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Surrogates and economic authorities abound on Sunday's talk show schedule.

The Republican vice-presidential candidate shouts a short response to a question this morning before heading to the next campaign stop in Pennsylvania.

She doesn't raise the name of William Ayers today.

The Palin-trooper report is out, and the talking points appear to have been written -- but the level of political fallout remains unclear.

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Concern in G.O.P. After Rough Week for McCain

Republicans said that they were worried John McCain was heading for defeat without a clear message.

Obama Battles Block by Block to Get Voters to Polls

Barack Obama is taking the get-out-the-vote effort to a new level, hoping to gain an edge in battleground states.

Road to November
As Industries Dry Up, Frustration and Despair

At the white-hot center of the meltdown of the American economy, residents of Elkhart, Ind., are split over which candidate can offer solutions.

Political Memo
A Candidate Who Embraces Opposites

John McCain’s contradictory proposals are evidence to some of his independence, but others see opportunism.

Investigator Discounted Palins’ Fears as Motivation to Seek Removal of a Trooper

An independent investigator for Alaska’s State Legislature contends that Gov. Sarah Palin’s claims of fear were a facade to mask a maneuver in a family dispute.

Congressman Rebukes McCain for Recent Rallies

Representative John Lewis, the Georgia Democrat and civil rights leader, said Senator John McCain was “sowing the seeds of hatred and division.”

From Week in Review and The Magazine
Funny Numbers
Do Polls Lie About Race?

Sure Barack Obama is ahead, but that’s before the “Bradley effect” has spoken.

The Nation
In Debates, the Furniture Is the Message

The set is so critical to how a presidential debate proceeds that they are distinguished from each other by the furniture and setting.

Farmer in Chief

What the next president can and should do to remake the way we grow and eat our food.

New York Times/CBS News Poll Index

Poll Watch

New York Times/CBS News Poll Index

Articles and the complete results of recent surveys.

Series

Check Point

A series examining the candidates’ policies and statements.

Multimedia Search

Campaign 2008

An archive of videos, slide shows and interactives.

Road to November
No Job, and No Recourse Until November

Residents of Elkhart, Ind., once a center of the R.V.-manufacturing industry, are holding garage sales to make ends meet and hoping the next president can help them.

Web Political Column
McCain Campaign Sustains the Focus on Obama’s Links to a 1960s Radical

John McCain’s continued focus on William Ayers suggests that he thinks the name is energizing his base and perhaps those looking for a reason not to support Barack Obama.

Politics Podcast
Politics Podcast

The Times’s Adam Nagourney, Michael Cooper and Gerald Mullany discuss the 2008 campaign with Sam Roberts.

Multimedia
Photographer’s Journal: Weekly Updates From the Campaign Trail

Times photographers share their experiences on the campaign trail in this weekly series leading up to the elections in November.

The Debates
The Second Presidential Debate

Interactive video and transcript of John McCain and Barack Obama in Nashville on Oct. 7. Watch the debate, analyze the transcript, check the facts and share your thoughts.

Multimedia

Milestones: John McCain

An interactive timeline of John McCain’s life and career.

Milestones: Barack Obama

An interactive timeline of Barack Obama’s life and career.



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