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AP - Sen. John mccain intends to talk about how teachers are paid and tutoring for poor kids when he goes before the NAACP convention next week.

WASHINGTON -- Barack obama says John mccain's plan to balance the budget doesn't add up. Easy for him to say: It's not a goal he's even trying to reach.

AP - Republican presidential candidate John mccain played down reports Tuesday that Iraqi officials are increasing pressure on the United States to agree to a specific timeline to withdraw its forces.

Politico - The endorsement could hardly have been stronger. On Monday, John McCain’s campaign released a statement signed by 300 economists who “enthusiastically support” his “Jobs for America” economic plan, providing a heavyweight testimonial to the presumptive Republican nominee’s “broad and powerful economic agenda.”

AP - Republican John mccain and Democrat Barack obama sought Tuesday to send the same message to a critical constituency: They understand that Hispanics share the same economic concerns as other Americans ? and they will help the whole country prosper.

AP - Barack obama says John mccain's plan to balance the budget doesn't add up. Easy for him to say: It's not a goal he's even trying to reach.

AP - The AFL-CIO plans to begin airing an ad in six presidential battleground states on Thursday that features a Vietnam combat veteran criticizing John mccain's stance on the war in Iraq and on veterans issues.

AP - German Chancellor angela merkel has signaled unease over the prospect of a possible speech by Democratic presidential hopeful Barack obama at Berlin's historic Brandenburg Gate, a spokesman said Wednesday.

Politico - Matt Drudge blew the ram’s horn early Tuesday morning: “Congressional Approval Rating Falls to Single Digits for First Time Ever.” Within minutes, the conservative group Freedom’s Watch was blasting the news out to reporters. And by afternoon, Rep. Adam Putnam of Florida — the No. 3 Republican in the House — had welded it into a cudgel with which to beat the Democrats.

AP - Don't expect to see more of Barack obama's young daughters on television any time soon.