WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House Friday passed a landmark $700 billion financial industry bailout bill, sending it now to President Bush, who is expected to sign it into law. Read more »

ST. LOUIS (Reuters) - Republican Sarah Palin and Democrat Joe Biden clashed on the economy and Iraq during a lively but polite debate Thursday, and aimed the most criticism at their rivals at the top of the ticket. Read more »

NEW YORK/WASHINGTON, Oct 1 (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate approved a $700 billion bailout of the financial industry late on Wednesday that political and financial leaders called crucial to averting economic catastrophe. Read more »

WASHINGTON, Oct 2 (Reuters) - The number of U.S. workers filing new claims for jobless benefits rose to their highest in seven years due to the impact of hurricanes Ike and Gustav, the government said in a report on Thursday. Read more »

WASHINGTON/NEW YORK, Oct 1 (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate will vote on Wednesday night on a new version of the $700 billion bailout package for Wall Street, rekindling hopes that the credit crisis can be stemmed before claiming yet more banks and causing further damage to the global economy. Read more »

Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama plans to make a campaign stop in Atlanta on July 7. Read more »

Aiken attorney Tom Young received 53 percent of the votes in Tuesday's runoff election to win the S.C. District 81 seat. Read more »

The Libertarian Party to picked former Georgia Republican Representative Bob Barr to be its presidential candidate after six rounds of balloting. Read more »

Georgia Congressman Paul Broun announced Tuesday that he will be introducing a constitutional amendment to prevent same-sex marriage in response to a recent decision by the California Supreme Court that recognizes same-sex marriages. Read more »