Tropical Storm Hanna set to soak US East Coast

AP - 13 minutes ago

HOLDEN BEACH, N.C. - Beach vacationers in the Carolinas packed up and headed inland Friday as Tropical Storm Hanna cruised steadily toward the coast, while others decided to ride out the fast-moving storm that had only a slight chance to become a small hurricane before crashing ashore overnight.

Presidential nominees Senator John McCain (R-AZ) and Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) are shown in this combination of file photographs from campaign stops from July 18, 2008 in Warren Michigan (McCain) and August 4, 2008 (Obama) in Lansing, Michigan. (Rebecca Cook/Files/Reuters)

McCain and Obama campaigns grapple for 'change'

AP - Fri Sep 5, 11:08 AM ET

ST. PAUL, Minn. - Invigorated by back-to-back political conventions, Republican John McCain and Democrat Barack Obama grappled for the mantle of change Friday as the fall race for the presidency took off in states teeming with the independent voters they needed to win.

Senator Hillary Clinton addresses the 2008 Democratic National Convention in Denver, August 26, 2008. (Mike Segar/Reuters)

Obama sends out high-profile women to blunt Palin's impact

AP - Fri Sep 5, 5:29 AM ET

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.

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