Nov 5th, 2008 · President-elect Barack Obama says "the challenges that tomorrow will bring are the greatest of our lifetime." In his victory speech in Chicago, Obama pledged to be president for everyone, even those who voted for John McCain. How has the election map changed?
Nov 3rd, 2008 · After what may seem like a lifetime, Election Day will be here Tuesday. As the candidates sprint through a final day of appearances, Democrat Barack Obama remains comfortably ahead of Republican John McCain in national polls. Swings states that previously leaned red have been getting a lot of attention from both candidates.
Oct 23rd, 2008 · Former Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan told House lawmakers the financial damage done to date means an unavoidable rise in unemployment in the U.S. Greenspan said the U.S. had been hit by a "once-in-a-lifetime credit tsunami" and that it will take many months for the situation to improve.
Aug 29th, 2008 · Sen. Barack Obama made the speech of his lifetime on the last night of the Democratic National Convention. News analyst Juan Williams discusses whether the historic speech properly set the stage for the rest of the election season.
Jul 24th, 2008 · Charles Mingus' monumental masterpiece "Epitaph" never saw the light of day during his lifetime. But the tempestuous jazz legend left his ambitious score to be discovered by new generations. Hear the full piece, a 2 1/2-hour affair for 31 musicians.
Jul 22nd, 2008 · The diminutive actress who spent 40 years struggling for success before landing a role of a lifetime in 1985 as the sarcastic octogenarian Sophia on TV's The Golden Girls, has died. She was 84, and had suffered from dementia in recent years.
Jul 12th, 2008 · On the streets by age 16, Magness had experienced more sadness than most do in a lifetime. But after a memorable Otis Rush concert, and seven of her own albums, she's emerged on the other side of 50 as a powerful R&B singer.
Jun 21st, 2008 · The flood of 1993 was thought to be a once-in-a-lifetime event for residents of Fort Madison, Iowa. They even filled a downtown museum with artifacts of that historical Mississippi River flood. But 15 years later, history has repeated itself.