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Time is running out for McCain campaign as Obama more than doubles his lead to 11 points

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McCain campaign is attacking Obama for past ties to Bill Ayers, but is it the right approach?

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Tarrant County Elections Officials are already getting in place for election day, making sure that this year's election day runs smoothly.

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Art Cashin calls stock market "merely the sideshow in this circus."

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John McCain tries to calm his base after some high-profile incidents.

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The economy drives the election, which candidates pulled ahead this week, reading scores plummeted, and gubernatorial candidates hit the roads this week.

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CNN's John King reports on whether race will be a factor in the presidential election in the battleground state of Ohio.

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Jessica Kartalija reports Bill and Hillary Clinton will spend Sunday cheerleaders for Obama.

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With its 23 electoral votes, Pennsylvania remains a key battleground state in this year's presidential race. Saturday, Barack Obama and Gov. Sarah Palin were both vigorously courting votes in the state. (Oct. 12)

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Barack Obama took a tour of four Philadelphia neighborhoods on Saturday to rally voters for the November election, Lesley Van Arsdall reports.

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CNN's Don Lemon talks with CNN political analyst Bill Schneider about the angry rhetoric on the campaign trail.

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Republican Norm Coleman, Democrat Al Franken and Independence Party member Dean Barkley answered questions from three moderators first, then took questions from the audience, John Lauritsen reports (3:50).

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John McCain visits Iowa and Barack Obama visits Pennsylvania, Sue Turner reports (0:50).

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Republican vice-presidential nominee, Sarah Palin, defended her actions on Saturday after an Alaska ethics report concluded that she had abused her power as governor when firing a state official. (Oct. 11)

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Hundreds of absentee ballots sent to voters in Rensselaer County, NY, identified the Democratic presidential candidate as 'Barack Osama.' Commissioners for the Rensselaer County Board of Elections say they 'regret the error.' (Oct. 11)

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US President Bush said the world's major economies will stand together and do what it takes to stem global financial crisis

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Comedian George Lopez spoke at a rally endorsing Obama Saturday. Lopez made the crowd laugh as they gathered at the West Denver Campaign Headquarters.

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The Obama campaigned criss-crossed the city of Philadelphia in an attempt to build on a lead in the keystone state, Lesley Van Arsdall reports.

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The Steelers may have a bye week, but Steelers Chairman Dan Rooney isn't taking the weekend off. He campaigned in the Mon Valley today for Senator Barack Obama along with the United Steelworkers; KDKA's Paul Martino reports.

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Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is set to drop the puck at the Philadelphia Flyers home opener and fans have mixed reactions to her appearance, Ben Simmoneau reports from the Wachovia Center.

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DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) -- Republican John McCain, the clock ticking down on a chance to narrow Democrat Barack Obama's lead in polls, turned away Saturday from visceral attacks on his rival to pivot back toward policy differences.

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Officials said so far this month they have received 30,000 requests. So far, they have found 15 "suspicious" registrations that have been forwarded to the State Board of Elections.

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Finance leaders from around the world meet in Washington, pledging to work together to find fixes to a credit crunch gripping global markets and sending stocks spiraling. The AP's Lee Powell says the test is finding strategies that stick. (Oct. 11)

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Barack Obama on Saturday thanked Republican John McCain for trying to stop supporters hurling abuse at the Democratic nominee at his rallies, but mocked his foe's economic crisis plans. Obama's comments, during a four-in-a-day blitz of mini-rallies in Philadelphia, came after McCain was forced to intervene to ease seething anger partly whipped up by his campaign advertisements and tactics.

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Both Barack Obama and John McCain are relying on a contest of phone calls, door knocks, literature drops and text messaging to make a difference in the presidential race, as shown in a video essay by AP photojournalist Lawrence Jackson. (Oct. 11)

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Ethics inquiry states Gov. Palin was 'proper and lawful' in firing a state commissioner

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Jimmy Carter slams the Bush administration - Dennis Kucinich weighs in

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City councilman whose childhood home was bombed by Weather Underground speaks out

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Supporters get emotional at McCain rally, urging him to be more aggressive

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While on the campaign trail Friday, Republican presidential nominee John McCain countered views by some in his audience who expressed fear of an Obama presidency, and a notion that the Illinois senator was an Arab. (Oct. 11)

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Report finds veep candidate violated ethics code by pressuring subordinates.

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A report by a bipartisan committee found that a "family grudge" influenced her decision making. Meanwhile, McCain's own supporters booed him at a rally when he suggested Barack Obama was "a decent person". Dave Bryan reports.

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President Bush discussed the government's efforts to combat the economic crisis during his weekly radio address. (Oct. 11)

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The candidates for the state Supreme Court appear on WRAL's "Headline Saturday."

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China and Taiwan are to swap rare breeds of animals in a bid to warm up tense relations and quell political rivalries.

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While John McCain digs at Barack Obama's connection with Bill Ayers, Obama is firing back at McCain for his tax plan.

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President Bush says world's wealthiest industrial countries will work together to attack the credit crisis spreading around the globe. He spoke after a meeting with financial officials from the so-called G-7 countries. (Oct. 11)

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Barack Obama is set to talk on Progress Plaza Saturday morning to hold part one of his four neighborhood rallies in Philadelphia, Lesley Van Arsdall reports.

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An Alaskan ethics inquiry says Sarah Palin abused her authority by pushing for the sacking of a state trooper.