WASHINGTON (CNNMoney) -- The 2012 election season couldn't have come at a better time for the U.S. Postal Service.

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Investors have a lot to contend with this week, as U.S. economic data, earnings reports and developments out of the eurozone will make waves.

(CNN) -- President Barack Obama and a Republican congressional candidate focused on the economy during their Saturday weekly addresses.

(CNN) -- Two very high profile surrogates will be campaigning for President Barack Obama in the crucial battleground state of Ohio next week

(CNN) -- An image on the website of Pura Vida Studio, in the picturesque Maine town of Kennebunk, shows 18 smiling women and one man flushed after an arduous dance workout. But that's not the full picture, authorities say.

(CNN) -- It was the first-ever debate between two Roman Catholics vying for a White House perch, and in Thursday's face-off between Vice President Joe Biden and vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan, the question was put plainly: How does your faith shape your position on abortion?

(CNN) -- The shooting of an unarmed and naked Alabama university student killed in a late-night confrontation with a campus police officer appears to be unjustified, the lawyer for the young man's family said Thursday.

It's a story that's been playing out on Facebook and Twitter with growing frequency among friends, family members, colleagues and acquaintances as an already contentious presidential campaign between Romney and President Barack Obama enters its final, frenzied weeks. Your close friends may share your political views, but that eccentric uncle, former co-worker or high school classmate may not.

Last month's surprising drop in U.S. unemployment rates from 8.2 percent to 7.8 percent gave many hopes that the economy is improving, and the lower rates even beat the expectations of some economists. But a breakdown of the latest jobs report shows that more than half of the jobs added this month are part-time.