AFP - An emerging deal to get US troops out of Iraq by 2011 will reverberate through the White House race, shaping the endgame of the testy duel over the unpopular war between John McCain and Barack Obama.

AP - Obama says he's chosen his running mate, but won't say who ... Obama pounces on McCain for not knowing how many houses he and multimillionaire wife own ... Election panel rules McCain not bound by spending limits in primaries, doesn't rule on loan ... Conservative group places ad questioning Obama relationship to 60s radical ... Obama spends $55 million to McCain's $32 million in July ... McCain, Obama agree to three presidential debates

AP - Asked how many houses he and his wealthy wife own, McCain not really sure ... Obama outspends McCain in July $55 million to $32 million; most of money pays for advertising ... After years of Democratic dominance, McCain sees opportunity in the upper Midwest ... McCain, Obama agree to 3 presidential debates, 1 vice presidential

AFP - Democrat Barack Obama ripped into John McCain Thursday saying he was out of touch with economic reality after the Republican confessed to being in the dark about how many properties he owns.

AP - Tributes from political allies and even one-time enemies came pouring in for Democratic U.S. Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones, a trailblazer whose energy and outspokenness made her one of Congress' most dynamic leaders.

AP - A doctor says U.S. Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones of Ohio is in critical condition and has limited brain function following a hemorrhage.

AP - Sen. Ted Stevens cannot move his corruption trial from Washington to his home state of Alaska, a federal judge ruled Wednesday in a decision that could hamstring the powerful Republican's re-election bid.