Exclusive: Verizon and AT&T Provided Cell Towers for McCain Ranch  —  BY JAMES V. GRIMALDI  —  Early in 2007, just as her husband launched his presidential bid, Cindy McCain decided to resolve an old problem — the lack of cellular telephone coverage on her remote 15-acre ranch near Sedona …

CBS Poll: Uncommitted Voters Say Obama Won Final Debate  —  As in the previous debates, CBS News and Knowledge Networks have conducted a nationally representative poll of uncommitted voters to get their immediate reaction to tonight's presidential debate.  —  In the first presidential debate …

Obama Flack Accidentally Sends Out Pre-Debate Talking Points  —  “Reminder: These are for staff only and not for distribution,” warns the e-mail.  —  And then, the spin, accidentally sent to reporters this morning.  —  “* This is John McCain's last chance to turn this race around …

Hip-Hop-Dancing Colin Powell Fuels Speculation He'll Endorse Obama  —  Colin Powell showed off his hip-hop moves at an ‘Africa Rising’ celebration in London Tuesday, fueling speculation that the former secretary of state is about to endorse Barack Obama for president.  —  FOXNews.com

BRUNNER COMPELLED BY COURT TO ADMIT SHE'S BEEN CONCEALING TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND UNMATCHED REGISTRATIONS FROM LOCAL BOARDS OF ELECTIONS UPDATE: NON-RESIDENT OBOTS FRAUDULENTLY VOTING IN OHIO  —  Updated: The tip was accurate, but the Cleveland Plain Dealer got the story out first.  See update after background.

Voting for Obama anyway  —  I just got an astounding e-mail from a Republican consultant I know well.  He's a guy who's always thought Obama had a “glass jaw,” and was always among those agitating for hitting Obama harder.  —  Recently, he conducted a focus group in an upper-Midwestern state …

Ohio, Obama, What's the Difference?  —  From the comments at the Townhall post on the hoax Michelle Obama story:  —  A few comments later, this reply: … Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you the Republican base.  Kind of explains why the Corner is the way it is, doesn't it?

Breaking news: Secret Service investigating threat from Scranton Palin rally  —  The U.S. Secret Service is investigating a threatening remark directed at Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama during a political event in Scranton.  —  The agency followed up on a report in The Times-Tribune …

Murtha expects Obama to win Pa.  —  Says it has taken time for voters to embrace black candidate  —  U.S. Rep. John Murtha said today he expects Democratic nominee Barack Obama to carry Pennsylvania in next month's presidential election.  —  Mr. Murtha, a 17-term Democrat from Johnstown …

Working for the Working- Class Vote  —  For a guy who just four years ago was running his first statewide campaign, Barack Obama has made startlingly few missteps as a presidential candidate.  But the moment Obama would most like to take back now, if he could, was the one last April when …

Fox to change World Series time for Obama  —  Presidential candidate's ad buy interfering with game  —  NEW YORK — Barack Obama might have the power to move the World Series by a few minutes.  —  To accommodate a half-hour Obama time buy on Fox on Oct. 29, Major League Baseball has agreed …

National Republicans Pull Ads in Louisiana  —  The National Republican Senatorial Committee has decided to pull its television advertising out of Louisiana, a decision that drastically reduces the party's chances at its lone takeover opportunity in this election cycle.

McCain, Obama go head to head in last debate  —  HEMPSTEAD, New York (CNN) — Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain and Democrat Sen. Barack Obama faced off at Hofstra University Wednesday night in their last debate before Election Day.  Bob Schieffer of CBS was the moderator.

Take Two: Two Analyses Diverge In The Woods  —  The media is replaying McCain's “I'm not President Bush line.”  —  The CBS live focus group seems to think McCain did well.  —  Here's video of McCain's “deer in the headlight” moment.  —  Four members of Frank Luntz's 23-person focus group switched to Obama.

Electoral Map Update: A red state swings toward Obama  —  (CNN) - For the first time in the election cycle, CNN's Electoral Map estimates that Democrat Barack Obama has moved over the 270 electoral vote threshold needed to win the White House.  The hotly contested state of Virginia moves from “tossup” to “lean Obama.”

Final Presidential Debate Liveblog  —  I gotta say, being from Long Island and having the final debate here at Hofstra is pretty exciting.  Too bad it was virtually impossible to get tickets.  According to all objective measurements, Obama/Biden are 3-0 so far, and I'm sure Senator Obama will be looking for the sweep tonight.

The Final Presidential Debate: First Thoughts and Who Won?  —  The final debate may not have contained any knockout punches, but it was perhaps the most spirited of the three.  (CHARLES DHARAPAK/AFP/Getty Images)  —  The debates of the 2008 presidential election are now over …

Palin unaware of Russian energy meeting in Alaska  —  DOVER, New Hampshire (CNN) - The campaign of vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin said the Alaska governor was unaware of a visit by Russian energy officials to Anchorage on Monday.  —  Eight high-level officials from Gazprom …

Live-blogging the final debate.  —  7:46 Central Time: I can't believe this is the last of the '08 live-blogging, but it is.  Settle in.  Let's savor these precious moments together.  —  8:03: McCain begins with a tribute to Nancy Reagan's pelvis.  Second: Americans are angry, angry I tell you.

The reaction shots  —  McCain has had some bad moments in the reaction shots.

What Could Change the Election?  —  The Post asked John Podesta, Newt Gingrich, Mary Beth Cahill, Peter J. Wallison and Stuart E. Eizenstat what could make tonight a game-changer.  —  Chief of staff to President Bill Clinton and president of the Center for American Progress Action Fund

Meghan McCain 'Can't Get Over' Smears Of Her Sister, Forgets Same Operatives Now Run Her Dad's Campaign  —  Last night on Fox's Hannity and Colmes, Sen. John McCain's (R-AZ) daughter Meghan explained that she could never bring herself to “get behind Pesident Bush” because of “what happened in 2000.”