General Elections

BOSTON - The running mate of an independent candidate for Massachusetts governor says he quit the race after learning the candidate was coordinating with the campaign of Democratic incumbent Deval Patrick.

Excerpts from recent editorials in newspapers in the United States and abroad: Aug.

Fed moves closer to new action to help economy WASHINGTON (AP) - The Federal Reserve, meeting for the last time before an election that hinges on the weak economy, edged closer Tuesday to jumping in to help and suggested it's more worried about prices falling than rising.