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Jewish voters are being heavily courted by both presidential candidates. They mostly voted for Democrats until 2004 when Bush made inroads.

Now, some say they're reluctant to support Obama given his stance on Palestinians and given rumors about his faith.

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When it comes to divisive social issues like abortion or stem cell research, presidential candidates usually try to say as little as possible.

But this year, McCain and Obama are trying a different tack, reaching out to both sides.

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The failure of the bailout plan came as a surprise, in part, because so many leaders said they were backing it.

President Bush, the two presidential candidates and the leaders of both parties in the House all backed it and failed.

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A group of ministers who, as part of the Alliance Defense Funds' "Pulpit Initiative," have defied IRS regulation and endorsed presidential candidates from the pulpit.

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The first debate between presidential candidates John McCain and Barack Obama is set for Friday in Oxford, Miss., and the subject is supposed to be foreign policy.

But questions about the economy are expected to intervene.

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Though he refused to endorse either candidate, the former British prime minister told NPR, "I think you have two very good people standing to be your president." He also offered his approval of the federal government's decision to bail out Wall Street.

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The surge in Iraq is one of the issues that divides the presidential candidates, but Bob Woodward's new book, The War Within, reveals that it also the divided the Bush administration and the military.

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While the presidential candidates will undoubtedly discuss immigration during the next two months, the real battle over policy may come on state ballots.

Here, an overview of some of the measures being considered.

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