AP - Obama says he's running for president to lead the country out of Iraq ... McCain says Iraq-style troop increase would work in Afghanistan, calls Obama plans misguided ... DNC chief to embark on Southern bus tour, hoping to register voters to turn Dixie Democratic

AP - Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean is embarking on a voter registration bus tour he hopes will help push Dixie to the Democrats.

AP - Former President Bill Clinton warned Saturday that the country is becoming increasingly polarized despite the historic nature of the Democratic primary.

AP - McCain says he's better than Obama for women, especially those in small business ... Obama stands by remarks about country needing to be multilingual ... McCain ad in Colorado, Nevada and New Mexico praises Hispanic GIs, notes many aren't yet citizens ... German govt. says Obama visit being worked out, quiet on possible Brandenburg Gate speech

AP - McCain says he's better than Obama for women, especially those in small business ... Obama blames McCain in part on US dependence on foreign oil ... House Democrats reserve nearly $35 million worth of TV ads in hopes of gains in Nov. elections ... German govt. says Obama visit being worked out, quiet on possible Brandenburg Gate speech

Bloomberg - July 10 (Bloomberg) -- Hillary Clinton is helping Barack Obama fill the coffers of his presidential campaign and the Democratic National Committee, raising about $4.1 million at one event in New York last night and more than $500,000 today.

Bloomberg - July 11 (Bloomberg) -- John McCain and Barack Obama agree the Latino vote will be pivotal in a close presidential election and both know their disadvantages, with McCain tied to an unpopular party and Obama losing such voters overwhelmingly in the Democratic primaries.

Reuters - Sen. Edward Kennedy returned to the Capitol on Wednesday for the first time since his brain surgery last month, ready to provide fellow Democrats the needed 60th vote to clear a stalled-Medicare bill opposed by the White House.