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Arizona Sen. John McCain reinforced his lead among GOP candidates with big wins in California and New York, while results show Democrats Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama with a long fight ahead to win the nomination. Political analysts Stephanie Cutter and Sarah Taylor sort through Super Tuesday results.

As the presidential campaign moves to Nevada, the battle for Latino voters is heating up. What are the campaigns doing to win votes in this growing demographic?

Despite its name, the newly restored Eureka Opera House hosts all kinds of musicians. Cowboy poet, singer and songwriter Richard Elloyan performs a song about the opera house, which was originally built during the mining boom in 1880.

As financial markets went on a roller-coaster ride this week, individual investors watched with growing anxiety. In Seattle, members of a women's investment club say they had a good year in 2007 and won't let 2008's rocky start cause panic.

Five years after the Department of Homeland Security was formed, much of what the government has done in creating the huge bureaucracy seems to be unrelated to what those on the front lines say they need to keep the country safe.

Nevada is holding its caucuses Saturday. Rapid growth has changed the demographics there. Along with new voters, the changing political climate has some long-time voters questioning their traditional party affiliations.

House leaders and the White House have reached a tentative agreement on an economic stimulus package that includes tax rebates for households and tax cuts for businesses. The deal still has to get through Congress, though, and neither Democrats nor the GOP were totally happy.

The Federal Reserve's decision to cut a key interest rate this week prompted a burst of activity in the mortgage market, as homeowners tried to figure out whether to refinance. Russell Rothstein, the director of mortgage lending for Beacon Mortgage in Rockville, Md., offers advice.

South Carolina's Democratic primary takes place Saturday. Many black women in the state say they are having a difficult time deciding between Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton. Some may even wait until they are in the voting booth to make the final choice.

Republicans had their turn last week in South Carolina. On Saturday, the Democrats have their say. Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton and John Edwards are making last-minute appeals to the voters of the Palmetto State, but the stakes are perhaps higher for Obama and Edwards.