WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Treasury Department plans to start directly injecting capital in U.S. banks as soon as the end of October in exchange for passive investment stakes, according to a financial policy source familiar with Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson's thinking. Read more »

WAUKESHA, Wis. (Reuters) - Republican presidential nominee John McCain questioned whether Democrat Barack Obama is "telling the truth" about his ties to a former left-wing radical Thursday as he tried to raise doubts about Obama's character. Read more »

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House Wednesday said it hoped globally coordinated central bank interest rate cuts would start to stem the financial crisis that has hit markets worldwide. Read more »

(Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate John McCain has proposed a $300 billion plan for the government to buy up troubled loans from homeowners who have seen values fall below their debt and restructure them into more affordable mortgages. Read more »

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Reuters) - Republican John McCain was steady on the attack against Democrat Barack Obama at their second debate. But did he provide the kind of performance he needed to shake up a race in which he is behind? Read more »

NEW YORK (AP) - The New York Times reports that tens of thousands of eligible voters have been removed from rolls or blocked... Read more »

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - A national magazine has named Governor Mitch Daniels one of the top eight public officials in the country. ... Read more »

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Officials are trying to find out why Indiana is getting an unusually large number of Social Security... Read more »

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jill Long Thompson has gone more than a month without television... Read more »