AP - It's a political oddity: a TV commercial extolling the public safety record of a sitting mayor, except the spot isn't soliciting votes and the politician's name isn't scheduled to appear on the November ballot.

AP - Obama says Iran should accept EU nuclear proposal and not wait for next US president ... In shadow of Obama trip, McCain works battleground states and raises campaign funds ... German leader's office praises Obama speech as 'positive signal' to Europe ... Secret Service needs $9.5 million more to protect presidential candidates