McCain targets `Joe the Plumber' across Florida (AP via Yahoo! News)
Republican John McCain is trying to keep Florida from swinging to the Democrats with a cross-state bus tour and a series of "Joe the Plumber" events aimed at blue-collar workers.

Anthem Blue Cross And Blue Shield Of Indiana To Implement Pay-For-Performance Program (Medical News Today)
Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Indiana is planning to increase payments by as much as 10% for physicians who follow recommended care guidelines, the Indianapolis Star reports. The program will use information from the Indiana Health Information Exchange's Quality Health First program.

Byrd, Mounties win Blue Ridge - roanoke.com (Roanoke Times)
CLIFTON FORGE -- Lord Botetourt's Zeke Hunsberger won the boys individual title for the second year in a row while Alleghany's Amber Mann took the girls crown Wednesday in the Blue Ridge District cross country meet at Dabney S. Lancaster Community College.