AFP - Democratic Republic of Congo President Joseph Kabila and Rwandan President Paul Kagame have agreed to attend an emergency summit on the crisis in Congo, the EU development and humanitarian aid commissioner Louis Michel said Friday.

AP - Growing up in northeast Ohio, Tara Moncheck and her three younger sisters were always taught to form their own opinions. Now they have.

AP - They amassed some of the world's biggest fortunes in the wild privatizations of Russia's post-Soviet chaos and the oil boom that followed. Now some of Russia's richest men are facing the choice of losing some of their empires or pleading at the Kremlin's doors for a bailout.

AP - For someone who dropped out of the presidential race in January, Gov. Bill Richardson just can't seem to stop campaigning.

AP - A journalist on Friday defended the accuracy of his book that quotes Queen Sofia criticizing gay marriage. The book has irked the royal palace. Spain's king and queen are largely respected as figurehead representatives of the state, and rarely speak out on political or social issues.

AP - It was a race so long that John McCain seemed to run it twice, once as the Republican front-runner who fell, then as an insurgent on a shoestring.

Politico - The media had spent more than twice as much on travel with Barack Obama and Joe Biden than it has with John McCain and Sarah Palin, according to a Politico analysis of campaign filings.

AFP - Leaders from Spain, Portugal and Latin America on Friday called for an emergency world summit overseen by the United Nations to tackle the financial crisis, as recession fears rose.

AP - Republican presidential nominee John McCain is asking Virginia voters to give him a win on Tuesday.

Politico - It’s an urban legend that actor Blair Underwood based his “L.A.

AP - John McCain knows what hopelessness feels like.

Bloomberg - Nov. 1 (Bloomberg) -- Democrats see a path to a 60-vote Senate majority that would make it harder for Republicans to thwart their agenda.

AP - The U.N. General Assembly overwhelmingly endorsed the idea of an unprecedented treaty regulating the global arms trade Friday, despite opposition from the United States.

AP - Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin assured elderly voters on Saturday that John McCain would protect Social Security and Medicare benefits and accused his Democratic rival of stoking fear and worry about the entitlement programs.

AP - Serbia's Foreign Ministry says the government has expelled Malaysia's ambassador after his country recognized the independence of Kosovo.

AP - Counting down to Election Day, Barack Obama appears within reach of becoming the nation's first black president as the epic campaign draws to a close against a backdrop of economic crisis and lingering war. John McCain, the battle-scarred warrior, holds out hope for a Truman-beats-Dewey-style upset.

Politico - While the differences between John McCain and Barack Obama blur on some issues, there is no mistaking the gap between them on the subject of the Federal courts.

AP - Republican John McCain is seizing on Democratic rival Barack Obama's comment that his victory in Iowa's caucuses last winter had 'vindicated' his faith in the American people.

Politico - For more than two years, Nancy Pelosi has played a starring role in Republican attacks on Democratic congressional candidates.

Reuters - The European Union is ready to send humanitarian aid to civilians fleeing conflict in eastern Congo, but needs to consider further whether it will send European troops, France's foreign minister said on Saturday.

AP - House Republican leader John Boehner has used a vulgar expression to refer to Democrat Barack Obama and his voting record in the Illinois legislature.

AP - Democrat Barack Obama says voters can end divisive politics 'once and for all' if they elect him to the White House in three days.

Politico - Early Saturday morning, two buses filled with 100 young Democratic staffers and volunteers rumbled out of downtown Washington headed for the newly discovered battlegrounds of Virginia Beach and Maryland’s Eastern Shore.

AFP - Dissidents in the African National Congress, which has run South Africa since the end of apartheid, laid out a platform Saturday for their breakaway party ahead of next year's election.

AP - The crackle of gunfire at night makes sleep all but impossible along Georgia's border with separatist Abkhazia, feeding the fears of so many here that the war they hoped was over may be erupting anew.

AP - Democrat Barack Obama says voters can end divisive politics 'once and for all' if they elect him to the White House in three days.

AP - Rep. John Murtha, scrambling to keep his seat after recently saying his western Pennsylvania home base 'is a racist area,' told supporters Saturday he should have started campaigning sooner.

Politico - In the days before the 2000 election, evangelical voters stoked enthusiasm in their ranks by reminding each other that the Republican presidential nominee was a proud Christian conservative who named Jesus as his favorite philosopher. And in 2004, aggressive, grass-roots organizing by religious right was key to George W. Bush’s reelection.

Politico - PERKASIE, Pa.—While aides to John McCain continue to express confidence about their chances, an analysis of the two candidates' recent travel schedules shows McCain playing defense as both candidates spend the bulk of their time on traditionally Republican turf.

AP - Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell told hundreds of supporters Saturday night that Kentucky would take a 'massive step backward' if he is ousted from the Senate, as the incumbent touted his seniority and leadership status in making his case for a fifth term.

Politico - The next president’s vulnerability to terrorist attacks has become an issue on the campaign trail. But if there’s an attack as a new administration settles in, it won’t be the first time. 

AP - Democratic Sen. Daniel Inouye provided a campaign boost Saturday to embattled Republican Sen. Ted Stevens, predicting that his colleague from Alaska will win re-election and overturn his conviction on appeal.