Obama raises $51 million in July

Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama raised more than $51 million in July, his campaign said Saturday, nearly double that of his Republican rival, John McCain.

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UBS to settle securities case for $19.4 billion

Swiss Bank UBS has reached a $19.4 billion agreement to buy back bonds to settle claims that it misled investors into buying high-risk securities.

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Moderators set for presidential, V.P. debates

NBC's Tom Brokaw, CBS' Bob Schieffer and PBS' Jim Lehrer will moderate three debates in the fall between presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain, the Commission on Presidential Debates said Tuesday.

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Campaigns argue on who's more negative

Sen. Kerry and Sen. Lieberman drew on their previous campaign experiences on 'Meet the Press' Sunday. The two senators served as opposing surrogates for the Barack Obama and John McCain.

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McCain backs off his no-new-tax pledge

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Oops! Wrong Larry shown on campaign gear

Some Democratic campaign buttons made for distribution in Idaho show an unlikely pair: Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama and Republican Sen. Larry Craig.

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Obama's W. Bank trip raises hope, skepticism

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas wants Barack Obama to take away one message from their meeting Wednesday - he should focus immediately on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict if elected, or any gains made in peace talks could vanish.

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Police: Mother's car smelled of 'decomposition'

A sheriff's detective says a car driven by the mother of a missing 2-year-old Florida girl smelled of decomposition when investigators recovered it.

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Obama camp says it raised $52 million in June

Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama raised $52 million in June, the campaign said on Thursday, a jump from last month and more than double the $22 million raised by his Republican rival John McCain.

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Poll: Responses to candidates' wives

The public hasn't taken to Michelle Obama yet, especially whites. And it's got a question about Cindy McCain: Who is she?

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Poll: Obama beats McCain as barbecue guest

People would rather barbecue burgers with Barack Obama than with John McCain.

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Does Obama threaten affirmative action?

Already weakened by several court rulings and state referendums, affirmative action now confronts a new challenge to its reason for existing. Barack Obama's political success could hurt affirmative action, a much-debated policy he supports.

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DNC delegate fighting to keep credentials

A Democratic National Convention delegate pledged to Hillary Rodham Clinton says she hopes to fight off an attempt by Wisconsin Democrats to take away her credentials because of her past statement that she would vote for John McCain if Clinton wasn't the nominee.

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Cindy McCain praises U.N.'s cyclone relief

The wife of Republican presidential nominee-in-waiting John McCain, commends the U.N.'s effort to help victims of Cyclone Nargis in Myanmar and criticized the country's military regime for failing to welcome aid.

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