Odds And Ends - New York Daily News
The McCain campaign ups the ante with a Rezko ad. A little VP humor . Barack Obama met this morning with Tim Kaine. Mayor Bloomberg reached a tentative contract deal with the PBA that will boost salaries for rookie cops. Assembylwoman Patricia

Homeowners left in the lurch - San Diego Union-Tribune
When he took out a $206,000 home-equity line of credit in 2007, Kevin Hall thought he’d secured all the funding he’d ever need for a major remodeling project at his Carlsbad home. SCOTT LINNETT / Union-Tribune Kevin Hall of Carlsbad discovered his

Classic Corvette power - Cumberland County Sentinel
They look like classic cars, but good luck trying to catch them on the highway. It s probably a 170-mph car if you want to ride that fast, says Bob Lucas of his silver 1973 Corvette. Like the other Vette Rods in the Chip s Choice display at

Audiophiles’ Delight: Vinyl LPs Still Sell - BusinessWeek
Rising LP sales are proving that every fashion comes back if you stick around long enough. The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) reports that shipments of vinyl records, measured by dollar value, increased 36.6% from 2006 to 2007. But