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The former secretary of state said on Meet the Press that the Democratic nominee would be "a transformational figure" and criticized the negative tone of Republican John McCain's campaign.

The House has passed the Treasury's financial rescue plan and President Bush has signed it. The measure's passage marks a turnaround just four days after the House rejected the measure. Many lawmakers switched their votes from no to yes.

President Bush has said the U.S. is using a "wide range of tools" to address the chaos in the financial markets. The stock market, however, has continued its downward slide. Many finance-watchers say the credit markets are to blame. Banks are simply not lending money to one another.

Miriam Makeba, whose voice gave South Africans hope when the country was gripped by apartheid, has died of a heart attack after collapsing on stage in Italy. She was 76.

As voting began Tuesday, poll workers were getting ready for what is expected to be record turnout throughout the day. Workers in Pittsburgh; Clermont County, Ohio; Raritan Township, N.J.; Chelsea, Mich.; and Roanoke, Va., talk about how things are going in their precincts.

The spotlight is on Sen. John McCain at the Republican National Convention in Saint Paul, Minn., as he accepts the Republican nomination for president. McCain's speech will promote his "straight-talking" image and its format plays to his strengths.

Hurricane Gustav pummeled Cuba last week before the storm made landfall in the U.S. Now, Hurricane Ike is sweeping across the island, days after Cuba rejected storm aid from the U.S. Michael Voss, a Cuba-based journalist for the BBC, and NPR's Tom Gjelten, offer an update on Cuba and the political implications of the storm.

Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick has agreed to step down later this month and serve 120 days in a county jail as part of a plea deal. Kilpatrick's resignation ends an almost six-month fight to stay in office amid obstruction of justice charges. Thursday night, Kilpatrick made his first public speech to Detroiters after the plea bargain.

The federal government is taking over mortgage companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. New York Times financial editor Gretchen Morgenson breaks down what this means for consumers.

The troubled mortgage companies' CEOs won't leave empty-handed. Fannie Mae's Daniel Mudd will likely take home $9 million, while Freddie Mac's Richard Syron may walk out the door with $13 million.