President Bush extended a law that could give some of the thousands of interpreters working for the American military refuge in the US under a special visa program.
Senator Barack Obama became the first candidate of a major party to decline public financing, arguing that the system had collapsed and would put him at a disadvantage.
AP - A long-delayed Iraq war funding bill sailed through the House on Thursday, along with historic increases in college aid for returning troops and help for the unemployed and Midwestern flood victims.
AP - Former Sens. John Edwards and Sam Nunn are on a list of potential running mates for Democrat Barack Obama, a congresswoman said Thursday, one day after she met with the team Obama has reviewing possible candidates.
AP - President Bush, surveying the aftermath of devastating floods during a lightning-quick tour of the Midwest on Thursday, assured residents and rescuers alike that he is listening to their concerns and understands their exhaustion.
Sen. Barack Obama's decision to forgo public financing sparked a bitter row between the Democrat's camp and that of his rival, Sen. John McCain. The Republican's campaign accused the presumed Democratic nominee of breaking a promise to stay in the public financing system.