A joint appearance at a Yankees' game in New York may raise speculation that Rudy Giuliani is a serious contender for John McCain's running mate.
Barack Obama says he wants the Afghan government to know he's interested in a strong partnership with Afghanistan.
Hundreds of democrats are in Little Rock for the Democratic State Convention. Robinson Exhibition Hall is packed with democrats getting down to business.
The state Democratic Party Saturday blocked former state Representative Dwayne Dobbins of North Little Rock from running as a Democrat for the position he resigned from three years ago to settle a felony sexual assault charge.
A spokesman says Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama has arrived in Afghanistan.
Republican John McCain says he raised more than $21 million in June, his best month so far in terms of fundraising.
At Friday's Jefferson Jackson dinner, the Democratic Party of Arkansas got the chance to celebrate before getting to work at Saturday's state convention. Chairman Bill Gwatney says Saturday's event is when the party will "take care of some housekeeping," such as whether or not to ban former representative Dwayne Dobbins from returning to the House.
Phil Gramm, a top adviser to presidential candidate John McCain, is resigning from the role as campaign co-chairman after his comments that the United States had become a "nation of whiners" who constantly complain about the state of the economy.
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