarah Palin wave to supporters at the 2008 Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minnesota September 4, 2008. (Rick Wilking/Reuters)
    McCain Camp to Leave Convention With $200 Million, Aide Says Bloomberg - Fri Sep 5, 12:01 AM ET Sent 7 times

    Sept. 5 (Bloomberg) -- John McCain's campaign expects to leave the Republican National Convention with $200 million in the bank and be able to match the Democrats' spending in the next two months, an aide said.

  20. Republican vice presidential nominee Alaska Governor Sarah Palin speaks at the 2008 Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minnesota September 3, 2008. (Mike Segar/Reuters)
    Palin's cold shoulder Politico - Fri Sep 5, 2:21 PM ET Sent 7 times

    WASILLA, Alaska — While Sarah Palin’s supporters tout her personal warmth and openness, the newly minted Republican vice presidential nominee can be brusque to allies, advisers and employees who fall from her favor.

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