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MINNEAPOLIS -- Presumptive GOP nominee John McCain needs to use the rest of the Republican National Convention to reemphasize his maverick side and show how he'll govern differently from President Bush in order to appeal to independent and undecided voters, pollsters said.

WASHINGTON -- The 2008 Technology Guide for Credit Unions is now available from Callahan & Associates.

WASHINGTON -- The 2008 Technology Guide for Credit Unions is now available from Callahan & Associates.

NEW ORLEANS -- Though scattered damage and power outages have been the norm, credit unions in coastal Louisiana were reporting conditions "not nearly as bad" as expected as hurricane Gustav, now downgraded to a tropical storm, headed for Texas and Oklahoma after a glancing blow to New Orleans.

TEMPE, Ariz. -- Members of Continental Federal Credit Union who have lost their airline jobs have access to a new program to help through the transition.

JACKSON, Miss. -- The $64 million Hope Community Credit Union and its sponsor, the Enterprise Corp. of the Delta, reported having helped thousands of Mississippi and Louisiana residents put their lives back together after Hurricane Katrina.

WASHINGTON -- The Small Business Administration said it is working with several agencies to ensure that millions of dollars of relief get to businesses and homeowners affected by Hurricane Gustav.

ST. PAUL, Minn. -- By picking Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as his running mate, Sen. John McCain has both excited the party's base while giving independent and reform-minded voters a reason to give the ticket a second look, according to one panel of political activists.