Republican presidential candidate John McCain is campaigning in Columbus, Ohio as rival Barack Obama is touring Germany.

McCain said he would love to give a speech in Germany but that he would rather do it as President than as a candidate.

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McCain was planning to meet Louisiania Governor Bobby Jindal in New Orleans Thursday, but bad weather forced him to postpone the trip.

Jindal is rumored to be a possible running mate for McCain.

Friday, McCain plans to meet with Tibet's spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama in Colorado.

The Arizona senator said, "I have been a great admirer of the Dalai Lama," and calls him a "transcendent national role model."