Oct. 13, 2008

• Poll history suggests McCain too far behind7

• Ex-Minnesota legislator Allan H. Spear dies at 710

• McCain to try to mend his ties with Letterman0

Oct. 12, 2008

• Practically everyone's heard toxic rumors51

• Bush seeks to calm jittery investors1

• Aid plan may include food stamp money, tax rebate1

• Hughes allegations discussed in summer6

• Utah pundits predict Obama victory51

• Palin has blurred church-state line, review finds2

• Obama nods to opponent, rallies fans0

• McCain avoids attacks on rival4

• GOP-bashing cartoonist is ending Opus comic strip1

• Revered, reviled Republican Rove still in hot demand0

Oct. 11, 2008

• Bishop, Demo duel over waste legislation8

• Tax rebate, food stamp money possible in aid plan1

• Lawrence testifies in Hughes ethics case21

• Palin unlawfully abused power in trooper firing, inquiry finds106

• Riding high, Obama nods to McCain, rallies fans0

• McCain shies away from recent days' attacks3

• Colin Powell takes stand, praises Stevens' honesty0

• Legislators rake in another $16,000 in treats10

• S.L. church replaces zoo as polling location3

• The number: 66% — Obama vs. Kerry9

Oct. 10, 2008

• Alaska inquiry finding: Palin abused power25

• Attorney unloads on slow pace of ethics proceedings11

• Watchdog seeks probe of 2 political groups' TV ads0

• Palin stumbles on question about oil8

• Sensitive Palin ethics report kept secret, for now4

• One report clears Palin6

• Obama ads have bucks; McCain's have the bark4

• Governors denounce Chaffetz's 'tent cities' idea50

• Election officials deny purging voters in battleground states4

• Zoo won't host voters on election day2

• Huntsman fundraiser may take in $450,0002

Oct. 9, 2008

• Ethics panel to hold hearing on Hughes31

• Utah polls this fall will be hopping12

• McCain puts new focus on voting bloc: women18

• Obama campaigns for dramatic change in D.C.10

• $150 billion stimulus package needed, Pelosi says8

• Movie quote draws allegations of racial insensitivity13

Oct. 8, 2008

• Ethics process is on trial16

• Sparks fly over lousy economy169

• McCain and Obama stretch facts, twist records6

• Pignanelli & Webb: Presidential debate — Both had a strong finish, but no game-changers4

• McCain was on board of group involved with Iran-Contra affair0

• $3.3 million of Obama funds not linked to any state1

• Palin's reform promise rife with exceptions4

• Justices won't help Barr get on Louisiana ballot1

• The number: 51 & 61 — The candidates: Words to define them?1

Oct. 7, 2008

• McCain, Obama clash on cause, cure for econ crisis49

• Ethics hearings to remain closed15

• Obama, McCain stretch facts in debate2

• Investigation nearly complete in state treasurer's probe5

• Debate stakes higher for McCain; insults mount17

• Could Mitt fit in a McCain Cabinet?92

• Court says Bush aides need not talk to probers0

• Religion, government can work together, Leavitt says6

• Libertarian attorney general candidate protesting exclusion from debates12

• Hatch introduces bill to thwart copper thefts11

Oct. 6, 2008

• Ethics meeting on complaints to remain closed17

• Palin defends terrorist comment about Obama53

• 7 Palin aides to testify in firing probe3

• GOP complains about Obama fundraising5

• Davis Demos holding 2 events this week5

• Biden halts campaign after in-law's death1

• Springsteen sings his heart out for Obama4

• Ed officials in limbo on tests 0
• Can drinking coffee help control type 2 diabetes? 0
• Snow, cold blast Utah 0
• Schools browsing Web profiles 0
• Dressing up's no longer just for kids 0

• Utah Jazz: Kirilenko experiment paying off 0
• BYU football: Cougars gear up for short week 1
• Utah Utes football: Special teams, defense shine 1
• MLB playoffs: L.A. fights back into NL series 0
• NFL: Arizona upsets Cowboys in overtimeWild Cards 0

• Lawmakers push quick bank-stock purchase 1
• Many selling at loss to avoid foreclosure 2
• Sugar House crater must be filled 7
• All that money you've lost — where did it go? Did it exist? 63
• Biofuels bust — Fuel plants hit economic roadblock 12