Latest Romney Ad Hones in on Immigration

Republican presidential hopeful, former Mass. Gov. Mitt Romney talks with reporters after speaking at a gathering of potential supporters, Friday, July 27, 2007, in Adel, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall) (Charlie Neibergall - AP)

Last week another Democratic presidential hopeful, Sen. Chris Dodd of Connecticut, introduced a bill that would allow the family or primary caregivers of wounded military personnel to take up to six months of unpaid leave. The measure would double the 12-week leave provided under the Family and Medical Leave Act, which Dodd authored.

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CINCINNATI (AP) _ Republican presidential candidate John McCain is looking for some Ohio money _ and some Ohio friends _ for his flagging campaign.

The Arizona senator arrived in Cincinnati for a private fundraiser Tuesday evening in the wealthy suburb of Indian Hill after attending a similar event in Cleveland. The evening event was co-hosted by former Sen. Mike DeWine at the home of developer Bob Rhein.

"I'm happy to be back in Ohio where there's lots of money," he told reporters at Cincinnati's airport. "Friends, too."

McCain needs both in this key battleground state. His campaign reported ending the second quarter of the year with $3.2 million cash on hand and $1.8 million in debts.

Still, McCain told reporters that the campaign is now in good shape, despite staff shake-ups in recent weeks.

"Money is coming in fine," he said.

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STORM LAKE, Iowa (AP) _ Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton pledged Tuesday to give public schools the resources they need to properly educate children.

Clinton, addressing teachers and education advocates in this northern Iowa town, also criticized President Bush's "No Child Left Behind" education initiative, one widely scorned by teachers who argue it doesn't provide schools the money needed to meet federal standards.

"I'm not sure we've given you the tools and support you need," Clinton told the crowd. "Everything else has changed."

The New York senator trumpeted her proposal to offer $10 billion over the next decade to improve public schools.

Clinton spoke at a summer conference of the Iowa State Education Association, a union representing 32,000 teachers and one of the most potent political forces in Iowa.

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Associated Press writers Jennifer Talhelm and Devlin Barrett in Washington, Larry O'Dell in Richmond, Va., Amy Lorentzen and Mike Glover in Iowa and Lisa Cornwell in Cincinnati contributed to this report.