Guest: Tom Hougaard, market analyst for City Index

At the beginning of October, many members of Congress took a tough vote. The economic rescue plan was extremely unpopular with voters. That only improved a little bit once politicians changed the name from "bailout" to "rescue package". For conservative Republicans especially, the bailout smacks of a big government takeover of private business. Whether you call that "socialism" or something else, it potentially means one thing: a scar on Republicans' small-government brand.

Congressman Lee Terry of Nebraska has aligned himself with presidential nominee Barack Obama in a new campaign ad. The strange thing? Terry is a Republican.

To preview Wednesday night’s final Presidential debate between Senators John McCain and Barack Obama, The Takeaway talks to Atlantic Monthly writer James Fallows. His recent article "Rhetorical Questions," examined the make-or-break moments for candidates in three decades of political debates.

Today, 120 million children across Asia are taking a couple of minutes of their time to wash their hands. It's the highlight of a campaign organised by the United Nations children agency UNICEF to promote one of the most cost-effective forms of preventive healthcare.

Guests: Takeaway Political Director Andrea Bernstein and Todd Zwillich, Capitol News Connection

Following Treasury Secretary Henry M. Paulson Jr.’s announcement of a $250 billion infusion into the nation’s banks yesterday, the market closed down slightly. To discuss new plans and provisions for the financial system, Mark Landler of the New York Times joins us.

As John McCain’s poll numbers plummet, many are wondering what his campaign will do to lessen Barack Obama’s widening lead. The Takeaway talks to Ed Rogers, a Political Strategist and onetime deputy assistant to President George H. W. Bush, about what the McCain campaign’s next move should be.

After starting the very successful "Niman Ranch" company with a single herd of humanely-raised cattle over 30 years ago, Bill Niman is starting over today with a single herd of goats. He's hoping that grass-fed goat might be the next big thing in restaurants nationwide.

As the fires in California continue to burn, the Takeaway gets an update on the situation from 35 year firefighting veteran, Tom Kruschke, Retired Fire Captain with Ventura County Fire Department

Today the No. 1 concern on voters’ minds is the economy. And in the weeks to come we will have to make sense of the very different approaches that presidential rivals John McCain and Barack Obama have when it comes to repairing it.

Guest: Mark Landler, New York Times

Guest: Todd Zwillich, Reporter for Capitol News Connection

Guest: William G. Jacoby, Professor of Political Science at Michigan State University and a research scientist at the University of Michigan