AP - Republican John McCain's estimate of U.S. troop levels in Iraq touched off squabbling with Democrat Barack Obama on Friday, the latest turn in the presidential rivals' escalating disagreement over the war.

AP - Clinton says she expects superdelegates to start deciding soon after Tuesday ... McCain, Obama campaigns squabble over GOP candidate's number on US troops in Iraq ... Chelsea Clinton asked if she might someday run for president ...

AP - South Dakota newspaper endorses Clinton five days ahead of primary ... Obama campaign mastered party rules and used them to foil Clinton ... League of Democracies concept gains ground in presidential race ... Texas Democratic Party chairman, wife endorse Obama

AFP - White House hopeful Barack Obama's campaign said Thursday he was on the verge of beating Hillary Clinton to the Democratic nomination once their exhausting primary slog climaxes next week.

AP - President Bush capped three days of closed-door Republican fundraising with a stop in the heartland, trying to help the GOP snag a congressional seat.

AP - Who is Barack Obama? John McCain will happily tell you — his version. The Republican nominee-in-waiting is increasingly uttering campaign trail criticisms, previewing likely themes and laying the foundation for an eventual full-blown effort to try to ill define — and derail — his expected Democratic rival.

AP - Top Democrats to push for quick resolution to race when primaries end next week ... Latin artists unite to support Obama in new music video on eve of Puerto Rican primary ... Cheney rallies NY Republicans ahead of November elections ...

AFP - White House hopeful Barack Obama's campaign said Thursday he was on the verge of clinching the Democratic nomination once his bruising battle with Hillary Clinton climaxes next week.