As Chicago heads into the homestretch and into the playoffs, all eyes will be on Rose.

WSJ: Bulls: Does Chicago Need Derrick Rose?

The report may come out in October, just as the McCain-Palin ticket is heading into the campaign homestretch.

NPR: Gov. Palin Has Reputation For Independence

She came down the homestretch on the right side of the road, the opposite side of where the explosions occurred.

NPR: The Finish Line: What The Bombing Was Like

They looked like playoff shoo-ins heading into the homestretch but couldn't close the door once they neared the finish line.

WSJ: Miami Loss Grounds Jets for January

With a strong surge down the middle of the track in the homestretch, Princess Sylmar overtook nine rivals to win the Oaks.

WSJ: Todd Pletcher's Princess of Sylmar Wins Kentucky Oaks

Leo Manzano of the U.S. made a serious kick on the homestretch to claim the silver medal in the men's 1, 500-meter final Tuesday night at Olympic Stadium.

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As hedge funds look toward the homestretch of 2012 they will have to pull off a sector-wide miracle to stop 2012 from being one of the worst years their rich industry has ever experienced.

FORBES: Hedge Funds Are Getting Clobbered In 2012

It also came as a number of other candidates for the award saw their numbers taper off during the season's homestretch, including Jarrett Jack of the Golden State Warriors and ex-Knick Jamal Crawford, now with the Clippers.

WSJ: J.R. Smith, New York Knicks: Knicks' Smith Wins NBA Sixth-Man Award

The An effort was rattled in the homestretch when a private security contractor, G4S PLC, failed to provide as many guards as it promised to guard stadiums, forcing the military to provide more soldiers for the operations.

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Minnesota's 6th congressional district is conservative -- it voted for John McCain over Barack Obama for the presidency by 8 points -- but Bachmann won her race last year by just 3 percentage points after one of her controversial statements put her seat at risk in the homestretch.

CNN: Where is Michele Bachmann headed?