AP - Even the top Republican in charge of the party's Senate campaigns concedes that the GOP will lose seats this year — the only question is how many.

Reuters - Rock star Jackson Browne has sued U.S. presidential candidate John McCain for copyright infringement, accusing the presumptive Republican nominee of using the singer's 1977 hit "Running on Empty" in a campaign ad without permission.

AP - President Bush's popularity has tanked, but boy can he still bring in the cash.

AP - John McCain and the Republican National Committee started August with a hefty $96 million, financially flush and strongly positioned to compete with prolific fundraiser Barack Obama and the Democrats.

AP - Chain-link cells with razor wire readied for those arrested at Democratic convention ... McCain, RNC report $96 million to spend this month as they compete with Obama, Democrats ... Obama campaign faces attacks on two different fronts from two popular conservative books

AP - McCain raises $27 million in July, his largest one-month fundraising haul ... McCain and Obama put their faith in political play ... Edwards' friend, supporter explains $14,000 payment to former candidate's mistress ... Former McCain adviser who called US a 'nation of whiners' back in candidate's good graces ... Obama tosses lei in ocean where mother's ashes were scattered, goes bodysurfing

AP - John McCain and the Republican National Committee started August with a hefty $96 million, financially flush and strongly positioned to compete with prolific fundraiser Barack Obama and the Democrats.

AP - Republican presidential hopeful John McCain won a round against Democrats on Thursday when the Federal Election Commission rejected their contention that he violated campaign finance laws during the GOP primary.

AP - Jackson Browne sues McCain, RNC over use of song in ad mocking Obama's `tire gauge' remark ... Troops donate more campaign money to Obama than McCain, despite McCain's military record ... A banished adviser stops by to see McCain in a warmer clime ...

AP - President Bush's popularity has tanked, but boy can he still bring in the cash.

AP - Strategist Ralph Reed now raising money for McCain's campaign ... Former Virginia Gov. Mark Warner picked to give Democratic keynote speech ... McCain's foreign policy adviser profited from Georgian government while advising his boss ... Poll: 4 in 10 still not firmly behind a presidential candidate ... Napolitano says Obama campaign hasn't vetted her for vice presidential nomination.