1.   He said recently passed state regulations setting minimum gun safety requirements and tight regulations of sales made the defeat slightly easier to stomach.

2.   However, McCain also could support raising the individual contribution limits to presidential candidates if certain other reforms also passed, he says.

3.   If passed by the UAW, Navistar said its board likely will approve funding for the new trucks at its October meeting.

4.   He has said passing the extra measure, to make up for a wider shortfall than expected, was one of his priorities.