Aug 27 - Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama made a surprise appearance at the Democratic National Convention in Denver.
The Illinois Senator joined his running mate, Joe Biden along with the rest of the Biden family on stage a day before Obama's much anticipated speech to an expected 70,000 Democrats at Invesco Field on Thursday.
Sep. 18 - U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson and Chairman of the Federal Reserve Ben Bernanke met with congressional leaders late Thursday.
After emerging from their meeting on Capitol Hill, Paulson, Bernanke and lawmakers who attended the briefing addressed the press.SOUNDBITES:
Hezbollah has handed the bodies of two Israeli soldiers to the Red Cross in exchange for five Lebanese prisoners held by Israel.
The deal is being viewed as a triumph by the Lebanese Shi'ite group.
Aug. 21 - With his lead evaporating in most national polls, Barack Obama is going negative on John McCain
After running a campaign based on Obama's call for civility in politics, the Obama campaign is hitting back with some tough ads of its own.
Jon Decker reports.
Aug 12 - A Dutch cameraman is among five civilians killed in an attack on the Georgian town of Gori.
Broadcaster RTL says Dutch cameraman Stan Storimans has been killed and a Dutch correspondent wounded.