President Bush addressed the nation last night. It was his first prime-time speech devoted exclusively to the economy. It's just one of many political firsts in Washington this September morning. Democratic and Republican lawmakers have been meeting throughout the night to hash out a deal on the $700-billion rescue plan. It's not clear whether the presidential and vice-presidential debates will take place as scheduled, or at all — John McCain is saying he will not show up at tomorrow's presidential debate in Mississippi until there's a bailout plan.

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They're swing counties in swing states — and they may be the spots where this election is decided. In the second of a series on "counties that count," The Takeaway's Political Director Andrea Bernstein visits Prince William County in northern Virginia to see how voters there are reacting to the Wall Street bailout proposal and Senator McCain's intention to suspend his presidential campaign as Congress helps heal the economy.

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McCain is Optima. Obama is Gotham. We know what the candidates’ slogans say about their campaigns but what do their fonts mean? From POW to GQ, there may be more to design and typefaces than you’d think.

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NASA monitors Greenland's Jakobshavn glacier via satellite and is interested in the enhanced mass loss. In August, a team of scientists set out to investigate if water that pools on the glacier’s surface reaches the ocean. NASA Program Manager Seelye Martin explains how a team of 90 yellow rubber ducks were employed in this mission.

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For a look at how the turmoil on Wall Street is hitting Main Street, The Takeaway talks to Jim Svets, whose small coffee house franchise "Muddy Cup" has several shops on Main Streets throughout upstate New York. From rising food prices to his own credit line, he's experiencing the economy's downward spiral first-hand. Also, David Kotok adds perspective. He's a chief investment officer at Cumberland Advisors.

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Tucker Bounds is one of Republican presidential nominee John McCain’s top campaign representatives. The Takeaway speaks with Bounds about the suspension of the Senator's campaign, the call to call off the first presidential debate Friday, the congressional financial bailout, the latest polls, lobbying and Governor Sarah Palin.

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North Korea has removed International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) surveillance equipment to prepare for reactivating the Yongbyon nuclear plant. This action comes nearly two years after North Korea carried out its first nuclear weapon test. Nathan Hodge, senior Americas writer with Jane’s Defence Weekly, brings this latest development into perspective.

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Down in the Galapagos, a long extinct sea turtle may be resurrected from the dead. An international team of researchers has found that a living breed of tortoise carries some of the same genes as an extinct type of turtle. Now, scientists are hatching a plan to bring the extinct Darwinian tortoise back to life.

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Listeners and Web site partipants respond to Senator McCain's announcement that he'll temporarily suspend his campaign and his participation in the first presidential debate scheduled for Friday night.

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