Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine, a top supporter of Sen. Barack Obama, said Wednesday that while he's not running for Obama's vice president, he will do everything he can to help the presumptive Democratic presidential candidate win in Virginia.
He led Republicans into government shutdowns in the 1990s, and now, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich indicates his party is seriously considering another shutdown threat to force a vote on offshore oil drilling in September.
As election day draws nearer, the economy is becoming the defining issue for more Americans as they size up the candidates, a poll released Wednesday shows.
President Bush, in a speech scheduled on the eve of the 2008 Beijing Olympics, will firmly upbraid the Chinese government for its human rights policies and urge its people to embrace "openness."