(Mitt Romney on Hannity and Colmes last night, Pt. 1)

(Part 2)

(Politicker)

"I can't be more clear about this. No. Not interested," [John Kerry Senate campaign manager Roger] Lau told PolitickerMA.com. "The only job John Kerry is running for, contemplating, or considering, is the one he already has as senator from Massachusetts."

(Fox News)

"I've got three teenage daughters," [Mark] Warner said. "Their hope is that I will not engage in national politics beyond the Senate race while they're still in high school. And we spent a lot of time as a family talking about it."

(Portsmouth Daily Times)

When U.S. Sen. John McCain arrives in Portsmouth Wednesday, as part of his campaign to become the next president of the United States, he will be welcomed by Rob Portman.

"I've delivered about three dozen speeches around the state this year on behalf of Republicans and John McCain," said Portman, a former White House budget director, U.S. trade representative and U.S. representative from Ohio's 2nd District. "In all of those speeches, I talk about Sen. McCain and why I'm supporting him."

(New York Daily News)

A grassroots group determined to promote Secretary of State Rice as Republican John McCain's potential vice presidential nominee plans to survey NAACP members this weekend to gauge the viability of her candidacy.

Richard Holt, national director for the group, Think Condi, will query NAACP members Saturday at the opening of the organization's annual convention in Cincinnati.

"Our efforts will help keep the voters aware that Condi Rice is the best vice-presidential choice for John McCain," Holt told The Mouth. "We are encouraging him to pick her."

(Marc Ambinder)

Barack Obama's vice presidential selection team has begun to ask potential candidates for information and documents, a signal that the formal vetting phase of the search process has begun.

(The Hill)

"The Hill asked all 97 senators who are not running for president the same question: "If you were asked, would you accept an offer to be the VP nominee?"

Some senators laughed, but others took the question seriously. A story about these responses appears in the May 13 print edition of The Hill and at thehill.com.

Here, verbatim, are the 97 responses."