Submitted by Martina Stewart :
(CNN) -- Sen. Barack Obama is on his way to Europe, the next leg in an international trip intended to bolster his foreign-policy credentials.
The presumptive Democratic presidential nominee was expected to give a speech Thursday in Berlin, Germany. He left Israel after a pre-dawn visit to one of Jerusalem's holiest sites, (Read More)
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Submitted by Infodiva :
They're like the Merry Pranksters, without the merriment or the pranks. A group of four college Republicans have set off across the country in a rented Ford Explorer to remind America that not all young people are Barack Obama supporters, and that it's still possible to drive 2,500 miles without once crossing a Democratic d (Read More)
Submitted by Martina Stewart :
David All glanced around Top of the Hill bar and saw the future of the Republican Party. It looked dim. A who's who of young conservatives had gathered, but they were few, and they were frustrated.
Here were the executive director of the Young Republicans, and the 20-something who helped steer Fred Thompson's Internet ope (Read More)
Submitted by Martina Stewart :
(CNN) -- Sens. John McCain and Barack Obama and the major political parties supporting their presidential bids have amassed campaign war chests totaling almost $200 million, according to campaign finance documents filed this week with the Federal Election Commission.
McCain and the Republicans held a combined cash advantag (Read More)
Submitted by Jasongoldberg :
John McCain attacked Barack Obama both at home and abroad this week. One attack was smart. One wasn't. On Iraq, McCain pressed Obama over his opposition to the troop surge—the strategy that has reduced violence in Iraq and led to modest political gains for the al-Maliki government. This was smart. The topic is on McCain's i (Read More)
Submitted by Martina Stewart :
JERUSALEM (CNN) -- Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama pledged Wednesday to maintain a close relationship between the United States and Israel.
He also said he will work toward bringing peace in the region regardless of whether he is elected president.
Obama spoke during a meeting with Israeli Preside (Read More)
Submitted by Martina Stewart :
(CNN) -- One day after it was revealed that Sen. John McCain was to hold a closed-door meeting with Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, a Republican, Jindal said Wednesday that there is no way he will fill the bottom half of the GOP presidential ticket.
"I'm not going to be the vice presidential nominee or vice president," Jinda (Read More)
Submitted by Martina Stewart :
(CNN) -- Both Sen. Barack Obama and Sen. John McCain are treading some unfamiliar campaign-year terrain this summer as key blocs of ethnic voters shift the electoral landscape and put previously uncontested states, big and small, up for grabs.
In Montana, Obama's spring visit to a Crow reservation highlighted a fresh fight (Read More)
Submitted by Martina Stewart :
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Party Unity My A--!
Not exactly the slogan you want heading into your presidential nominating convention, but one that is being repeated online and in neighborhood bars by a group of disenchanted Democrats, who have dubbed themselves PUMAs.
Why are they angry? It all depends on whom you ask.
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Submitted by Martina Stewart :
ROCHESTER, New Hampshire (CNN) – It's VP tea leaf reading season, and a Republican source who attended a small private meeting with John McCain Tuesday in New Hampshire tells CNN that the GOP candidate dropped a serious hint about Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty.
The Republican source said "out of the blue" McCain told th (Read More)
The Australian | Editors choice :
JOHN McCain slammed the US media's "bizarre love affair" with Barack Obama, as his rival strode the Middle East stage overnight. (Read More)
Reuters :
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - After months of secrecy and intrigue, presidential rivals Barack Obama and John McCain are almost ready to unveil the winners in the vice presidential sweepstakes.
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Think Progress :
During an interview with Sen. John McCain (R-AZ), CBS Evening News host Katie Couric noted that Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) said recently that “there might have been improved security [in Iraq] even without the surge” and asked McCain, “What’s your response to that?” After first calling Obama̵ (Read More)