Both participants in Thursday night’s Vice-Presidential debate were on the defensive and offensive, at times, Now it your time to have your say. Who do you think won?.

Thursday night is the great debate between Joe Biden and Sarah Palin. Iit’s the first, and last, time the Vice-Presidential candidates will confront each other. The mccain campaign admits governor palin is getting a crash course in policy issues. ABC News’ Diana Alvear reports, Palin has a lot on the line, in a WJBF-TV News Channel 6 Vote ‘08 Report.

On Capitol Hill, they’re halfway there. Wednesday night, the Senate passed a financial bailout bill by a lopsided margin. The House, which rejected an earlier version of the bill, will go back to work on the new one. But, there are serious doubts about its future. ABC News’ Rachel Martin tells us why.

The Senate has passed a $700 billion bailout for the financial industry aimed at preventing the economy from plunging into a recession.

House GOP leaders say they support the $700 billion bailout for the financial industry and will try to get fellow Republicans to back it.

President Bush is welcoming the $700 billion financial rescue deal reached by congressional leaders and his administration. He says the measure would help protect the nation’s economy from a systemwide breakdown. Bush says the cost to the economy could be disastrous without the rescue plan.

The details are being finalized Sunday, but the chief Senate Republican in the Wall Street bailout talks says they’ve “worked out everything.“ New Hampshire Senator Judd Gregg made the comment after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced a tentative deal shortly after midnight.

The first debate between Barack Obama and John McCain was held Friday night. The candidates faced off in Mississippi and wasted no time telling voters how they differ on the issues. Linsey Davis was there, and has the highlights in a WJBF-TV News Channel 6 Vote 08 report.

It looks as though we’ll head into the weekend without a bailout plan for the nation’s ailing financial markets. Intense efforts from both parties, and cheerleading from President Bush, have failed to produce an agreement. Now, lawmakers are putting in overtime. Christianne Klein has the latest.

The future of the first Presidential debate is still up in the air. This comes after Senator John McCain announced he won’t debate until a bailout agreement is reached. Senator Barack Obama says he’ll be there, one way or another. Linsey Davis has more, as we take a look across America.

Voting is already underway in this year’s historic election. Hundreds have either already voted or are registering to vote. Several of our viewers have been asking us about the rules regarding what you can wear when you go to vote. So we checked into the laws in Georgia and South Carolina. Count on our Fraendy Clervaud for the do’s and don’ts while voting.

President Bush says it’s urgent that a massive financial bailout be approved. In a prime-time address, Bush said the nation faces a “long and painful recession” if Congress fails to act. He says “our entire economy is in danger” if lawmakers don’t approve a 700 billion-dollar government rescue plan.

Wrangling over America’s financial crisis intesified Wednesday. Lawmakers continued to voice doubts about a $700 billion bailout plan. So the President planned to talk to the nation, Wednesday night and rally support for the bailout. Christianne Klein has more.

After months of debate…House Democrats voted to go along with a Republican proposal to allow offshore drilling.

Lawmakers are headed to Washington, looking for answers on why federal response to two strong hurricanes is so weak. Many large areas are still in need of help. ABC News’ Diana Alvear has more as we take a look Across America.

Senate Democrats are proposing to add government help for homeowners and limits on executive compensation to the government’s $700 billion financial bailout of Wall Street.

Former President Clinton takes center stage at the Democratic convention in Denver tomorrow night, a night after his wife addresses the delegates

Democratic vice-presidential candidate Joe Biden has thanked Delaware delegates for standing by their home-state senator.

Democrats are bickering over how hard to attack John McCain at the party’s convention in Denver, even amid continued strains between Barack Obama and some former supporters of Hillary Rodham Clinton

It now appears that three men who authorities initially feared were plotting to assassinate Barack Obama at the Democratic National Convention will face only gun charges