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A small publisher in suburban Seattle has hit the big time with a biography of Sarah Palin. Epicenter Press published Sarah: How A Hockey Mom Turned Alaska's Political Establishment Upside Down months before Palin hit the national spotlight.

A key element of John McCain's health care proposal is deregulation of the health insurance system. But a campaign ad for Barack Obama likens the plan to the deregulation of Wall Street and calls it a "prescription for disaster."

People on Main Street aren't the only ones angry about the current financial crisis. Traders on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange have complaints of their own.

If Sen. John McCain wins the presidential election, Paddy Power will be smacking himself in the face. Shortly after the final presidential debate, Ireland's largest bookmaker declared the Democratic candidate the victor and turned over more than $1,360,000 to Sen. Barack Obama backers.

With refineries hobbled by Hurricane Ike, gas shortages are popping up across the South. Drivers in Atlanta, Nashville and other places are devising strategies to find gas. One approach: follow a fuel truck to see what station it is filling up.

The presidential race is getting more aggressive, with attack ads and charges flying in both directions. While Sarah Palin says Barack Obama "pals around" with terrorists, the Obama campaign is calling John McCain "out of touch."

The 15 countries that use the Euro as currency met in Paris over the weekend to coordinate measures to guarantee bank refinancing. It's the latest effort to restore faith in European markets.

Widely regarded as one of the best guitarists of all time, blues legend B.B. King is still recording at age 82. Music critic Milo Miles reviews King's newest album, One Kind Favor.

The presidential candidates and their running mates are on the campaign trail where they set their sights on America's economic concerns. But the rhetoric was nearly as ugly as the scene on Wall Street.

Shirley Bassey, famed singer of James Bond's "Goldfinger," releases a CD revamping some of her classic hits and introducing new songs, including a cover of Pink's "Get the Party Started."