WASHINGTON — Though he’s raking in the cash so far, Barack Obama ’s decision to forgo public funds for the fall campaign means he must keep up his torrid pace — a tall order that will tax his time, te » Full Story

SIOUX CENTER, Iowa (AP) — Stirring her morning coffee, lifelong Republican Grace Droog voiced her doubts — and those of many evangelical voters — about what she isn’t hearing from John McCain in this » Full Story

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Vice President Al Gore called Thursday for a ‘‘man on the moon’’ effort to switch all of the nation’s electricity production to wind, solar and other carbon-free sources withi » Full Story

CINCINNATI (AP) — John McCain told the NAACP and some skeptical black voters Wednesday that he will expand education opportunities, partly through vouchers for low-income children to attend private sc » Full Story

CHICAGO (AP) — Barack Obama is meeting with two potential running mates amid a push to outline his vision for Iraq and U.S. foreign policy elsewhere. » Full Story

WASHINGTON — The two major presidential rivals sharpened their long-standing dispute over the Iraq War on Tuesday, Democratic Sen. » Full Story

ALBUQUERQUE (AP) — Republican John McCain said Tuesday he knows ‘‘how to win wars’’ and that the strategy of increasing troop levels in Iraq should also be applied to Afghanistan. » Full Story

NEW YORK (AP) — Advocates for gay and lesbian parents are denouncing Sen. » Full Story

CHICAGO (AP) — Democrat Barack Obama said Tuesday that the New Yorker magazine’s satirical cover depicting him and his wife as flag-burning, fist-bumping radicals doesn’t bother him but that it was an » Full Story

CINCINNATI — Democrat Barack Obama received a prideful welcome from the annual NAACP convention Monday night, but in a stirring speech to the nation’s oldest civil rights organization, he nonetheless » Full Story