Washington - The United States' teetering economic future was expected to be front and centre in the final debate Wednesday evening between Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama and rival Republican candidate John McCain, who have spent the week sharpening their financial spears.
The round-table encounter at Hofstra University on Long Island outside New York City is seen by some as a last-chance bid by the centre-right McCain, 72, to rescue a flagging campaign.
New York, Oct. 15 : A CBS News/New York Times survey reveals that Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama has opened up a 14-point lead between himself and Republican rival John McCain.
Obama is entering the third and final presidential debate Wednesday with a wide lead over McCain nationally, the poll shows.
The Obama-Biden ticket now leads the McCain-Palin ticket 53 percent to 39 percent among likely voters. A week ago, that margin was just three points.
Washington- Republican presidential candidate John McCain on Tuesday pledged to cut taxes and reform rules to help investors saving for retirement in a bid to jump-start an economy hard hit by the crisis in financial markets.
"We cannot spend the next four years as we have spent much of the last eight - waiting for our luck to change," the Arizona senator said in an attempt to distance himself from fellow Republican George W Bush.
"The hour is late and our troubles are getting worse. We have to act immediately. We have to change direction now. We have to fight."
Wilmington (North Carolina, US), Oct. 14: Republican presidential candidate John McCain has pledged to fight for a new direction for the country in an energetic new campaign stump speech Monday that sought to distance him from the economic policies of President Bush.
"We cannot spend the next four years as we have spent much of the last eight: waiting for our luck to change," McCain said while campaigning with running mate Sarah Palin in this once reliably Republican state that has become a battleground this year.
New York, Oct. 14: John McCain may be taking a lot of heat from his critics, but his running mate – Alaska Governor Sarah Palin is not lagging too far behind.
According to Fox News, an array of T-shirts, for instance, displaying the image of Sarah Palin and some variation of the "C-word" are gaining new popularity as Election Day nears.
A group of protesters outside Palin''s fundraiser in Philadelphia Saturday wore shirts emblazoned with the words, "Sarah Palin Is a C--T."
Washington - The United States' teetering economic future was expected to be front and centre in the final debate Wednesday evening between Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama and rival Republican candidate John McCain, who have spent the week sharpening their financial spears.
New York, Oct. 15 : A CBS News/New York Times survey reveals that Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama has opened up a 14-point lead between himself and Republican rival John McCain.
Washington- Republican presidential candidate John McCain on Tuesday pledged to cut taxes and reform rules to help investors saving for retirement in a bid to jump-start an economy hard hit by the crisis in financial markets.
Wilmington (North Carolina, US), Oct. 14: Republican presidential candidate John McCain has pledged to fight for a new direction for the country in an energetic new campaign stump speech Monday that sought to distance him from the economic policies of President Bush. 
New York, Oct. 14: John McCain may be taking a lot of heat from his critics, but his running mate – Alaska Governor Sarah Palin is not lagging too far behind.
