"They have very different ideas on how America can be strengthened." Watch analysts break down the event » McCain and Obama appeared briefly onstage together, shaking hands and posing with Warren ...

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In national polling, Obama currently leads, and has experienced a boost since clinching the Democratic nomination early this month. But a look state-by-state demonstrates how close the race really is.

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana (CNN) -- Sen. John McCain challenged Sen. Barack Obama on Wednesday to join him for a series of 10 town-hall debates. Calling for "no process questions from reporters" and "no ...

WASHINGTON — There was no conciliatory phone call, no heart-to-heart talk to soothe the tensions. No one knows exactly when President Barack Obama and Republican Sen. John McCain went from bitter ...

There are periods of time when it is necessary that the facts as known be written down. Years later is the time historians can come along and put the facts together. This is what history is about.

Though it was only January when John McCain promised to "raise the level of political dialogue in America," that now seems like a very distant memory. Following claims that Barack Obama would "rather ...

Sen. John McCain is receiving a full-fledged Washington send-off Saturday as former Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama lead an invitation-only service at Washington National Cathedral. The ...

Barack Obama and John McCain fought for votes Tuesday on critical ground in Pennsylvania, the only Democratic state McCain is still contesting on a national political map growing increasingly daunting ...

Hoping to break away in the polls, both John McCain and Barack Obama have been increasing their ad buys in recent weeks. Both candidates are spending big to run ads during the Olympics. And for help ...