AP - Barack Obama will publicly disclose his vice presidential choice in the coming days, though the Democrat is keeping most aides who are preparing for the announcement in the dark and giving away nothing to voters as he campaigns.

AP - Obama prepares to announce choice for vice president in the coming days ... Atlanta fundraiser tied to Abramoff scandal figure brings in more than $1.75 million for GOP ... McCain says Obama tried to legislate failure in Iraq for political gain, is not ready to lead

AP - Republican John McCain again insisted victory in Iraq "is finally in sight." So why, asked Democrat Barack Obama, does his presidential opponent still oppose a timetable for withdrawing American forces.

AP - French President Nicolas Sarkozy has warned Russia's leader of serious consequences for Moscow's relations with the European Union if Russia does not comply with its cease-fire accord with Georgia.

AP - Former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle — one of the targets of the 2001 anthrax attacks — said Monday that FBI evidence against Army scientist Bruce Ivins is convincing, but he is not completely persuaded that the investigation focused on the right person.

Politico - The two presidential candidates began getting their games together over the weekend in back-to-back appearances at a two-hour California forum on faith that served as a prelude to the three debates that begin Sept. 26.

AP - Keeping up strong pace, Obama raises $7.8 million in one day ... McCain says Obama tried to legislate failure in Iraq for political gain, is not ready to lead ... Showbiz politics: Conventions offer priceless exposure, more choreography than a Broadway show

AP - Barack Obama raked $7.8 million Sunday at three separate fundraisers in San Francisco, telling a VIP dinner crowd — many of whom paid $28,500 to attend — that he would win the presidency in November but to expect a tough battle with Republicans in the meantime.

AP - John McCain told fellow veterans on Monday that his Democratic rival Barack Obama tried to legislate failure in Iraq and has refused to admit he erred when opposing the military increase there last year.

AP - Modern political conventions are like a Super Bowl minus the game.

Bloomberg - Aug. 16 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. demanded Russia pull its troops out of Georgia ``immediately,'' after Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili signed a European Union-brokered peace plan that ended five days of fighting.

Politico - Less than two years after Democrats finally bridged the decades-long gap between the parties on national security issues, Republicans have opened it right back up — a shift likely tied to the party's new standard-bearer John McCain and the perception of improvements in Iraq.

AP - The folks in this picturesque mountain community with red barns and Amish buggies have been voting overwhelmingly Republican in national elections for decades.

AP - John McCain on Sunday was briefed on Tropical Storm Fay, which scuttled a political fundraiser and is threatening to reach Florida as soon as Monday.