AFP - US presidential candidates jostled for the mantle of change Sunday as more bad economic news threatened to deepen electoral dissatisfaction with the state of the nation.

AP - They embody four uniquely American stories. They offer messages of transformation with two distinct world views. They pursue one goal.

AFP - US scientists have unveiled the most complete genetic profile ever attempted of glioblastoma, a common and deadly form of the brain cancer that US Senator Edward Kennedy is battling.

AFP - The US presidential election campaign went into full swing Friday under the shadows of a struggling economy, with unemployment figures soaring to a five-year high and triggering recession fears.

AFP - US scientists have unveiled the most complete genetic profile ever attempted of glioblastoma, a common and deadly form of the brain cancer that US Senator Edward Kennedy is battling.

CQPolitics.com - The back-to-back Democratic and Republican extragavanzas gave both parties a chance to put their best foot forward as the general election campaign gets underway. If their competing efforts are a wash, the advantage will remains with the Democrats as far as the push to expand their congressional majorities.

AP - U.S. Rep. Rob Andrews said Thursday he intends to seek re-election after all, replacing his wife on the ballot for his congressional seat.

AFP - Republican and Democratic presidential hopefuls hit the campaign trial Friday wooing voters with competing pledges of change as the starting gun fired on the last lap of the White House race.

AFP - The economy may be the number one issue in the White House race, but the Republican National Convention has yet to dwell on the troubles of Americans trying to make ends meet.