AP - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Wednesday that a$150 billion economic stimulus plan is needed now because of the faltering economy and she may call the House into session after the election to pass it.

AP - Ordering the government to buy up bad mortgages to cut homeowners'monthly payments might sound good, but experts are skeptical. They say the plan John McCain is promoting is unlikely to solve the housing crisis that's pushing the economy toward recession.

AP - Russian troops pulled back from their positions outside Georgia's breakaway province of South Ossetia but held their ground in contested areas, setting the stage for more tension between the two countries that waged war in August.

AP - Democratic vice presidential candidate Joe Biden says his Republican rival's criticism of Barack Obama as a friend of a domestic terrorist is part of an effort to inject fear and loathing into the campaign.

AP - John McCain dismissively called rival Barack Obama"that one,"Obama mocked McCain's"Straight Talk Express,"and both left the debate stage to return to the campaign trail Wednesday.