The Virginia NAACP is suing state election officials and Governor Timothy Kaine saying they've failed to prepare for record voter turnouts next Tuesday. It asks the state to move voting machines to precincts most likely to have long waiting lines and to keep polls open an extra two hours. The state says precincts have what they need.
Two skinheads are under arrest in Tennessee for plotting to assassinate Barack Obama. The two planned an interstate killing spree that was to have culminated killing the Democratic presidential candidate in a hail of bullets. The men had planned to dress up in white top hat and tuxes for the occasion.
The Treasury Department may sink five-billion-dollars into the merger between General Motors and Chrysler. An unnamed source said the aid might include cash injections or government purchases of auto loans. Those familiar with the merger deal say it would take at least five billion to restructure Chrysler.
Alaska Governor Sarah Palin has refused to call on Senator Ted Stevens to resign after his conviction on federal corruption charges. CNN reports the GOP veep hopeful said she's confident Stevens, quote, "will do the right thing for the people of Alaska." Jurors found Stevens guilty on seven counts of failing to report nearly 250-thousand in home renovations and gifts Monday.
Airline travelers can look forward to finally bringing full-sized shampoo bottles and toothpaste tubes on board. The Transportation Security Administration is set to lift restrictions on creams and liquids in carry-on baggage by the end of 2010. The restriction was imposed two years ago after a would-be bomber on a trans-Atlantic flight was caught with liquid explosives.
The Tennessee Titans beat the Indianapolis Colts 31-21 on Monday Night Football at LP Field. The Titans are now seven-and-0 and remain the only undefeated team in the NFL. Titans head coach Jeff Fisher says quarterback Kerry Collins stepped up and led them to a big win.