AP poll: Candidates running nearly even

Seeded on Wed Oct 22, 2008 5:12 PM EDT (msnbc.com)

The presidential race tightened after the final debate, with John McCain gaining among whites and people earning less than $50,000, according to an Associated Press-GfK poll that shows McCain and Barack Obama essentially running even among likely voters in the election homestretc …

politics, decision-08, msnbci

The next bailout: Your adult children?

Seeded on Mon Oct 13, 2008 8:18 AM EDT (msnbc.com)

As Washington unfurls its financial-market rescue, more families are weighing private bailouts of their own - of young-adult children burdened by debt.

business, personal-finance, msnbci

How Fannie and Freddie weren't reigned-in

Seeded on Sun Sep 14, 2008 8:50 AM EDT (msnbc.com)

As policymakers now set out to decide what role government, and Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, should play in the mortgage business, the failures of the past two decades offer a cautionary tale.

business, washington-post, msnbci

Russia blocks port city as deadline looms

Seeded on Thu Aug 21, 2008 10:06 AM EDT (msnbc.com)

Russian forces blocked the only land entrance to Georgia's main port city on Thursday, a day before Russia promised to complete a troop pullout from its ex-Soviet neighbor.

russia, europe, georgia, security, president, military, world-news, russian, secretary-of-state, cease-fire

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McCain disavows aide's terrorism comment

Seeded on Tue Jun 24, 2008 9:53 AM EDT (msnbc.com)

A top adviser to John McCain said another terrorist attack on U.S. soil would be a "big advantage" for the Republican presidential candidate, drawing a sharp rebuke Monday from McCain and Barack Obama.

politics, decision-08, john-mccain-news, msnbci