AP - Sue Nace thought election volunteers were joking when they told her she would have to remove her T-shirt to vote in the presidential primary last spring.

AP - Republican presidential candidate John McCain says the $700 billion government bailout that Congress passed is just a temporary fix and the nation's economy is hurting badly.

AP - Republican lawmakers appeal to Alaska Supreme Court to block Palin Troopergate investigation ... Bush pivots quickly from bailout to fundraising for GOP candidates ... TV audience for Biden-Palin debate bests ratings for all but Carter-Reagan showdown

AP - Six Alaska lawmakers filed an emergency appeal Friday asking the state's Supreme Court to halt an investigation into abuse-of-power allegations against Gov. Sarah Palin before the findings are released next week.

AP - Sue Nace thought election volunteers were joking when they told her she would have to remove her T-shirt to vote in the presidential primary last spring.

AP - Biden, Palin spar on energy, taxes, war and 'change' in closely watched VP debate ... McCain and Obama lament job losses, cite different answers to problem ... "Say it ain't so, Joe" — A folksy Palin scores points in debate ... Palin Troopergate investigation goes on after judge tosses lawsuit trying to stop probe

AP - Republicans John McCain and Sarah Palin on Friday played up her debate performance as polls showed voters judging her Democratic rival, Joe Biden, to be the winner of the only vice presidential face-off of the campaign.

AP - Desperate to avoid another market-crushing defeat, House leaders won key converts Thursday to the $700 billion financial industry bailout on the eve of a make-or-break second vote.

AP - A month before Election Day, things are hardly grand for the Grand Old Party.

AP - Republican presidential candidate John McCain conceded battleground Michigan to Democrat Barack Obama on Thursday, a major retreat as he struggles to regain his footing in a campaign increasingly dominated by economic issues.

AP - Palin stands her ground, going toe to toe with Biden in VP debate on Iraq, economy, energy ... McCain giving up on Michigan, Democratic-leaning battleground state GOP had hoped to capture ... Judge won't block Palin Troopergate investigation; report due Oct. 10

AP - Republican Sarah Palin and Democrat Joe Biden sparred over taxes, energy policy and the Iraq war in a high-profile debate in which Palin sought to reclaim her identity as a feisty reformer and Biden tried to undercut the maverick image of GOP presidential hopeful John McCain.