AP - The independent label sticks to John McCain because he antagonizes fellow Republicans and likes to work with Democrats.

AP - Democratic Sen. Barack Obama on Monday questioned rival Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's opposition to free trade agreements that some voters contend has eliminated thousands of U.S. jobs and mocked her weekend visit to an Indiana bar as pandering to the working class.

AP - As a court takes up the plight of more than 400 children removed from a polygamist compound, parents say the children have been traumatized in state care and are staying in deplorable conditions.

Reuters - Wachovia Corp posted a surprising first-quarter loss on Monday as credit problems from mortgages and other debt soared, prompting the bank to lower its dividend, raise $7 billion in capital and cut jobs.