New York, Oct. 16 : Republican nominee John McCain needed the headlines and his third debate with Democratic rival Barack Obama saw him more energetic, focused and, at times, emotional.

But his performance on Wednesday is unlikely to change the underlying trajectory of the 2008 presidential race.

With Barack Obama by all accounts holding a solid lead and less than three weeks to go, McCain came out aggressive from the very beginning.

SenWashington, Oct 16 : To resolve an old problem of the lack of cell phone coverage on her remote 15-acre ranch near Sedona (Arizona), as soon as John McCain launched his presidential bid, Cindy McCain offered land for a permanent cell tower.

Over the past year, she offered land for a permanent cell tower, and Verizon Wireless embarked on an expensive public process to meet her needs, hiring contractors and seeking county land-use permits, the Washington Post reported.

New York, Oct. 16 : Republican candidate John McCain and Democrat Barack Obama slugged it out over the faltering U. S. economy, taxes, energy policy and character in their third and final presidential debate on Wednesday night.

McCain took an aggressive approach, but once again, neither man landed a knockout punch nor committed a major gaffe, reports CBS.

“John McCain turned in an energetic, focused and, at times, emotional performance,” said CBSNews. com senior political editor Vaughn Ververs.

Washington - In the final television debate of the 20-month US presidential campaign, Republican John McCain and Democrat Barack Obama Wednesday had sometimes testy exchanges over taxes and the increasingly negative tone of the final weeks before the election.

With 20 days before the November 4 general elections, the two candidates held an often fast-paced, free-wheeling debate on domestic policy at Hofstra University in New York state.

Washington - A supporter of Republican presidential candidate John McCain and running mate Sarah Palin went beyond a bumper sticker and named his new born daughter after the duo.

The child's name, Sarah McCain Palin Ciptak, however was a surprise to her mother. The parents had agreed to name the girl Ava Grace, but father Mark Ciptak instead filled out the birth certificate with the political name to draw attention to the candidates, he told local newspaper the Kingsport Times News.

He only later told his wife, Layla.

Washington, Oct. 15 : The race factor might play a significant role in who will be the 44th president of the United States when voting takes place on November 4 this year.

Though both Obama (a black) and McCain (a white) almost never talk directly about it, the topic has surfaced openly during the final weeks of the campaign.

Either way, the situation is confounding aides on both sides, who like everyone else are waiting to see what role race will play in the privacy of the voting booth.