John McCain was campaigning today in Ohio, and advocated in behalf of better health care for Veterans in a Toledo stop.

Republican presidential candidate John McCain said Thursday that better care is needed for injured soldiers coming home from Iraq.

McCain said he wants all veterans to have an electronic health care card that is good at all hospitals. Veterans should not be forced to drive to faraway Veterans Affairs hospitals, he said.

"Too often today, veterans who have a health care need have to go down to the VA and wait in line and wait in line," he said. "That's not right."

McCain's brief stop in suburban Toledo at a diner followed a news conference where he denied a romantic relationship with a female telecommunications lobbyist. He said a report by The New York Times suggesting favoritism for her clients is "not true."

The Arizona senator, well ahead in the race for the party's nomination, shook hands and signed menus at the diner where some customers stood on their seats to see him.

He told customers that U.S. troops are now winning the war in Iraq.

"I know Ohio is divided by this war," he said. "Thank God none of us are divided in our support for the men and women who are serving this nation."

McCain, who also attended a private fundraiser in the Toledo area, said he knows that Ohio's manufacturers are struggling and that helping people find jobs must be a priority. He promised to put more money into worker training at community colleges to help the unemployed.