1.  Gail Russell Chaddock: U.S. spending obligations surge
   2.  DAVID FRUM: The Vanishing Republican Voter
   3.  Elizabeth Snead: Oprah Winfrey says no thanks to Sarah Palin
   4.  LARA JAKES JORDAN: FBI investigating companies at heart of meltdown
   5.  JOHN F. HARRIS & JIM VANDEHEI: John Kerry II versus George Bush III
   6.  RYAN GRIM: Republicans defend McCain's role
   7.  Medical News Today: Newspapers Examine Reaction To GOP VP Nominee Palin's Announcement Of Daughter's Pregnancy
   8.  ADAM NAGOURNEY and JEFF ZELENY: Obama plans sharper tone as party frets
   9.  RYAN GRIM & MARTIN KADY II: White House pressures Dems on bailout
   10.  SARA KUGLER: Palin meets her first world leaders in New York