AP - Republican presidential candidate John McCain will give a speech next week in Canada about free trade, an issue he has emphasized on the campaign trail.

Politico - Though Hillary Rodham Clinton racked up more than $30 million in debt during her Democratic primary campaign, she could emerge from her loss with a bundle of campaign cash to either play kingmaker or mount another campaign of her own. 

AP - Nothing personal, Sen. Obama, but our re-election comes first. Barack Obama, for all his attention and primary successes, does not go over so well in a fair number of Democratic lawmakers' home districts. So it seems there is little chance that some will endorse him for president.

AP - Two political rivals on a stage, unfiltered questions from undeclared voters, thoughtful answers, no soundbites. Democracy at its best or risky politics?

AP - One was gone within hours. Another lasted a few days. The most famous hung on for weeks.

AP - Democrat Barack Obama's campaign said Thursday that Michelle Obama never used the word "whitey" in a speech from the church pulpit as he launched a Web site to debunk rumors about himself and his wife.

AP - Q: Thank you, gentlemen. I wonder if I could ask about your statement on Iran and the communique today.

AFP - Texas has executed a rapist and murderer, the US state's first execution since a death penalty moratorium ended after the Supreme Court found the lethal injection constitutional.

AP - Lawmakers worry that a U.S.-Russian deal on civil nuclear power could undermine efforts to rein in Iran's nuclear program.

AP - Some Democrats vowing to stay neutral in presidential race ... When Obama's advisers go astray, some stay, some go and some wait in limbo ... McCain to give speech on free trade during visit to Canada next week

AP - Republican presidential candidate John McCain will give a speech next week in Canada about free trade, which could pull the country into the presidential debate once again.