• Congressman says McCain 'sowing seeds of hatred' 10/12/2008, 2:00 a.m. CDT
WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. John Lewis, a Georgia Democrat and veteran of the civil rights movement, says the negative tone of the Republican presidential campaign reminds him of the hateful atmosphere that segregationist Gov. George Wallace fostered in Alabama in the 1960s.

• Clintons launch campaign swing for Obama in Pa. 10/12/2008, 1:46 a.m. CDT
WASHINGTON (AP) — When Bill and Hillary Clinton take the stage Sunday at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania, it will be the launch of an active campaign for their former nemesis Barack Obama in the home stretch of the 2008 presidential race.

• Castro: Racism in US keeps many away from Obama 10/11/2008, 10:37 p.m. CDT
HAVANA (AP) — Fidel Castro says a "profound racism" in the United States will stop millions from voting for Barack Obama in next month's presidential election.

• The campaign's got your number, and your bar code 10/11/2008, 9:16 p.m. CDT
BLUE BELL, Pa. (AP) — Barack Obama, a former community organizer, is spending untold millions of dollars to identify and mobilize voters, and Republicans acknowledge that John McCain's team probably will be outspent and outmanned. They hope it won't be outmaneuvered.

• Ethics probe hits hardest at Todd, not Sarah Palin 10/11/2008, 8:25 p.m. CDT
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A month after she became governor, Sarah Palin's staff ushered Alaska's public safety commissioner into her private office.

• Political Play: Palin drops puck at Flyers' game 10/11/2008, 7:24 p.m. CDT
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Sarah Palin is hoping John McCain's campaign isn't on ice, but that's exactly where the GOP vice presidential nominee was Saturday in Philadelphia.

• Political Play: Palin drops puck at Flyers' game 10/11/2008, 6:57 p.m. CDT
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — To a mixture of boos and cheers, Republican vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin dropped the ceremonial first puck at the Philadelphia Flyers' home opener against the New York Rangers.

• Clintons launch campaign swing for Obama 10/11/2008, 6:27 p.m. CDT
WASHINGTON (AP) — When Bill and Hillary Clinton take the stage Sunday at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania, it will be the launch of an active campaign for their former nemesis Barack Obama in the home stretch of the 2008 presidential race.

• NAACP watching, ready for voter problems 10/11/2008, 6:24 p.m. CDT
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — The NAACP will have lawyers targeting 750 precincts around the nation on Election Day to help address complaints about possible voter disenfranchisement, the organization's new president said Saturday.

• Riding high, Obama nods to McCain, rallies fans 10/11/2008, 6:12 p.m. CDT
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — His backers feeling increasingly confident, Democrat Barack Obama made a slight nod to his Republican rival on Saturday and asked voters to have faith in him as the next president.

• Rep. Lewis says McCain 'sowing seeds of hatred' 10/11/2008, 6:07 p.m. CDT
WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. John Lewis, a Georgia Democrat and veteran of the civil rights movement, says the negative tone of the Republican presidential campaign reminds him of the hateful atmosphere that segregationist Gov. George Wallace fostered in Alabama in the 1960s.

• Reform Party endorses McCain 10/11/2008, 5:43 p.m. CDT
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Calling him the true reformer in the presidential contest, members of Reform Party USA endorsed Sen. John McCain for president on Saturday.

• Ethics probe hits hardest at Todd, not Sarah Palin 10/11/2008, 5:24 p.m. CDT
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A month after she became governor, Sarah Palin's staff ushered Alaska's public safety commissioner into her private office.

• McCain shies away from recent days' attacks 10/11/2008, 4:31 p.m. CDT
DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — Republican John McCain, the clock ticking down on a chance to narrow Democrat Barack Obama's lead in polls, turned away Saturday from visceral attacks on his rival to pivot back toward policy differences.

• Palin criticizes Obama on abortion at Pa. rally 10/11/2008, 3:14 p.m. CDT
JOHNSTOWN, Pa. (AP) — Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin attacked Barack Obama on abortion on Saturday, saying the Democratic presidential candidate has "left behind even the middle ground on the issue of life."

• McCain drops Va. GOP county chairman over column 10/11/2008, 2:03 p.m. CDT
DANVILLE, Va. (AP) — Republican presidential candidate John McCain's campaign has ousted a prominent Virginia GOP figure who wrote a newspaper column mocking a potential Barack Obama administration.

• Washington weighs lethal meds for terminally ill 10/11/2008, 12:56 p.m. CDT
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — The emotionally charged battle over end-of-life decisions has taken to the airwaves as Washington state voters decide whether to allow doctors to prescribe lethal medication to terminally ill patients.

• As governor, Palin at times bonds church and state 10/11/2008, 11:59 a.m. CDT
WASILLA, Alaska (AP) — The camera closes in on Sarah Palin speaking to young missionaries, vowing from the pulpit to do her part to implement God's will from the governor's office.

• McCain and Obama on US-North Korea agreement 10/11/2008, 11:51 a.m. CDT
(AP) — Statements by the presidential candidates on North Korea's agreement to all U.S. nuclear inspection demands. In response, the Bush administration on Saturday removed the communist country from a terrorism blacklist.

• Obama fundraiser, convicted of fraud, spills beans 10/11/2008, 10:44 a.m. CDT
CHICAGO (AP) — Jailed political fundraiser Antoin "Tony" Rezko, the Chicago real estate developer who helped launch Barack Obama on his political career, is whispering secrets to federal prosecutors about corruption in Illinois and the political fallout could be explosive.

• Scenes from the ground game 10/11/2008, 10:13 a.m. CDT
FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) — Twenty houses in four hours. That's what Barack Obama volunteer Maria Logsdon hits every weekend, knocking on doors in the suburbs north of Denver.

• The campaign's got your number, and your bar code 10/11/2008, 10:12 a.m. CDT
BLUE BELL, Pa. (AP) — Barack Obama, a former community organizer, is spending untold millions of dollars to identify and mobilize voters, and Republicans acknowledge that John McCain's team probably will be outspent and outmanned. They hope it won't be outmaneuvered.

• Financial woes boost Democrats in Congress races 10/11/2008, 9:20 a.m. CDT
WASHINGTON (AP) — The financial turmoil that has devastated the stock market is also battering Republicans in congressional races, giving Democrats a chance to topple GOP incumbents once considered safe and wrest seats in pivotal districts and states.

• Obama fundraiser, convicted of fraud, spills beans 10/11/2008, 6:14 a.m. CDT
CHICAGO (AP) — Jailed political fundraiser Antoin "Tony" Rezko, the Chicago real estate developer who helped launch Barack Obama on his political career, is whispering secrets to federal prosecutors about corruption in Illinois and the political fallout could be explosive.

• Report stings Palin over Troopergate flap 10/11/2008, 6:08 a.m. CDT
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The politically charged investigation into Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is over, and its conclusions are stinging. But the fallout, if any, might not come until Election Day.