Senator John McCain and the two Democratic presidential hopefuls made campaign appearances in the Northeast, while Mitt Romney set off on a coast-to-coast swing.
AP - President Bush sent the nation's first-ever $3 trillion budget proposal to Congress on Monday, contending that the spending blueprint will fulfill his chief responsibility to keep America safe.
AP - Sen. John McCain defended his conservative credentials Monday as rival Mitt Romney claimed he was true to core Republican values in the final push before Super Tuesday. Democratic Sens. Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton, locked in a tight race, searched for support in the delegate-rich Northeast.
AP - The U.S. military said Monday it accidentally killed nine Iraqi civilians during an operation targeting al-Qaida in Iraq — the deadliest known case of mistaken identity in recent months.
With a new poll showing their race in a virtual dead heat, the Democratic presidential candidates are making their final pitches to voters in nearly two dozen states before Super Tuesday. The poll shows Sen. Barack Obama has erased Sen. Hillary Clinton's lead.
Republican front-runner John McCain is hoping to keep his momentum strong going into Super Tuesday, while rival Mitt Romney is telling voters in his final push that he is the conservative alternative to McCain.
Democrats across the country are abuzz over the possibility of the "dream ticket" featuring Sens. Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama running for the White House in November.