Elections

Sept. 6 (Bloomberg) -- Presidential candidates John McCain and Barack Obama made dueling pitches to the nation's elderly, each vowing to bolster Social Security while offering very different approaches.

WASHINGTON - Republican John McCain pledged if elected president to appoint Democrats to his Cabinet, saying there's nothing partisan about tackling the nation's toughest problems.

Sept. 6 (Bloomberg) -- Presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain gave their support for federal action to rescue Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae while saying steps must be taken to ensure the mortgage giants don't keep passing losses off to taxpayers.

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico (AFP) - Republican presidential hopeful John McCain backed a government takeover of two mortgage giants Saturday while his Democratic rival warned that taxpayers should not bail out their shareholders.

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.

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. - Who knew Secret Service agents were so handy for parents of elementary school kids?

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.

When political junkies flip through television stations on Sunday morning, they'll find policy-driven interviews with three of the four candidates on the presidential tickets — John McCain, Barack Obama and Joe Biden. They won’t, though, see Sarah Palin.

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

Sept. 6 (Bloomberg) -- Presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain gave their support for federal action to rescue Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae while saying steps must be taken to ensure the mortgage giants don't keep passing losses off to taxpayers.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado (AFP) - US Republican vice presidential hopeful Sarah Palin took her first swipe at her Democratic counterpart Saturday, casting Joe Biden as a Washington insider incapable of change.

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. - For the second time this year, mechanical problems have forced Democrat Barack Obama to change charter airplanes on short notice.

TERRE HAUTE, Indiana (Reuters) - Presidential nominees John McCain and Barack Obama will appear together on Sept. 11 in New York at the site where the World Trade Center collapsed after being hit by hijacked planes in 2001.

Sept. 6 (Bloomberg) -- Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama said a federal takeover of Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae is probably necessary, though steps must be taken to ensure the mortgage giants don't keep passing losses off to taxpayers.

WASHINGTON - Sens. John McCain and Barack Obama said Saturday they will put aside partisan politics for a joint appearance at Ground Zero to mark the seventh anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks.

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. McCain said he would preserve Social Security.

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.

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

Sept. 6 (Bloomberg) -- Presidential candidates John McCain and Barack Obama made dueling pitches to the nation's elderly, each vowing to bolster Social Security while offering very different approaches.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska - The Alaska Legislature is hastening its ethics investigation into Gov. Sarah Palin's firing of her public safety commissioner, making it far more likely it will be completed before November's election.