http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080204/ap_on_el_pr/campaign_rdp]Candidates make final Super Tuesday push (AP) [/URL]



AP - Sen. John McCain defended his conservative credentials Monday as rival Mitt Romney claimed he was true to core Republican values in the final push before Super Tuesday. Democrats Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton, locked in a tight race, searched for support in the delegate-rich Northeast.