AP - Obama's doctor says candidate in 'excellent health' ... Wife of Republican war opponent Chuck Hagel donates to Obama campaign ... Obama and Clinton battle in close June 3 South Dakota primary ... Obama picks up Oregon superdelegate; Clinton adds one from Washington

AP - Sens. John McCain and Chuck Hagel have long been friends. Fellow Republicans and Vietnam War veterans, their Senate offices are just across the hall from each other.

Politico - Former White House press secretary Scott McClellan, speaking out for the first time since publication of his searing memoir, told NBC's "Today" show on Thursday that he erroneously believed what President Bush was saying about the war but now is answering to a higher loyalty: “a loyalty to the truth.”

AP - The voters of South Dakota look a lot like those who have favored Hillary Rodham Clinton in presidential primaries this year, but her rival, front-runner Barack Obama, has plenty of friends in high places in this rural state.

AP - Who is Barack Obama? John McCain will happily tell you — his version.

AP - Barack Obama's doctor said Thursday the candidate was in excellent health at the time of his last checkup 16 months ago but he has a family history of cancer and a smoking habit he's tried to break.

AP - Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Tuesday that some foreign aid workers have gone into Myanmar's cyclone-ravaged delta without problems, reflecting a "new spirit of cooperation" by the ruling junta.

AP - Call it the political version of how to win the West.

AP - Obama and Clinton battle in close June 3 South Dakota primary ... Virgin Islands superdelegate supports Clinton, Obama, then Clinton again ... Lieberman will speak to group headed by pastor whose endorsement was rejected by McCain

AP - Barack Obama is considering a visit to Iraq this summer, his first since becoming a presidential candidate.

AP - John McCain's nuclear proposals are largely in line with those of the unpopular President Bush, and even where the two disagree, the Republican presidential candidate has waffled.