AP - Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton plans to campaign for Barack Obama in Nevada and Florida this month, events expected to be her first solo campaign appearances on Obama's behalf since she lost the Democratic nomination contest.

AP - A new poll finds Barack Obama is leading John McCain nationally by 6 percentage points thanks to big leads he is enjoying among women, minorities and younger voters.

AFP - Any new attempt to grasp the grail of a world trade pact will probably have to wait until next year, after elections in the United States and India, despite some calls for more talks now, economists say.

AP - One of the biggest mysteries surrounding the anthrax scare of 2001 — why the anthrax-laced letters were dropped off at a mailbox in New Jersey — may be connected to a sorority chapter at Princeton University.

AP - Sen. Ted Stevens returned home Monday to a cheering crowd, declaring his innocence and insisting his re-election campaign was "full speed ahead."

Politico - STURGIS, S.D. - Every summer, nearly half a million motorcyclists descend on Sturgis, an otherwise sleepy town in South Dakota, for a nine-day celebration of all things Harley.

AP - Forget the pearls. Michelle Obama says her best accessory is her husband.

AP - Thousands of motorcyclists greeted Republican presidential candidate John McCain with an approving roar Monday as he sought blue-collar and heartland support by visiting a giant motorcycle rally.

AP - Barack Obama put forward a broad energy plan Monday designed to end U.S. reliance on imported oil within 10 years and shore up his standing amid a tightening White House race and high anxiety over gas prices.

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

Reuters - Myanmar's military junta has invited a U.N. investigator to make his first visit next week so he can assess the human rights situation in the Southeast Asian country, the United Nations said on Friday.

AP - Obama proposes tapping nation's oil reserves to help drive down gasoline prices ... McCain visiting motorcycle rally, nuclear power plant as he buttresses his campaign outreach ... Former President Clinton denies 'racist' comments toward Obama, hits campaign news coverage ... Actress Paltrow encourages voter registration, voting among U.S. citizens living abroad