McCain, RNC report $96 million cash on hand

AP – John McCain and the Republican National Committee started August with a hefty $96 million, financially flush and strongly positioned to compete with prolific fundraiser Barack Obama and the Democrats.
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Clinton to headline second night of convention

AP – Hillary Rodham Clinton will headline her own night at the Democratic National Convention, Barack Obama’s campaign announced Sunday in a nod to her strong second-place showing in the party’s presidential primary.
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Paulson says won’t stay at Treasury past January

Reuters – U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said in an interview aired on Sunday he had no interest in staying in his post beyond January when a new administration takes office.
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Growing diversity in swing counties favors Obama

AP – Minority Americans have been flocking to the nation’s “swing counties,” hotly contested areas that could play a crucial role in this year’s election.
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Clinton tells cheering Nev. crowd to support Obama

AP – Hillary Rodham Clinton told an exuberant crowd Friday she wants Barack Obama to win the White House, even though he dashed her own presidential dreams — and she wants her supporters to vote that way, too.
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Edwards admits he had affair after heated denials

AP – Former presidential candidate John Edwards, who won nationwide praise and sympathy as he campaigned side-by-side with his cancer-stricken wife, Elizabeth, admitted in shame Friday he had had an affair with a woman who produced videos for his campaign.
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Obama family heads to Hawaii, campaign stays home

Reuters – It’s not a battleground state and it’s unlikely to tip the U.S. election in November, but White House hopeful Barack Obama headed to Hawaii on Friday – minus, largely, his presidential campaign.
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McCain ad pushes independence, distance from Bush

AP – John McCain emphasized his independent streak and reformer credentials in a new TV commercial Tuesday as he sought to counter Democratic charges that he’s the same as President Bush.
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China ‘guarantees’ safe Games amid terror threat

AFP – China declared Tuesday it could guarantee a safe Olympics three days ahead of the Games, as it tightened security in its remote northwest following a deadly attack blamed on Muslim terrorists.
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Negativity the norm in presidential campaign

AP – For all the talk about John McCain’s hard-hitting politics, Barack Obama is hardly innocent.
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