The latest on the candidates . . .

McCain

GOP Strategists: Attack Obama Hard

The Washington Times

Ready for Combat in 2nd Presidential Debate

USA Today

Options Narrow on the Electoral College Map

Los Angeles Times

History’s Not on His Side

New York Daily News

Revisiting Keating 5 Banking Scandal Again

The Boston Globe

Business Cool Toward Health Coverage Plan

The New York Times

Obama

Leading In Ohio, Poll Finds

The Washington Post

Independent Voters Move Toward Him

The Wall Street Journal

Poll: Gains in States That Went for Bush

Time

Hagel’s Wife to Back

The Boston Globe

Bomber? What Bomber?

New York Post

State of the Race

Campaigns Shift to Attack Mode on Eve of Debate

The New York Times

As Palin Brings Up Ayers, Obama Team Cites Keating

The Washington Post

Key Debate Tonight as Race Gets Personal

The Boston Globe

McCain, Obama Introduce Newly Sharp Tone Amid Major News Events

Los Angeles Times

Race Drives Strategy, Stirs Uncertainty

Politico