ST. CLAIRSVILLE, Ohio – Sarah Palin told voters in southeastern Ohio on Sunday that she and running mate John McCain would bring jobs back to this economically depressed piece of Appalachia. Though Mr. McCain and Ms. Palin have toned down their attacks on rival Barack Obama, one man shouted out "Obama loves terrorists" as Ms. Palin talked about "the bad guys."

SCRANTON, Pa. – Democratic vice presidential candidate Joe Biden on Sunday accused the McCain campaign of trying to distract Americans from their economic woes by launching "unbecoming personal attacks" at Barack Obama. Appearing at a boisterous rally near his childhood home, Mr. Biden was joined on stage by Hillary Rodham Clinton – whose father grew up in Scranton – and former President Bill Clinton.

Barack Obama leads John McCain 50 percent to 43 percent in the latest Gallup tracking poll. Since Gallup began presidential polling in 1936, only one candidate has overcome a deficit that large and late: Ronald Reagan against Jimmy Carter in 1980.