Obama nears Clinton in total fundraising

WASHINGTON - Sen. Barack Obama's bombshell announcement Wednesday that his presidential campaign already has raised $25 million grabbed the political world's attention and threatened Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's hope of locking up the Democratic nomination early.

Bush accuses Democrats

By setting timetable, Democrats say they are trying to do what public wants

WASHINGTON - President Bush turned up the rhetorical heat Tuesday on antiwar Democrats in Congress, saying that their insistence on adding troop-withdrawal terms to a war-spending bill risks delaying money that's needed within weeks and could endanger service members in Iraq.

United States concerned with smuggling in Mexican trucks

COATZACOALCOS, Mexico (MCT) - It's not just oil terminals and tankers in Mexico that create security concerns for the United States. Since Sept. 11, U.S. security experts have worried that Mexico could be used to smuggle weapons or bombs into the United States.