Radically different experiences in different corners of Southeast Asia have shaped the candidates? contrasting visions for American power, but both men have been forced into surprising detours.
Republicans feared that Gov. Sarah Palin?s ?hockey mom? image would fray amid revelations that the Republican Party outfitted her from high-end stores.
As demand for its exports weakens, China hopes to prevent the possible global recession and financial crisis from derailing the country?s economic miracle.
AP - John McCain struck an anti-tax chord Wednesday in the state that launched him toward the Republican presidential nomination and in the home state of the plumber he hopes will help him reach the White House.
AP - The presidential race tightened after the final debate, with John McCain gaining among whites and people earning less than $50,000, according to an Associated Press-GfK poll that shows McCain and Barack Obama essentially running even among likely voters in the election homestretch.
AP - Asian stocks tumbled for a second day Thursday, with South Korea's market sinking more than 8 percent, as a barrage of downbeat company forecasts deepened fears of a global recession.
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin and her husband, Todd, will provide depositions Friday to the state Personnel Board, which is looking into whether Palin unfairly fired Alaska's public safety director this summer, the couple's attorney told CNN.