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Special Coverage: Race to the White House

Monday, November 3, 2008

Obama, McCain, and Your Money Where the Candidates Stand on Key Economic Issues
• Budget Deficit • Economic Crisis • Wall Street • Mortgage Giant Rescue • Mortgage Fraud	• Jobs and Wages • Savings • Driving • Gas Prices • Foreclosures
• Personal Taxes • Taxing Wealth • Taxing Business • Small Business • Free Trade	• Energy Security • Health Care • Medicare • Social Security • Bankruptcy
More on the Issues
Economy
New: Election Preview: What to Expect After the Votes Are Counted While Obama vs. McCain gets all the attention, it's important to remember that the outcome of Congressional elections matters almost as much as who wins the presidency.
Middle Class Takes Center Stage With the U.S. economy worsening from the credit crunch, the housing slump, and job cuts, both candidates have been aiming final appeals toward the middle class.
Mortgage Rescue: Where McCain and Obama Stand McCain and Obama agree on the broad outlines of housing policy -- but disagree on some particulars.
Video: John McCain on the Economy McCain discusses the economy as the number one issue of the campaign.
Taxes
McCain, Obama, and Your Tax Bill Barack Obama and John McCain promise voters they'll lessen their financial burden, even as the U.S. racks up record deficits amid the economic crisis. Are their plans realistic, and how would they affect taxpayers?
Employment
New: Obama Gets a 'B,' McCain a 'D' on Women's Issues A group of more than 30 economists issued a report card for Obama and McCain on their stance on 10 issues.
Retirement
New: Video: The Election and Your Retirement Here's a closer look at how the candidates' plans could affect your retirement.
Candidates' Social Security Plans Lack Details The two rivals are long on commitment and short on specifics when it comes to the government's huge retirement income program.
Health Care
Growing Health-Reform Challenge for Next President The financial crisis has upped the obstacles for achieving McCain and Obama's big-ticket health-care plans. Despite the worsening economic picture, though, neither candidate has signaled any intention to scale back.
What Each Candidate's Health Plan Means for You As the unemployment rate climbs, health coverage is becoming a bigger issue for voters. But neither presidential candidate has staked out a health-care position that is resonating strongly with Americans.
Spending
What You're Really Voting For What will the candidates do for your money if you put them in the White House? If a President McCain or a President Obama lives up to his agenda, it will make a difference to your tax bill next year and your family's long-term financial security.
Rivals Differ on Technology Innovation The global technological dominance of the U.S. is eroding. Both candidates have made detailed, strikingly divergent proposals to improve the nation's "ecology of innovation."
How Candidates Would Fix Crumbling Highways, Bridges The economy isn't the only thing falling apart in the United States. Much of the nation's infrastructure is also in dire need of improvement.
Investing
New: Predicting the Market's Response to the Election When it comes to forecasting the market based on political events, the data is murky at best.
Stocks That Will Soar With Obama, McCain Here's a closer look at how a President McCain or President Obama would impact stocks in four key sectors.
5 Myths About the Election and the Stock Market With the Obama-McCain contest nearing the finish line, BusinessWeek debunks some long-standing notions.
Small Business
No Simple Answers for Small Business "Joe the Plumber" and other entrepreneurs want to know which presidential candidate would give them the best deal on taxes. It's a simple question with no simple answers.

Rates

See today's average rates across the country.

• Mortgage

  Loan Type	Today	Last Week
  30 Year Fixed	5.13%	5.16%
  15 Year Fixed	4.70%	4.60%
  1 Year ARM	3.98%	4.00%
  30 Year Fixed Jumbo	6.06%	6.10%
  5/1 ARM	4.30%	4.26%
  3/1 ARM	4.75%	4.80%

  Source: Bankrate
• Home Equity

  Loan Type	Today	Last Week
  $30K Home Equity Loan	8.35%	8.39%
  $50K Home Equity Loan	8.36%	8.41%
  $75K Home Equity Loan	8.39%	8.44%
  $30K HELOC	5.24%	5.26%
  $50K HELOC	4.99%	5.00%
  $75K HELOC	4.99%	5.00%

  Source: Bankrate
• Savings

  Savings Type	Today	Last Week
  6 month CD	1.13%	1.15%
  1 year CD	1.61%	1.63%
  3 year CD	2.28%	2.29%
  MMA	1.04%	1.05%
  $10K MMA	1.13%	1.13%
  $25K MMA	1.34%	1.35%

  Source: Bankrate
• Auto

  Loan Type	Today	Last Week
  36 Month New Car Loan	6.90%	6.96%
  48 Month New Car Loan	7.05%	7.12%
  60 Month New Car Loan	7.11%	7.18%
  36 Month Used Car Loan	7.39%	7.43%
  48 Month Used Car Loan	7.50%	7.51%

  Source: Bankrate
• Credit Cards

  Card Type	Today	Last Week
  Business Credit Cards	9.69%	9.69%
  Low Interest Credit Cards	11.91%	11.91%
  Cash Back Credit Cards	12.36%	12.36%
  Reward Credit Cards	12.85%	12.85%
  Instant Approval Credit Cards	13.32%	13.32%
  Balance Transfer Credit Cards	13.46%	13.46%

  Source: CreditCards.com

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