Steve Shickles

AP - With a big month in Iowa looming, Republican Mitt Romney is airing a commercial focused on one of the state’s hot-button issues: immigration.

AP - Republican presidential hopeful Sam Brownback said rival Mike Huckabee should apologize for a supporter’s “prejudiced whisper campaign” against him for being Catholic.

AP - Democrat John Edwards said the Bush administration’s plan to sell $20 billion worth of weapons to friendly Arab states amounted to a foreign policy of convenience and he will take a tougher stance with Saudi Arabia if elected president.

AP - Democratic Sen. Barack Obama tried to distance himself from the city where he works Tuesday with a new television ad running in the leadoff presidential nominating state of Iowa.

AP - Republican presidential hopeful Rudy Giuliani on Tuesday offered a consumer-oriented solution to the nation’s health care woes that relies on giving individuals tax credits to purchase private insurance.

AP - Not yet a declared White House candidate, Republican Fred Thompson may as well be for all his recent stumbles, from a staff shake-up to subpar fundraising to inconsistent answers about his resume.

AP - A Republican-backed ballot proposal could split left-leaning California between the Democratic and GOP nominees, tilting the 2008 presidential election in favor of the Republicans.

AP - States have spent only about 60 percent of the more than $3 billion they have received to replace antiquated or malfunctioning voting machines and otherwise improve voting, says a report released Tuesday.

Rasmussen Reports - The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll shows In the race for the Democratic Presidential nomination, New York Senator Hillary Clinton leads all challengers with 41% support among Likely Democratic Primary Voters.

Reuters - The CNN-YouTube debate
featuring the Republican presidential candidates could be
delayed after at least two contenders said they won't be able
to make it to Florida on September 17.