AP - McCain says Obama bad for small business; Obama challenges McCain's claim ... Senator says former military leaders being considered for Obama's running mate

AP - More than 5,500 miles from Liberia, those who fled the war-ravaged West African nation years ago will get the chance to tell their stories this week to the country's truth commission.

AP - Federal officials hunted for the source of a 17-state salmonella outbreak linked to three types of raw tomatoes, while the list of supermarkets and restaurants yanking those varieties from shelves and menus grew.

AP - Engineers kept watch over this rain-deluged state's dams Tuesday after a major collapse nearly emptied Lake Delton in a torrent that washed away houses and a highway.

AP - Texas fire officials brought in canine teams and a national arson investigation unit Monday to search for exactly how and where a devastating fire started inside the governor's mansion.

AP - Sen. Edward M. Kennedy is back home from brain cancer surgery with something he didn't have before: lots of treatment options.

AP - Shuttle Discovery's astronauts wrapped up their few remaining chores at the international space station on Monday, flexing the robot arm belonging to the newly installed Japanese science lab and opening its attic.

AP - After bone cancer forced the amputation of her right leg below the knee, Eileen Casey got even more bad news: Her insurer told her that she had spent her $10,000 lifetime coverage limit on her temporary limb and that the company wouldn't pay for a permanent one.

AP - Dan Mooney has no idea what it will take for his construction cranes to pass inspection.