Here are the top campaign stories for June 23rd: McCain offers innovation prize; Will Libertarian siphon votes from McCain?; Obama talks equal pay; Obama and Clinton announce joint appearance location.This is AP Campaign MinuteRepublican presidential candidate John McCain wants to offer a 300-million dollar prize for energy innovation. The government money would go to someone who develops a much more fuel efficient car battery. McCain says it's a small price to pay to help break America's dependence on foreign oil.Democrat Barack Obama was in New Mexico telling women that he would work harder to make sure women get equal pay for equal work. Obama says McCain opposed legislation that would make it easier for women to sue their employers for pay discrimination.Will a former Republican congressman hurt John McCain's chances in the fall? Some in the GOP worry that Bob Barr will siphon votes from McCain. Barr is running for president as the Libertarian candidate.Obama and his former rival Hillary Clinton will make their first campaign appearance in New Hampshire. The joint event will take place Friday in Unity. It will be the first time they've been seen together in public since she suspended her campaign. ___ ___, The Associated Press.
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