The 28-year-old Ferrari-bound Spaniard clocked his best lap of 1:12.314 in the final seconds of a closely-contested session run in cool and damp conditions with showers disrupting the action.

CNN: Alonso quickest in Brazil Grand Prix practice

In this leafy suburb of Columbus, a swing district in a closely contested state, voters were talking Wednesday about the Gore-Bush debate--and in the mysterious alchemy of public opinion, agreeing that it didn't change many minds either way.

CNN: latimes.com: In many voters' minds, debate fails in the drama department