Democratic presidential candidate, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., right, joins his running mate, Democratic vice presidential nominee Sen. Joe Biden, D-Del., on stage after Biden's speech at the Democratic National Convention in Denver, Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2008. (AP Photo/Ron Edmonds)
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Obama seeks a personal touch within a huge stadium

AP - 13 minutes ago

DENVER - Barack Obama aims to weave the personal with the political Thursday as he explains to 75,000 supporters in a football stadium — and millions more at home — how as president he would make a difference in their lives.

Should Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain win, he would be 72 when he takes the oath of office, the oldest first-term president in U.S. history. He has survived three bouts of melanoma, the most serious form of skin cancer, and acknowledges his choice of a vice presidential running mate will be of 'enhanced importance.' McCain is believed to be mulling over, from left: Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge, former Ohio Rep. Rob Portman, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty. (AP Photo)

McCain says no vice presidential decision yet

AP - 1 hour, 3 minutes ago

DENVER - Looking toward his turn in the spotlight, Republican presidential nominee-in-waiting John McCain said Thursday he had yet to decide on a running mate.

People look at a flooding from Tropical Storm Gustav in Tabarre, north of Port-au-Prince. has taken a turn, moving south as it creeps toward Jamaica in a new track that could spare the hurricane-scarred US city of New Orleans.(AFP/Thony Belizaire)

Officials may evacuate New Orleans as Gustav nears

AP - 42 minutes ago

NEW ORLEANS - National Guard troops stand ready, batteries and water bottles are selling briskly, and one small-town mayor has spent a sleepless night worrying. The New Orleans area is skittishly watching as a storm marches across the Caribbean on the eve of Hurricane Katrina's third anniversary.

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