Clinton admits spending own cash on campaign

Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama girded themselves for more fierce battles in their tight race for the Democratic presidential nomination, as Clinton disclosed she lent millions of dollars to her presidential campaign to fuel the costly White House fight.

Republican front-runner John McCain, meanwhile, reached out to his conservative critics with an appeal yesterday to find “something we can agree on” as he focused on translating his big “Super Tuesday” wins into the party’s presidential nomination.