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Republican presidential candidate John McCain leads the polls in South Carolina ahead of Saturday's primary. He is emphasizing his national security experience and a message of economic "straight talk" — and downplaying negative campaigning efforts against him.

President Bush and Federal Reserve Chief Ben Bernanke have both endorsed the idea of a stimulus package for the economy. Bernanke said at a House Budget Committee hearing that if Congress is going to act, it should do so quickly and make sure its actions are temporary. The president said he'll lay out his plan Friday.

Hispanics in Nevada are poised to have a substantial say in choosing the Democratic presidential nominee. The Democratic Party is aggressively courting the community for caucus participants in Saturday's caucuses. Many of them are savoring the moment as a sign of political clout.

The Federal Reserve chairman sent a strong signal that the Fed will approve another interest rate cut. He endorsed a stimulus package and said that lawmakers' efforts need to be put into effect quickly.

The president says the plan, involving tax breaks for individuals and businesses, must be passed quickly and take effect immediately.

Whatever happens in Pennsylvania's April 22 primary, it is the superdelegates nationwide who will likely decide who gets the Democratic presidential nomination. Three committed superdelegates from the Keystone State shared their views on the race.

The assassination of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. on April 4, 1968, forever changed the widening struggle for civil rights. Details of the day reveal King's mindset in the hours before he was killed. Also, the Rev. Joseph Lowery, one of King's contemporaries, reflects on the man behind the myth.

Two Federal Aviation Administration employees are blowing the whistle on Capitol Hill on Thursday. They say the agency has gotten too cozy with the companies at the expense of passenger safety.

Tax returns released by Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY) Friday show that she and former president Bill Clinton have earned more than $109 million since 2000, nearly all of it after they left the White House.

President Bush has hit an obstacle in his push to get Ukraine and Georgia on track for NATO membership. However, the president did score a victory in his quest to get more NATO members to send their troops to Afghanistan.