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WATCH THE FINAL PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE IN ITS ENTIRITY: CLICK HERE
WATCH HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE DEBATE: CLICK HERE
FINAL PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE:
ABC News' Russell Goldman: "Barack Obama, John McCain Get Feisty in Final Presidential Debate Before Election Day" LINK
ABC News' George Stephanopoulos: "McCain's Best Debate, But Obama Still Won" LINK
ABC News' Fact Check: Truth Behind Final Presidential Debate Claims" LINK
ABC News Nightline's DailyLine: "The Last Dance: Grade the Debate" LINK
New York Times' Jim Rutenberg: "McCain Presses Obama in Final Debate" LINK
New York Times' The Caucus: "First Impressions on the Last Debate" LINK
New York Times' Alessandra Stanley: "Rivals Split, With Joe in the Middle" LINK
New York Times' Patrick Healy: "Pressing All the Buttons, McCain Attacks, but Obama Stays Steady" LINK
New York Times' The Caucus: "Check Point: The Grand Finale" LINK
USA Today's Susan Page: "Analysis: McCain more cutting; Obama low-key" LINK
USA Today's Richard Wolf and Ken Dilanian: "Fact check: Context of key debate claims" LINK
USA Today's David Jackson and Martha T. Moore: "Debate tackles domestic policy" LINK
Boston Herald's Edward Mason: "John McCain throws down gauntlet" LINK
Boston Herald's Editorial Staff: "Truth telling on tax 'cut'" LINK
Boston Herald's Joe Dwinell: "'Joe the plumber,' negative attacks top debate" LINK
Boston Herald's Jessica Heslam: "Moderator finally gets candidates talking at debate" LINK
Washington Post's Michael D. Shear and Robert Barnes: "A Hard-Hitting Final Round: As McCain Presses Attack, Obama Stresses The Economy" LINK
Washington Post's Dan Balz: "Aggressive Underdog vs. Cool Counterpuncher" LINK
Washington Post's Chris Cillizza: "The Final Presidential Debate: First Thoughts and Who Won?" LINK
The Washington Times' Stephen Dinan: "McCain Unrelenting in Final Debate" LINK
Newsweek's Richard Wolffe: "Mad Man: McCain Attacked All Night-Hurting Himself More than Obama" LINK
Time Magazine's Mark Halperin: "Grading the Final Debate" LINK
The Chicago Sun-Times' Lynn Sweet: "McCain Brings Heat, Obama Stays Mr. Cool" LINK
The Washington Times' Christina Bellantoni: "McCain, Obama Show Cards in Final Debate" LINK
Politico's John F. Harris and Jim Vandehei: "Debate III: Edgy McCain Sheds No New Light" LINK
Politico's Roger Simon: "McCain Fails, Obama Is Not Rattled" LINK
Politico's Alexander Burns: "Debate Exclusive: Obama Wins By A Hair" LINK
Politico's Alexander Burns: "Final Score: Obama Wins The Day" LINK
Wall Street Journal's Laura Meckler and Christopher Cooper: "Obama, McCain Trade Jabs Over Taxes, Tone Of Campaign" LINK
Wall Street Journal's Laura Meckler: "McCain Presses Obama On Health-Plan Penalties" LINK
Bloomberg's Ken Fireman and Kristin Jensen: "McCain, Obama Battle Over Economic Prescriptions In Last Debate" LINK
The Boston Globe's Fonn Rhee: "Analysis: McCain Intense, Obama Maybe Too Cool" LINK
The Boston Globe's Foon Rhee: "Reaction Pours In On Debate" LINK
The Boston Globe's Michael Paulson: "At debate, McCain and Obama on abortion" LINK
The Hill's Sam Youngman: "Debate Sees An Aggressive McCain and a Cool Obama" LINK
The Hill's Sam Youngman: "Analysis: McCain's Best Likely Not Good Enough" LINK
The Hill's Sam Youngman: "McCain Comes Out Swinging In Last Debate" LINK
The Hill's Chris Good: "Groups: ACORN Attacks Meant to Suppress Vote" LINK
The Los Angeles Times' Cathleen Decker: "McCain deals no lethal blows in final debate with Obama" LINK
The Los Angeles Times' Richard Simon and Jim Puzzanghera: "From Ayers to Abortion: fact-checking the debate" LINK
The New York Daily News' Michael Saul, Celeste Katz, Michael McAuliff and David Saltonsall: "John McCain goes on attack at debate; Barack Obama touts economy" LINK
The New York Daily News' Thomas M. DeFrank: "Feisty John McCain Works Hard, can't score" LINK
The New York Daily News' Michael McAuliff and Richard Sisk: "It's Crunch Time for Both Campaigns, and Obama Has Bounce" LINK
2008: McCAIN and OBAMA:
USA Today's Ken Dilanian and Matt Kelley: "Fundraisers linked to corruption cases" LINK
Washington Post's Peter Whoriskey: "In Targeting Online Ads, Campaigns Ask: Who's Searching for What?" LINK
The New York Daily News' Michael McAuliff and Richard Sisk: "It's Crunch Time for Both Campaigns, and Obama Has Bounce" LINK
2008: McCAIN:
USA Today's William M. Welch: "Energy-rich Wyoming friendly for GOP" LINK
Boston Herald's Joe Dwinell: "Good showing for John McCain" LINK
Washington Post's James V. Grimaldi: "Verizon and AT&T Provided Cell Towers for McCain Ranch" LINK
The Washington Times' William Murchison: "McCain is Ready to Lead" LINK
Wall Street Journal's Mary Jacoby: "McCain Raised $87 Million For RNC In 3-Month Period" LINK
2008: OBAMA:
New York Times' Matt Bai: "Working for the Working- Class Vote" LINK
Washington Post's Peter Slevin: "Uncommon Ground: Yes, Obama Lives There. But Chicago's Hyde Park Is a Place All Its Own" LINK
Washington Post's Anita Kumar: "Obama Turns to State's Leading Democrats" LINK
Bloomberg's Jim Efstathiou Jr.: "Obama To Declare Carbon Dioxide Dangerous Pollutant If Elected" LINK
The Associated Press' Eileen Sullivan: "Secret Service Looking into Obama Threat at Rally" LINK
2008: PALIN:
News' Imtiyaz Delawala: "After Toasting Tampa, Palin Panders to Red Sox Nation" LINK
Boston Herald's Margery Eagan: "All lipstick, no pitbull" LINK
Boston Herald's Hillary Chabot: "Palin to N.H.: Prove the pundits wrong" LINK
Boston Herald's Hillary Chabot: "Peppy Sarah Palin wows granite state" LINK
Washington Post's Juliet Eilperin: "Palin Visits N.H. to Try to Stem Shift Toward Democratic Ticket" LINK
Politico's Andy Barr: "Palin: Not Going Negative 'At All'" LINK
Wall Street Journal's Elizabeth Holmes: "Palin Makes Pitch To Independents" LINK
2008: VOTERS:
Washington Post's Tim Craig: "Rush to Register Swells Va. Rolls by 10%: Total Tops 5 Million; Gains Are Greatest in Democratic-Leaning Areas" LINK
Boston Herald's Jed Gottlieb, Michael Marotta and Tenley Woodman: "Web videos spoof, urge votes for prez candidates" LINK
Washington Post's TV Preview with David Montgomery: "'Latinos '08': A Split Ticket: PBS Documentary Questions Assumptions About Voters" LINK
Politico's Ben Smith and Avi Zenilman: "Experts Warn Of Nov. 4 Voting Meltdowns" LINK
The Los Angeles Times' Seema Mehta: "Undecided Latino voters may be key in New Mexico" LINK
The Associated Press' Greg Bluestein: "High Ga. Turnout as 540,000 Cast Ballots Early" LINK
2008: 'JOE THE PLUMBER':
ABC News Video: "Obama Talks with 'Joe the Plumber'" LINK
ABC News' Teddy Davis: "Joe The Plumber: Obama Tax Plan 'Infuriates Me'" LINK
ABC News Nightline's DailyLine: "Joe the Plumber: In His Own Words" LINK
New York Times' Jeff Zeleny: "And Then There's Joe" LINK
New York Times' Larry Rohter: "Plumber From Ohio Is Thrust Into Spotlight" LINK
Boston Herald's Howie Carr: "Tardy Joe the Plumber fixes leaking ship" LINK
Washington Post's Dana Milbank: "Joe Again? Say It Ain't So." LINK
Washington Post's Tom Shales: "Candidates Make A Name for This Guy Joe" LINK
The Washington Times' Joseph Curl: "Joe the Plumber Stars in Final Debate" LINK
The Boston Globe's Foon Rhee: "Joe The Plumber, The Star Of The Debate" LINK
The Los Angeles Times' Mary McNamara: "Joe the Plumber Was of little Use to John McCain" LINK
The New York Daily News' Celeste Katz, Michael McAuliff and Richard Sisk: "Debate takes twists, turns over Joe the Plumber" LINK
The Los Angeles Times' Robin Abcarian: "'Joe the Plumber' Becomes a National Fixture" LINK
2008: ECONOMY:
Visit the ABC News Special Section: Hitting Home, The Economic Squeeze: LINK
ABC News Video: "Kimmel: Banks will Become Like DMVs" LINK
ABC New's Alice Gomstyn: "Stocks See Near-Record Decline on Retail Sales, Investor Jitters" LINK
ABC News' Pierre Thomas and Lauren Pearle: "Federal Official Confirms Probe Into Washington Mutual's Collapse" LINK
ABC News Investigative Team with Mark Curdele, Erin Keohane and Maddy Sauer: "'The Party's Over' for AIG Says Cuomo" LINK
WATCH HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE DEBATE: CLICK HERE
FINAL PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE:
ABC News' Russell Goldman: "Barack Obama, John McCain Get Feisty in Final Presidential Debate Before Election Day" LINK
ABC News' George Stephanopoulos: "McCain's Best Debate, But Obama Still Won" LINK
ABC News' Fact Check: Truth Behind Final Presidential Debate Claims" LINK
ABC News Nightline's DailyLine: "The Last Dance: Grade the Debate" LINK
New York Times' Jim Rutenberg: "McCain Presses Obama in Final Debate" LINK
New York Times' The Caucus: "First Impressions on the Last Debate" LINK
New York Times' Alessandra Stanley: "Rivals Split, With Joe in the Middle" LINK
New York Times' Patrick Healy: "Pressing All the Buttons, McCain Attacks, but Obama Stays Steady" LINK
New York Times' The Caucus: "Check Point: The Grand Finale" LINK
USA Today's Susan Page: "Analysis: McCain more cutting; Obama low-key" LINK
USA Today's Richard Wolf and Ken Dilanian: "Fact check: Context of key debate claims" LINK
USA Today's David Jackson and Martha T. Moore: "Debate tackles domestic policy" LINK
Boston Herald's Edward Mason: "John McCain throws down gauntlet" LINK
Boston Herald's Editorial Staff: "Truth telling on tax 'cut'" LINK
Boston Herald's Joe Dwinell: "'Joe the plumber,' negative attacks top debate" LINK
Boston Herald's Jessica Heslam: "Moderator finally gets candidates talking at debate" LINK
Washington Post's Michael D. Shear and Robert Barnes: "A Hard-Hitting Final Round: As McCain Presses Attack, Obama Stresses The Economy" LINK
Washington Post's Dan Balz: "Aggressive Underdog vs. Cool Counterpuncher" LINK
Washington Post's Chris Cillizza: "The Final Presidential Debate: First Thoughts and Who Won?" LINK
The Washington Times' Stephen Dinan: "McCain Unrelenting in Final Debate" LINK
Newsweek's Richard Wolffe: "Mad Man: McCain Attacked All Night-Hurting Himself More than Obama" LINK
Time Magazine's Mark Halperin: "Grading the Final Debate" LINK
The Chicago Sun-Times' Lynn Sweet: "McCain Brings Heat, Obama Stays Mr. Cool" LINK
The Washington Times' Christina Bellantoni: "McCain, Obama Show Cards in Final Debate" LINK
Politico's John F. Harris and Jim Vandehei: "Debate III: Edgy McCain Sheds No New Light" LINK
Politico's Roger Simon: "McCain Fails, Obama Is Not Rattled" LINK
Politico's Alexander Burns: "Debate Exclusive: Obama Wins By A Hair" LINK
Politico's Alexander Burns: "Final Score: Obama Wins The Day" LINK
Wall Street Journal's Laura Meckler and Christopher Cooper: "Obama, McCain Trade Jabs Over Taxes, Tone Of Campaign" LINK
Wall Street Journal's Laura Meckler: "McCain Presses Obama On Health-Plan Penalties" LINK
Bloomberg's Ken Fireman and Kristin Jensen: "McCain, Obama Battle Over Economic Prescriptions In Last Debate" LINK
The Boston Globe's Fonn Rhee: "Analysis: McCain Intense, Obama Maybe Too Cool" LINK
The Boston Globe's Foon Rhee: "Reaction Pours In On Debate" LINK
The Boston Globe's Michael Paulson: "At debate, McCain and Obama on abortion" LINK
The Hill's Sam Youngman: "Debate Sees An Aggressive McCain and a Cool Obama" LINK
The Hill's Sam Youngman: "Analysis: McCain's Best Likely Not Good Enough" LINK
The Hill's Sam Youngman: "McCain Comes Out Swinging In Last Debate" LINK
The Hill's Chris Good: "Groups: ACORN Attacks Meant to Suppress Vote" LINK
The Los Angeles Times' Cathleen Decker: "McCain deals no lethal blows in final debate with Obama" LINK
The Los Angeles Times' Richard Simon and Jim Puzzanghera: "From Ayers to Abortion: fact-checking the debate" LINK
The New York Daily News' Michael Saul, Celeste Katz, Michael McAuliff and David Saltonsall: "John McCain goes on attack at debate; Barack Obama touts economy" LINK
The New York Daily News' Thomas M. DeFrank: "Feisty John McCain Works Hard, can't score" LINK
The New York Daily News' Michael McAuliff and Richard Sisk: "It's Crunch Time for Both Campaigns, and Obama Has Bounce" LINK
2008: McCAIN and OBAMA:
USA Today's Ken Dilanian and Matt Kelley: "Fundraisers linked to corruption cases" LINK
Washington Post's Peter Whoriskey: "In Targeting Online Ads, Campaigns Ask: Who's Searching for What?" LINK
The New York Daily News' Michael McAuliff and Richard Sisk: "It's Crunch Time for Both Campaigns, and Obama Has Bounce" LINK
2008: McCAIN:
USA Today's William M. Welch: "Energy-rich Wyoming friendly for GOP" LINK
Boston Herald's Joe Dwinell: "Good showing for John McCain" LINK
Washington Post's James V. Grimaldi: "Verizon and AT&T Provided Cell Towers for McCain Ranch" LINK
The Washington Times' William Murchison: "McCain is Ready to Lead" LINK
Wall Street Journal's Mary Jacoby: "McCain Raised $87 Million For RNC In 3-Month Period" LINK
2008: OBAMA:
New York Times' Matt Bai: "Working for the Working- Class Vote" LINK
Washington Post's Peter Slevin: "Uncommon Ground: Yes, Obama Lives There. But Chicago's Hyde Park Is a Place All Its Own" LINK
Washington Post's Anita Kumar: "Obama Turns to State's Leading Democrats" LINK
Bloomberg's Jim Efstathiou Jr.: "Obama To Declare Carbon Dioxide Dangerous Pollutant If Elected" LINK
The Associated Press' Eileen Sullivan: "Secret Service Looking into Obama Threat at Rally" LINK
2008: PALIN:
News' Imtiyaz Delawala: "After Toasting Tampa, Palin Panders to Red Sox Nation" LINK
Boston Herald's Margery Eagan: "All lipstick, no pitbull" LINK
Boston Herald's Hillary Chabot: "Palin to N.H.: Prove the pundits wrong" LINK
Boston Herald's Hillary Chabot: "Peppy Sarah Palin wows granite state" LINK
Washington Post's Juliet Eilperin: "Palin Visits N.H. to Try to Stem Shift Toward Democratic Ticket" LINK
Politico's Andy Barr: "Palin: Not Going Negative 'At All'" LINK
Wall Street Journal's Elizabeth Holmes: "Palin Makes Pitch To Independents" LINK
2008: VOTERS:
Washington Post's Tim Craig: "Rush to Register Swells Va. Rolls by 10%: Total Tops 5 Million; Gains Are Greatest in Democratic-Leaning Areas" LINK
Boston Herald's Jed Gottlieb, Michael Marotta and Tenley Woodman: "Web videos spoof, urge votes for prez candidates" LINK
Washington Post's TV Preview with David Montgomery: "'Latinos '08': A Split Ticket: PBS Documentary Questions Assumptions About Voters" LINK
Politico's Ben Smith and Avi Zenilman: "Experts Warn Of Nov. 4 Voting Meltdowns" LINK
The Los Angeles Times' Seema Mehta: "Undecided Latino voters may be key in New Mexico" LINK
The Associated Press' Greg Bluestein: "High Ga. Turnout as 540,000 Cast Ballots Early" LINK
2008: 'JOE THE PLUMBER':
ABC News Video: "Obama Talks with 'Joe the Plumber'" LINK
ABC News' Teddy Davis: "Joe The Plumber: Obama Tax Plan 'Infuriates Me'" LINK
ABC News Nightline's DailyLine: "Joe the Plumber: In His Own Words" LINK
New York Times' Jeff Zeleny: "And Then There's Joe" LINK
New York Times' Larry Rohter: "Plumber From Ohio Is Thrust Into Spotlight" LINK
Boston Herald's Howie Carr: "Tardy Joe the Plumber fixes leaking ship" LINK
Washington Post's Dana Milbank: "Joe Again? Say It Ain't So." LINK
Washington Post's Tom Shales: "Candidates Make A Name for This Guy Joe" LINK
The Washington Times' Joseph Curl: "Joe the Plumber Stars in Final Debate" LINK
The Boston Globe's Foon Rhee: "Joe The Plumber, The Star Of The Debate" LINK
The Los Angeles Times' Mary McNamara: "Joe the Plumber Was of little Use to John McCain" LINK
The New York Daily News' Celeste Katz, Michael McAuliff and Richard Sisk: "Debate takes twists, turns over Joe the Plumber" LINK
The Los Angeles Times' Robin Abcarian: "'Joe the Plumber' Becomes a National Fixture" LINK
2008: ECONOMY:
Visit the ABC News Special Section: Hitting Home, The Economic Squeeze: LINK
ABC News Video: "Kimmel: Banks will Become Like DMVs" LINK
ABC New's Alice Gomstyn: "Stocks See Near-Record Decline on Retail Sales, Investor Jitters" LINK
ABC News' Pierre Thomas and Lauren Pearle: "Federal Official Confirms Probe Into Washington Mutual's Collapse" LINK
ABC News Investigative Team with Mark Curdele, Erin Keohane and Maddy Sauer: "'The Party's Over' for AIG Says Cuomo" LINK