Poll: Obama holds an edge in MI, clear lead in WI; McCain runs about even with Obama in CO, MN

Today

• McCain to meet with Dalai Lama, the Tibetan spiritual leader, in Colorado

• Rice says 'landmark' US-India nuclear deal will reduce spread of pollution, as well as weapons

• House panel looks into danger of truckers at risk of heart attacks, seizures behind the wheel

• AP Interview: Top US diplomat doubts Iraq will revert to mass violence, despite problems

• US Geological Survey says area north of Arctic Circle holds 90 billion barrels of untapped oil

• Poll: Obama builds support among Hispanic voters, including those who voted for Clinton

• Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice not worried by Obama's foreign policy forays overseas

• A glance at prominent issues in US-German relations

• Berlin a historic favorite for iconic speeches by US presidents

• AP IMPACT: Fatal MRAP accidents, rollovers lead military to warn US troops to drive with care

July 23, 2008

• How they voted: House roll call on housing bill

• A look at key parts of congressional housing bill

• House approves $8 billion to shore up highway trust fund as it heads into the red

Today

• Iraq's ambassador says al-Qaida recruits increasingly going to Afghanistan, Pakistan

• Obama tells Israelis he's committed to their security, wherever future threats may come from

July 23, 2008

• South Dakota Rep. Herseth Sandlin expecting first child in late December

• Obama, in visit to Israel's Holocaust memorial, calls it 'a place of hope'

• Method for AP-Ipsos poll on top national problems

• Economy top issue, but energy concerns grow most as Iraq worries dip in AP-Ipsos poll

Today

• US wants to shift two-thirds of Pakistani training, equipment funds to aging jet fighters

July 23, 2008

• From the speeches of Barack Obama

• From the speeches of John McCain

Today

• Obama's great-uncle says he was astonished by attention paid to candidate's flub on Nazi camps

• While dad and mom campaign for votes, Obama daughters try to focus on kid stuff

• Veterans' group criticizes Republican John McCain's opposition to Iraq withdrawal date

July 23, 2008

• NYC Council passes construction safety measures

• Gates, Bloomberg pool riches to fight smoking

• Sampling of editorials from New York state

July 22, 2008

• NYC services to be accessible in 6 languages

July 20, 2008

• Giuliani takes McCain out to the ballgame

Today

• Crane collapses on car during church construction in Oklahoma City, killing man watching

• NY commission charges 4 ex-Spitzer aides with misusing state police in political feud

• A cost breakdown of the new disability regulations

• Business groups, disability advocates raise chorus of concern over new ADA regulations

• Federal investigation to focus on what went wrong at Utah mine collapse, but some skeptical