Bloomberg - July 25 (Bloomberg) -- Political strategists and pollsters are on the hunt for the ``soccer moms'' and ``Nascar dads'' of 2008, the blocs of swing voters with enough clout to turn the tide in the presidential race.

AP - Obama says Iran should accept EU nuclear proposal and not wait for next US president ... McCain mocks Obama policy for Iraq as 'audacity of hopelessness' that could have lost the war ... German leader's office praises Obama speech as 'positive signal' to Europe ... Secret Service needs $9.5 million more to protect presidential candidates