Reuters - U.S. President George W. Bush on Tuesday helped raise about $2.5 million for the man he hopes will succeed him, but did it in private amid questions about whether the unpopular president hurts John McCain's chances in the November election.

AP - Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama set his sights on the West on Tuesday, saying he will fight for states there that narrowly voted Republican in the last presidential election four years ago.

Reuters - Republican candidate John McCain edged farther away from President George W. Bush on foreign policy on Tuesday even as he prepared to accept Bush's help in raising much-needed campaign dollars for his White House bid.

AP - McCain offers plan to reduce nuclear weapons ... Bush joins McCain for fundraising — in private ... Conservative group's ads press Senate Republicans and Democrats to vote against climate bill ... Looking toward fall, Obama signals he'll fight for Western states that went to GOP in 2004

AP - McCain criticizes Obama on Iraq, says they should visit war zone together ... Looking toward fall, Obama signals he'll fight for Western states that went to GOP in 2004 ... A decades-long streak of high ambition is waning for the Clintons

AP - John McCain on Monday defended his plan for veterans' college benefits, as both the war hero and Democratic rival Barack Obama reached out to veterans on the Memorial Day holiday.

AFP - Former US congressman Bob Barr was chosen Sunday to be the Libertarian Party's candidate for November's presidential election, a move that could hurt Republican presumptive nominee John McCain.

AP - After a week of setbacks, Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks of faith ... Obama subs for Kennedy at Wesleyan, promotes public service and evokes Kennedy legacy ... Libertarian Party picks former GOP Rep. Bob Barr as presidential candidate ...

AP - President Bush starts raising money for John McCain's campaign next week, but with the three fundraisers closed and McCain attending only one, there will be almost no chance for the public to see the outgoing and incoming Republican party leaders together.

AP - In a stunning vote that illustrated President Bush's diminished standing, the Senate on Thursday ignored his veto threat and added tens of billions of dollars for veterans and the unemployed to his Iraq war spending bill.

AFP - Republicans in the US Senate on Thursday rebuked President George W. Bush and joined majority Democrats to pass a bill offering a fully-paid college education for Iraq and Afghan war veterans.