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CNN: McCain's last stand at final debate?
The third and final presidential debate is shaping up to be a make-or-break appearance for both Sens. John McCain and Barack Obama, one of the last chances to get their message out to undecided voters.

CNN: McCain just can't escape George W. Bush
John McCain just can't seem to get away from George W. Bush. On emerging from his New York hotel on Tuesday evening to attend a high dollar fundraiser across town, the Republican nominee was greeted with a view so ironic it would force even Jonathan Swift crack a smile.

CNN: Palin on her political future: 'That's a good question'
Though her cell phone service repeatedly dropped during her call-in, Sarah Palin made her first appearance on the Rush Limbaugh show on Tuesday, just minutes before taking the stage at a rally in Scranton.

CNN: Michelle Obama to host Hagel's wife at last debate
The Obama campaign announced that Lilibet Hagel, the wife of Republican Sen. Chuck Hagel, will accompany Michelle Obama at Wednesday night’s final presidential debate.

Baltimore Sun: McCain's brother blasts campaign strategy
Frustrations inside John McCain's camp boiled over on the eve of Wednesday night's presidential debate as the candidate's brother unleashed an e-mail blasting the campaign's "counter-productive" strategy. "Let John McCain be John McCain," wrote Joe McCain in a missive sent out shortly before midnight Monday. "Make ads that show John not as crank and curmudgeon but as a great leader for his time."

CNN Radio: Long election reaches final debate, and it should be a barn burner
One more debate, John McCain signals he's got some punches and Jewish grandparents are getting something good out of the campaign. Lisa Desjardins has today's CNN Radio Political Ticker.

CNN: Court orders Ohio to verify newly registered voters
A federal appeals court on Tuesday ordered Ohio's secretary of state to establish a system to verify hundreds of thousands of newly registered voters by Friday.

CNN: African-American enthusiasm could tip scales toward Obama
Ollie James is 84 years old and a doubter no more. I know he is going to win," James said after services at Leonard Missionary Baptist Church in St. Louis. "See, God answers prayers, and I am a praying man, and I know he is going to win."

CNN: Buckley leaves National Review after Obama endorsement
Christopher Buckley, the son of conservative icon William F. Buckley, said Tuesday he's resigned from the conservative National Review days after endorsing Barack Obama's White House bid, among the most powerful symbols yet of the conservative discontent expressed this election cycle.

San Francisco Chronicle: A secret memo controls the rules of the presidential debates – should it?
There is a confidential agreement between presidential candidates John McCain and Barack Obama. Its secret contents control a critical aspect of the upcoming election.

CNN: Biden disappointed McCain will raise Ayers in debate
Joe Biden told reporters Tuesday afternoon he is disappointed John McCain is planning to bring up Barack Obama's acquaintance with 1960s radical Bill Ayers at Wednesday night’s debate, but said all Obama has to do to win is repeat his last two performances.

CNN: Obama: We don't need ACORN's help
Sen. Barack Obama responded Tuesday to the McCain campaign's efforts to link him to embattled community organizing group ACORN.

Washington Post: Undecideds Hold Great Sway in Critical Va.
Robert Shobe, who spent almost three decades in the Navy before settling down in Virginia Beach, will not decide whom to vote for until the presidential candidates get more specific about their foreign policy.

NYT: Russian Gas Executives Visit Palin’s Turf
A high-level delegation from the Russian energy company Gazprom met in Anchorage with state officials on Monday to talk about investing in Alaskan energy projects.

NYT: In Oregon, Rival Candidate Rides Democratic Wave
John Lee, the vice chairman of the Republican Party here in Clackamas County, winced more than once Thursday night while watching Senator Gordon H. Smith debate his Democratic challenger, Jeff Merkley.

AP: Fla. Congressman said to be involved in 2nd affair
Hours after a married congressman addressed a report that he had an affair with a former aide and paid her to keep quiet about, details of a purported tryst with a second woman surfaced.

Denver Post: Two new polls tip in Udall's favor
Democratic Senate candidate Mark Udall has opened his biggest lead of the campaign over his Republican opponent, apparently helped along by a financial crisis that is scrambling races across the country.

Miami Herald: Obama, McCain intensify competition for Florida
Facing Barack Obama's massive Florida campaign, Republican John McCain is scrambling to regain traction with a Friday appearance.

Washington Times: Hollywood stays behind scenes in race
The entertainment industry is usually a lightning rod when presidential contests roll around.