• Obama beats McCain in Europe donations 7/25/2008, 7:19 a.m. EDT
LONDON (AP) — Barack Obama's campaign has received roughly 10 times more money from declared U.S. donors living in Germany, France and Britain than his Republican rival, reflecting his popularity in Europe as he makes his first tour of the continent as the presumed Democratic nominee.

• Analysis: Bush's policy shifts affect Obama 7/25/2008, 5:13 a.m. EDT
WASHINGTON (AP) — Barack Obama wants to sound like the voice of reason on U.S. foreign policy — the guy who would abandon Bush administration policies he sees as shortsighted, self-defeating or just plain wrong. Problem is, George Bush keeps beating him to it.

• Today on the presidential campaign trail 7/25/2008, 3:00 a.m. EDT
(AP) — IN THE HEADLINES

• AP Exclusive: Secret Service wants more money 7/25/2008, 1:30 a.m. EDT
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Secret Service has asked for an extra $9.5 million to cover unexpected costs of protecting the presidential candidates during what has turned into an historic year for the agency's campaign security job.

• Obama urges Europeans, Americans to defeat terror 7/25/2008, 1:25 a.m. EDT
BERLIN (AP) — Cheered by an enormous international crowd, Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama on Thursday summoned Europeans and Americans together to "defeat terror and dry up the well of extremism that supports it" as surely as they conquered communism a generation ago.

• Israelis, Palestinians: Mixed feelings about Obama 7/25/2008, 1:24 a.m. EDT
JERUSALEM (AP) — Both Israelis and Palestinians came away from Barack Obama's visit to the Holy Land with the feeling he would do more for Mideast peace than President Bush has. But neither side seemed fully convinced that Obama would have their interests at heart.

• Rice unconcerned by freelance campaign diplomacy 7/25/2008, 1:23 a.m. EDT
PERTH, Australia (AP) — If Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is worried that Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama is complicating the Bush administration's foreign policy with freelance campaign diplomacy, she isn't showing it.

• McCain visits German restaurant — in Ohio 7/24/2008, 7:57 p.m. EDT
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Republican presidential candidate John McCain had his own German experience Thursday — at a restaurant in Ohio. He asserted that he was happy to devote his time this week to touring the nation's heartland.

• Obama urges Europeans, Americans to defeat terror 7/24/2008, 7:38 p.m. EDT
BERLIN (AP) — Cheered by an enormous international crowd, Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama on Thursday summoned Europeans and Americans together to "defeat terror and dry up the well of extremism that supports it" as surely as they conquered communism a generation ago.

• Secret Service wants more money for candidates 7/24/2008, 7:36 p.m. EDT
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Secret Service has asked for an extra $9.5 million to cover unexpected costs of protecting the presidential candidates during what has turned into an historic year for the agency's campaign security job.

• Voters greet Obama trip with praise, skepticism 7/24/2008, 7:13 p.m. EDT
(AP) — Calculated political ploy. Timely foreign outreach. A dash of each? Ask voters across the country about Barack Obama's image-packed week of foreign travel and you'll get a mix of admiration, suspicion, even a couple of bored shrugs.

• Views of voters on Obama's overseas trip 7/24/2008, 6:25 p.m. EDT
(AP) — Quotes from people in the United States on Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama's trip to Europe and the Middle East:

• Obama scraps visit to wounded US troops in Germany 7/24/2008, 6:20 p.m. EDT
BERLIN (AP) — Sen. Barack Obama scrapped plans to visit wounded members of the armed forces in Germany as part of his overseas trip, a decision his campaign said was made because the Democratic presidential candidate thought it would be inappropriate on a campaign-funded journey.

• Voters greet Obama trip with praise, skepticism 7/24/2008, 5:37 p.m. EDT
(AP) — Calculated political ploy. Timely foreign outreach. A dash of each? Ask voters across the country about Barack Obama's image-packed week of foreign travel and you'll get a mix of admiration, suspicion, even a couple of bored shrugs.

• Today on the presidential campaign trail 7/24/2008, 5:35 p.m. EDT
(AP) — IN THE HEADLINES