Democrat Barack Obama said that he would bring Osama bin Laden to justice in a way that wouldn't allow the terrorist to become a martyr, but that Bin Laden may be killed if the U.S. government finds him. He said he wouldn't discuss what approach he would take to bring Bin Laden to justice if he were apprehended. But he said the Nuremberg trials are an inspiration.

HELP FROM LAURA BUSH

Michelle Obama said she was touched that First Lady Laura Bush came to her defense after she was criticized by Republicans for her comment that for the first time in her adult life she was proud of the United States.

Bush told ABC last week: "I think she probably meant 'I'm more proud.' "

Michelle Obama told ABC's "The View" that she sent Bush a note. "That's what I like about Laura Bush. You know, just calm, rational approach to these issues. "

WOMAN SEEKS APOLOGY

A Muslim woman said she and another woman were refused seats directly behind Barack Obama -- and in front of TV cameras -- at a Detroit rally because they wear head scarfs.

Obama spokesman Bill Burton said such actions are "not the policy of the campaign." Hebba Aref, 25, a lawyer, said she has requested Obama apologize directly.

VENDOR APOLOGIZES

The Texas Republican Party is distancing itself from a vendor who sold campaign buttons at last weekend's state convention in Houston that asked, "If Obama is president ... will we still call it The White House?"

The state GOP party said it will donate the $1,500 rent it collected from the vendor, Republicanmarket.com, to flood victims. Vendor Jonathan Alcox, said: "We made a mistake. I realize that now. And I apologize."

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