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US Democratic presidential nominee Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) (L) greets US Republican presidential nominee Senator John McCain (R-AZ) at the end of their second presidential debate with at Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee October 7, 2008. REUTERS/Brian Snyder (UNITED STATES) US PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION CAMPAIGN 2008 (USA)
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Obama, McCain seek leader's image in final debate

AP - 11 minutes ago

WASHINGTON - Barack Obama and John McCain will both pursue the image of a strong leader in troublesome economic times as they meet Wednesday night for their third and final presidential debate.

President Bush delivers remarks on the economy in the Rose Garden of the  White House in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2008. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

U.S. pouring $250 billion into nation's ailing banks

AP - 1 hour, 55 minutes ago

WASHINGTON - The government put itself four-square into the country's banking business Tuesday, resorting to what President Bush conceded was the unwelcome choice of buying into the system to loosen paralyzed channels of credit.

Firefighters engaged in structure protection keep watch as flames burn near homes at the top of Louise Avenue in Los Angeles' Granada Hills area as efforts to control wildfires in Southern California continue Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2008. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)

Erratic winds hinder, help S. Calif. firefighters

AP - 26 minutes ago

LOS ANGELES - Ferocious desert winds pushed one of three major wildfires burning across Southern California to nearly double its size overnight, firefighters said Tuesday, the third day of the blazes that have destroyed dozens of homes and forced thousands to flee.

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