The election of 2008 has been so rich with precedent and incident that we have, if anything, undervalued and even lost sight of its significance at times.
AP - In the final weekend of a long race for the White House, Barack Obama promised to heal America's political divisions while rival John McCain fought to hold on to Republican-leaning states and pledged to score an upset.
AP - Machinists union members ratified a new contract with The Boeing Co. on Saturday, ending an eight-week strike that cut the airplane maker's profits and stalled jetliner deliveries.
AP - A judge has ordered the Justice Department to produce White House memos that provide the legal basis for the Bush administration's post-Sept. 11 warrantless wiretapping program.
With days before the elections and polls showing him trailing, Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain appeared on NBC's late night comedy show "Saturday Night Live," poking good-natured fun at his campaign.
Townsfolk in England have delivered their explosive verdict on Sarah Palin, stuffing a giant effigy of the U.S. Republican vice presidential nominee with fireworks and blowing her up to raucous cheers.