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2008: Final Presidential Debate:

ABC News' Teddy Davis and Rigel Anderson: "Candidates Prep for Final Debate" LINK

The Associated Press' Liz Sidoti: "Obama, McCain seek leader's image in final debate" LINK

The Washington Times' Stephen Dinan: "Clinton Looms over presidential debate" LINK

Politico's Michael Calderone: "Moderator Schieffer Steps Up To Plate" LINK

2008: McCain and Obama:

The Los Angeles Times' Cathleen Decker: "Poll: Obama Now Leads McCain 50% To 41%" LINK

The New York Times' Jackie Calmes: "From 2 Rivals, 2 Prescriptions" LINK

The Washington Post's Anne Hull: "Gray Vote No Longer Reliably Red - In a Florida Retirement Community, Residents Are Uncharacteristically Split" LINK

The Washington Post's Anita Kumar and Tim Craig: "Undecideds Hold Great Sway in Critical Va." LINK

The Washington Post's Robert Barnes: "In Parallel Wording, Divergent Messages - McCain, Obama Both Talk of Fear, Change" LINK

The Politico's Jeanne Cummings: "Obama drowning out McCain in TV ads" LINK

The Washington Times' Sonny Bunch: "Hollywood stays behind the scenes in race" LINK

Time Magazine's Mark Halperin: "In Final Debate, Can McCain Rattle an Imperturbable Foe? LINK

Washington Post's Al Kamen: "Beware the Angry Wolverines" LINK

Washington Post's Robert Barnes: "In Parallel Wording, Divergent Messages" LINK

USA Today's Susan Page: "Next President Confronts Staggering To-Do List" LINK

USA Today's Matt Kelley: "Campaigns Take Aim As Allegations Of Voter Fraud Emerge" LINK

USA Today's Dennis Cauchon: "Candidates Disagree On Oil Companies' Tax Rate" LINK

Bloomberg's Matthew Benjamin: "McCain, Obama Promoting Populist Appeals On Rescue" LINK

Wall Street Journal's Jonathan Weisman: "Next President To Inherit New Powers -- And Problems" LINK

Wall Street Journal's Sara Murray: "Obama's Leads In 4 Key States Show Tough Road For McCain" LINK

2008: McCain:

ABC News' Ron Claiborne: "McCain Fighting for Florida, North Carolina" LINK

ABC News' Screen Shots: "'Gossip Girl' Stars Want 'McCain-Free America'" LINK

Politico's Kenneth P. Vogel: "Obama: We Don't Need ACORN's Help" LINK

The Los Angeles Times' Maeve Reston: "John McCain Proposes New Package Of Tax Breaks" LINK

The Los Angeles Times' Bob Drogin and David Savage: "Mccain Calls For 'Voter Fraud' Inquiry" LINK

The New York Times' Michael Cooper and Megan Thee: "Poll Says Attacks Backfire on McCain" LINK

The Washington Post's Al Kamen: "Beware the Angry Wolverines" LINK

The Washington Post's Michael D. Shear: "McCain Proposal Seeks Tax Breaks Worth $52 Billion" LINK

The Politico: "Final score: McCain wins the day" LINK

The Boston Herald's Edward Mason: "Debate expectations high for John McCain" LINK

Washington Post's Michael D. Shear: "McCain Proposal Seeks Tax Breaks Worth $52 Billion" LINK

USA Today's David Jackson: "McCain Adds To Economic Plan" LINK

Wall Street Journal's Laura Meckler: "McCain Puts New Tax Cuts On The Table" LINK

2008: Obama:

ABC News' John Berman: "Will the Bradley Effect Be Obama's Downfall?" LINK

ABC News' Alex Green and Rick Klein: "Democrats Aim for Super Majority in Congress as Economic Crisis Hits Home" LINK

Politico's Alexander Burns: "Poll: Obama leads In 3 Of 4 Key Bush Counties" LINK

Bloomberg's Kristin Jensen and Heidi Przybyla: "Obama Widens Lead As Americans See 'Serious' Crisis" LINK

USA Today's Jeff Martin: "S.D. Democrats Pin Hopes On Popular Senator" LINK

The Hill's Jared Allen: "Obama's First 100 Days Start Early" LINK

The Los Angeles Times' Dan Morain: "Attack ad seeks to link Obama to his former pastor" LINK

The New York Times' Adam Nagourney: "In Voting Booth, Race May Play a Bigger Role" LINK

The New York Times' Shaila Dewan: "The Youth Vote: In Generation Seen as Colorblind, Black Is Yet a Factor" LINK

The New York Times' Jennifer Steinhauer: "Door to Door: Volunteers for Obama Face a Complex Issue" LINK

The New York Times' Adam Nossiter: "For Some, Uncertainty Starts at Racial Identity" LINK

The Washington Post's Matthew Mosk: "With Huge Money Advantage, Obama Ramps Up Ads" LINK

The Washington Post's Howard Kurtz: "National Review Boots Buckley Son For Obama Boost" LINK

The Washington Post's Tim Craig: "Remark About Bin Laden, Obama a Joke, Official Says" LINK

The Boston Herald's Joe Dwinell: "Barack Obama swings to bigger lead" LINK

Newsweek's George Weigel: "Pro-Life Catholics For Obama" LINK

Time Magazine's Steven Gray: "Is Obama Doing Enough to Get Out the Black Vote?" LINK

The Chicago Sun-Times' Misha Davenport: "Obama will be the first candidate to advertise in video games" LINK

The Washington Post's Matthew Mosk: "With Huge Money Advantage, Obama Ramps Up Ads" LINK

The Boston Globe's Foon Rhee: "More Polls Show Obama Building Lead" LINK

2008: Biden:

The Washington Times' Jim McElhatton: "Biden routes campaign cash to family, their firms" LINK

2008: Palin:

ABC New's Imtiyaz Delawala and Matt Jaffe: "Palin Distorts Biden's Clean Coal Position" LINK

2008: Voters:

ABC News' Ariane de Vogue: "Voter Group Admits Mistakes, Defends Work" LINK

The Washington Times' Christina Bellantoni: "GOP hints at vote theft with Acorn scandal" LINK

The Washington Post's Anne Hull: "Gray Vote No Longer Reliably Red" LINK

Washington Post's Anita Kumar and Tim Craig: "Undecideds Hold Great Sway in Critical Va." LINK

Washington Post's Avis Thomas-Lester and Ovetta Wiggins: "Activists Tap Into Surge of Excitement" LINK

2008: Economy:

The Associated Press' Jeanne Aversa: "Federal Bank Buy-in No Economic Quick-Fix" LINK

The Associated Press' Jeremiah Marquez: "Asian Stock Markets Down After Two-Day Rally" LINK