AP - Barack Obama and John McCain uncorked massive get-out-the-vote operations in more than a dozen battleground states Sunday, millions of telephone calls, mailings and door-knockings in a frenzied, fitting climax to a record-shattering $1 billion campaign. Together, they'll spend about $8 per presidential vote.

AP - Police say two bombs have exploded in a central Baghdad square, killing six people and wounding 21 others.

AP - Asian stock markets rose robustly Monday, with Hong Kong's benchmark advancing more than 5 percent, as investors appeared encouraged by government efforts to help the global economy weather the financial crisis.