In the Headlines

"Crowd applauds Obama's call for personal responsibility" (Glen Johnson and Dan Sewell, Chicago Sun-Times) - Barack Obama received a prideful welcome from the annual NAACP convention Monday night, but in a stirring speech to the nation's oldest civil rights organization, he nonetheless insisted blacks must show greater responsibility for improving their own lives.

"McCain's turn before La Raza in San Diego" (Robin Abcarian and Nicole Gaouette, Los Angeles Times) - He didn't break into Spanish, nor did he back down from his emphatic position that border security must be the cornerstone of immigration overhaul. But Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) continued his fervid courtship of Latino voters Monday, speaking to about 2,000 people at the National Council of La Raza's annual convention the day after his Democratic opponent, Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois, came calling.

"Obama Will Meet Palestinian Leaders in the West Bank" (John Broder and Isabel Kershner, New York Times) - Senator Barack Obama, the likely Democratic presidential nominee, will meet with Palestinian leaders in the West Bank during his trip overseas next week, the first details of which began to emerge on Monday.

"Democrats' focus shifts to South" (Donald Lambro, Washington Times) - Political analysts expect Republican Sen. John McCain to sweep most, if not all, of the 11 Southern states that made up the Old Confederacy. However, some say Democratic Sen. Barack Obama has a shot at scoring upsets in three or four states where the freshman senator is heavily focusing most of his resources and where the presidential race appears close: Florida, Georgia, North Carolina and Virginia.

From the Morning Shows

Morning Joe - Obama communications director Robert Gibbs, on McCain's edge over Obama in national-security: "I think first of all I think John McCain is known a bit more widely than Barack Obama. They know his military background. ... The reason why Barack Obama still does well is because people are concerned not just about national security, but about economic security."

From Late Night

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