AP - With a timely endorsement from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, there's new life to the idea of Congress returning to Washington next month to pass a second round of measures aimed at injecting life into the economy.

AP - Asian stock markets rose again Tuesday, buoyed by further signs of easing in credit markets and support by the chairman of the U.S. central bank for more measures to aid the country's troubled economy.

AP - John McCain's criticism that Barack Obama isn't experienced enough to be president got a boost when the Democrat's own running mate, Joe Biden, told donors that he expected his boss to be tested, if elected, by a "generated crisis" shortly after taking office.