All Things Considered

Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin was in Troy, Mich., where she brought up "Joe the Plumber" to criticize Barack Obama's economic policies. Meanwhile, Joe Biden campaigned in Charlotte, N.C., where he continued his attack on the McCain campaign.

Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin was in Troy, Mich., where she brought up "Joe the Plumber" to criticize Barack Obama's economic policies. Meanwhile, Joe Biden campaigned in Charlotte, N.C., where he continued his attack on the McCain campaign.

Voters on both sides of the border from the battleground states of Wisconsin and Minnesota have watched and reacted to Thursday night's vice presidential debate. AARP members — a key swing voting block — in the border town of Superior, Wis., offer their views.

A day after their debate, the two vice presidential candidates have kept relatively quiet. Sen. Joe Biden spoke at a deployment ceremony for his son's National Guard unit, which is headed to Iraq and Gov. Sarah Palin attended several private fundraisers in Dallas and San Antonio.

A day after their debate, the two vice presidential candidates have kept relatively quiet. Sen. Joe Biden spoke at a deployment ceremony for his son's National Guard unit, which is headed to Iraq and Gov. Sarah Palin attended several private fundraisers in Dallas and San Antonio.

David Brooks of The New York Times says the financial bailout shows a fundamental shift toward corporate progressivism. E.J. Dionne of the Washington Post and the Brookings Institution says it will lead to a neo-New Dealism. On the vice presidential debates, Brooks says both candidates had a good night. Dionne says nothing in the debate changed the momentum toward Barack Obama.

David Brooks of The New York Times says the financial bailout shows a fundamental shift toward corporate progressivism. E.J. Dionne of the Washington Post and the Brookings Institution says it will lead to a neo-New Dealism. On the vice presidential debates, Brooks says both candidates had a good night. Dionne says nothing in the debate changed the momentum toward Barack Obama.

Voters on both sides of the border from the battleground states of Wisconsin and Minnesota have watched and reacted to Thursday night's vice presidential debate. AARP members — a key swing voting block — in the border town of Superior, Wis., offer their views.

President Bush has talked about free trade with Western Hemisphere leaders, but the comments follow an address to the U.N. General Assembly by Bolivian President Evo Morales, who decried capitalism as the worst friend of humanity.