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A key question surrounding McCain's choice of Palin as a running mate: Will her biography, and her gender, be enough to attract Democrats disgruntled with their own party for failing to nominate Clinton.
A key question surrounding McCain's choice of Palin as a running mate: Will her biography, and her gender, be enough to attract Democrats disgruntled with their own party for failing to nominate Clinton.

A graphical look at how different investments, from REIT shares to crude oil, fared last week.
A graphical look at how different investments, from REIT shares to crude oil, fared last week.

If McCain wins the election, it may be thanks to Michigan -- a prize the Republicans think they can claim for the first time in nearly 20 years.
If McCain wins the election, it may be thanks to Michigan -- a prize the Republicans think they can claim for the first time in nearly 20 years.

Millions of voters have moved out of the political party system. The decline of loyalty has made politics less stable and predictable -- and has resulted in close elections, writes Alan Brinkley.
Millions of voters have moved out of the political party system. The decline of loyalty has made politics less stable and predictable -- and has resulted in close elections, writes Alan Brinkley.

A group of young economists are using statistical techniques to examine how television affects society, and their research shows it's not all bad.
A group of young economists are using statistical techniques to examine how television affects society, and their research shows it's not all bad.
