Obama to speak at Berlin's Victory Column
 CHICAGO (AP) -- Barack Obama's office said Sunday he will give a speech on the U.S. partnership with Germany and trans-Atlantic relations in front of the gold-topped Victory Column, or Siegessaeule, in the heart of downtown Berlin. The Democratic presidential conten... |
Obama meets Afghan president Karzai
 KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama pledged steadfast aid to Afghanistan in talks with its Western-backed leader Sunday and vowed to pursue the war on terror "with vigor" if he is elected, an Afghan official said. On the second... |
Gore pushes environment with activist bloggers
 AUSTIN, Texas (AP) -- Last year it was about the candidates. This year it's the climate. Former Vice President Al Gore made a surprise appearance Saturday at the Netroots Nation conference, a gathering of nearly 2,000 left-leaning bloggers and political organizers.... |
At the Democrats' party, a Pentecostal minister
 DENVER (AP) -- The request befuddled Leah Daughtry. The experienced political hand in charge of planning next month's Democratic National Convention - a self-described "black chick from Brooklyn" and ordained Pentecostal minister who keeps a Bible in her purse - did... |
McCain paying down primary funds in advance of cap
 WASHINGTON (AP) -- Faced with a spending cap for his fall campaign, Republican presidential candidate John McCain is aggressively spending more money than he is raising during summer months and methodically reducing his cash reserves. McCain raised more than $21 mil... |
For better or worse, McCain wedded to town halls
 DENVER (AP) -- John McCain was in his favorite campaign setting, a town hall meeting, when he spotted a promising target. "I'd love to recognize you first, sir," the Republican presidential candidate said to a man in a Vietnam War veteran's hat. Instead of a softbal... |
McCain, Conan agree: Age jokes getting old
 NEW YORK (AP) -- How old is John McCain? So old, the jokes about it are getting old. So at a taping Friday night of NBC's "Late Night with Conan O'Brien," the host asked the Republican presidential candidate for some new material. "We all agree on a take on you, whi... |
Foes no more, McCain, Romney warm to each other
 WASHINGTON (AP) -- Just as Republican John McCain was unloading on his Democratic presidential rival Friday, he was offering warm, effusive words for once bitter foe Mitt Romney. And Romney, the mega-millionaire former Republican governor of Massachusetts, was pledg... |
McCain pledges to help auto industry rebuild
 WARREN, Mich. (AP) -- Republican presidential candidate John McCain pledged Friday to help auto workers rebuild their industry and in the process jump-start the entire U.S. economy. On the day McCain visited one of the areas hardest hit by the economic downturn and... |
Obama meets Afghan president Karzai
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama pledged steadfast aid to Afghanistan in talks with its Western-backed leader Sunday and vowed to pursue the war on terror "with vigor" if he is elected, an Afghan official said. On the second... |
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