News For Sunday Jul 20, 2008 News For Sunday Jul 20, 2008

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McCain to speak at Sept. 11 forum on volunteerism - Added 4 weeks ago

Republican presidential hopeful John McCain will speak about the need for public service at a national forum on that topic being held in New York on the anniversary of the Sept. 11 terror attacks. ServiceNation, a...

Unlike McCain, many seniors depend on the Web - Added 4 weeks ago

If Sen. John McCain is really serious about becoming a Web-savvy citizen, perhaps Kathryn Robinson can help. Robinson is now 106 _ that's 35 years older than McCain _ and she began using the Internet at 98, at the...

Dobson shifts positions, may endorse McCain - Added 4 weeks ago

Conservative Christian leader James Dobson has softened his stance against Republican presidential hopeful John McCain, saying he could reverse his position and endorse the Arizona senator despite serious misgivings. ...

Giuliani takes McCain out to the ballgame - Added 4 weeks ago

With Democrat Barack Obama on the other side of the planet, Republican presidential candidate John McCain stayed closer to home Sunday, visiting Yankee Stadium with former Mayor Rudy Giuliani. The two high-profile...

Obama: Step up effort against Taliban, al-Qaida - Added 4 weeks ago

Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama said Sunday the United States, NATO and Afghanistan must do more to combat the Taliban and al-Qaida, and he urged stronger steps to prod Pakistan into eliminating...

Rice: Obama's success is great gain for blacks - Added 4 weeks ago

Condoleezza Rice says it's a remarkable accomplishment that a black politician is on track for his party's presidential nomination. The secretary of state said Democrat Barack Obama's likely nomination shows the...

Obama to speak near Berlin's Brandenburg Gate - Added 4 weeks ago

Barack Obama's campaign said Sunday he will give a speech on the future of trans-Atlantic relations in front of a Prussian war monument in downtown Berlin _ in view of the historic Brandenburg Gate. The announcement...

From shipping lobbyist to McCain adviser - Added 4 weeks ago

Playing a dual role as shipping lobbyist and member of a federal advisory panel, John McCain's campaign policy coordinator helped shape a controversial homeland security initiative that has taken the government 5 1/2...

Today on the presidential campaign trail - Added 4 weeks ago

IN THE HEADLINES Obama pledges support for Afghanistan ... McCain raises more than $21 million in June, spends more than he raises as part of strategy ... Pentecostal minister planning Democratic convention promotes...

Gore: Clinton campaign changed perception of women - Added 4 weeks ago

Al Gore said Sunday that Hillary Rodham Clinton's campaign for the White House helped change society's perception of women. But the former vice president, who has endorsed Barack Obama, demurred when asked whether the...

Obama to speak at Berlin's Victory Column - Added 4 weeks ago

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. ...

Iraqi leader: US should leave as soon as possible - Added 4 weeks ago

Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki says U.S. troops should leave Iraq "as soon as possible," according to a magazine report, and he called presidential candidate Barack Obama's suggestion of 16 months "the right...

McCain paying down primary funds in advance of cap - Added 4 weeks ago

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. ...

Obama has breakfast with troops in Afghan capital - Added 4 weeks ago

Barack Obama had breakfast Sunday with U.S. troops in Kabul as part of his visit to Afghanistan. Military spokesman Lt. Col. Dave Johnson said Obama went to an American base in the Afghan capital to dine with soldiers...

Gore pushes environment with activist bloggers - Added 4 weeks ago

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...

At the Democrats' party, a Pentecostal minister - Added 4 weeks ago

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...

McCain paying down primary funds in advance of cap - Added 4 weeks ago

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. ...

For better or worse, McCain wedded to town halls - Added 4 weeks ago

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...

Today on the presidential campaign trail - Added 4 weeks ago

IN THE HEADLINES On trip to Mideast and Europe, Obama to meet with heads of state and opposition leaders ... McCain economic adviser Gramm leaves after 'nation of whiners' flap ... John McCain, Conan O'Brien agree that...

McCain raises more than $21 million in June - Added 4 weeks ago

Republican presidential candidate John McCain raised more than $21 million in June and spent nearly $26 million, the campaign reported Friday night. According to filings with the Federal Election Commission, McCain...

McCain, Conan agree: Age jokes getting old - Added 4 weeks ago

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...

Foes no more, McCain, Romney warm to each other - Added 4 weeks ago

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...

McCain adviser Gramm quits after 'whiners' remarks - Added 4 weeks ago

Former Texas Sen. Phil Gramm resigned Friday from his role as GOP presidential candidate John McCain's campaign co-chairman, hoping to quiet the uproar that followed his comments that the United States had become a...

McCain pledges to help auto industry rebuild - Added 4 weeks ago

!!-- AUDIO:202,201,200,199,197 -->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...

McCain adviser Gramm quits after 'whiners' remarks - Added 4 weeks ago

Phil Gramm, a top adviser to presidential candidate John McCain, is resigning from the role as campaign co-chairman after his comments that the United States had become a "nation of whiners" who constantly complain...

McCain TV ad accuses Obama of shifting Iraq views - Added 4 weeks ago

Republican John McCain launched a new television ad Friday that accuses presidential rival Barack Obama of switching positions on Iraq "to help himself become president" just as the Democratic candidate prepared to make...

McCain, Obama hedge on costly new Marine One - Added 4 weeks ago

John McCain and Barack Obama vow to reform the nation's defense procurement if elected president, yet each is unwilling to take a firm stand against the skyrocketing cost of a plum White House perk: the new Marine One...

Obama to meet with leaders in Mideast, Europe - Added 4 weeks ago

Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama intends to sit down with European leaders as well as King Abdullah of Jordan, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas as part of a...

Analysis: Accord may blur disputes over Iraq war - Added 4 weeks ago

A new U.S.-Iraqi agreement raising the possibility of a withdrawal timeline threatens to complicate the war policies of presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain. It bolsters Obama's call for a quick exit...

Today on the presidential campaign trail - Added 4 weeks ago

IN THE HEADLINES McCain TV ad accuses Obama of shifting views on Iraq for political gain ... Poll: Excitement over presidential race grows, but McCain's backers less fired up than Obama's ... McCain tells auto workers...

Adwatch: McCain criticizes Obama on Iraq - Added 4 weeks ago

TITLE: "Troop Funding." LENGTH: 30 seconds AIRING: National cable and Colorado, Iowa, Michigan, Missouri, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Wisconsin. SCRIPT: VOICEOVER: "Barack...

Poll: McCain backers' excitement lags Obama voters - Added 4 weeks ago

John McCain is facing an excitement deficit. While overall interest in the presidential campaign has swelled since last fall, backers of Barack Obama are more fired up and express more loyalty to their candidate than...

Method for AP-Yahoo poll on voters - Added 4 weeks ago

The AP-Yahoo News Poll is a unique study that is tracking the moods and opinions of a group of people throughout the presidential election campaign. The fifth wave of this study included re-interviews of 1,759 people...

Poll finds racial gap over excitement of campaign - Added 4 weeks ago

An Associated Press-Yahoo News poll found differences in how engaged various groups of voters are in the presidential campaign. A RACIAL GAP In the AP-Yahoo News poll conducted in June, 49 percent of blacks said they...

Obama to meet with German leader Merkel - Added 4 weeks ago

Chancellor Angela Merkel's spokesman says the German leader will welcome U.S. presidential hopeful Barack Obama to her office in Berlin next Thursday. Spokesman Ulrich Wilhelm says the meeting at the chancellery is...

Obama's trip: 1st high-profile step on world stage - Added 4 weeks ago

Sen. Barack Obama 's trip to the Middle East and Europe marks his first high-profile step onto the international stage, a campaign-season audition of sorts for a presidential hopeful pledging a new era in diplomacy and...

Obama raises $52M in June, setting torrid new pace - Added 4 weeks ago

Though he's raking in the cash so far, Barack Obama's decision to forgo public funds for the fall campaign means he must keep up his torrid pace _ a tall order that will tax his time, test his Internet support and...

DNC sets up independent operation to help Obama - Added 4 weeks ago

The Democratic National Committee plans to target Republican John McCain and help Democrat Barack Obama with an independent ad campaign run by veteran Democratic strategist Jonathan Prince, Democrats familiar with the...

McCain says he's glad Obama going to Iraq, sort of - Added 4 weeks ago

John McCain's presidential campaign had a hard time Thursday with Barack Obama's upcoming overseas trip. The Democratic presidential candidate will visit the Middle East and Europe, with announced stops in Jordan,...

Obama calls criticism of wife 'infuriating' - Added 4 weeks ago

What gets under Barack Obama's skin? Criticism of his wife, Michelle Obama. In an interview with Glamour magazine, Obama said attacks on his wife are "infuriating." The likely Democratic presidential nominee blamed the...

Fact Check: Obama's position on Afghanistan - Added 4 weeks ago

Just what is the best way to explain Barack Obama's stand on Afghanistan _ has he shown great leadership or is he a Johnny come lately? Potential Obama running mate Sen. Joe Biden has used both descriptions. ...

Clinton says he's ready to campaign for Obama - Added 5 weeks ago

Former President Clinton said Thursday he is eager to campaign for Barack Obama whenever the Democrat needs him, but has not given any thought to whether he wants to speak at the party convention in Denver. "I told him...

McCain eyes longer gas tax reprieve to aid drivers - Added 5 weeks ago

John McCain said Thursday that his proposal to suspend the gas tax for three months this summer may need to be extended longer if high gas prices continue to take a toll on the economy. "I think we ought to seriously...

Obama's summer travel partly courtesy of taxpayers - Added 5 weeks ago

Burnishing his foreign policy credentials, Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama is traveling this summer to Iraq and Afghanistan _ and the taxpayers will be footing the bill. His Republican opponent, John...

Today on the presidential campaign trail - Added 5 weeks ago

IN THE HEADLINES Obama's trip to Mideast, Europe: Campaign-season audition for pledge of new era in diplomacy ... Obama campaign raised $52 million last month, has $92.3 million in bank with DNC ... Evangelicals...

Texas Democrats look to Obama to help them rebound - Added 5 weeks ago

Democrats are climbing out of the political graveyard in Texas where George W. Bush buried them. But winning local and legislative races is a far cry from delivering the state for their presidential nominee. The...

Political Play of the Day: Obama becomes a gym rat - Added 5 weeks ago

Sometimes it's hard to tell if Barack Obama is running for president of the United States or Mr. Universe. The Democratic presidential contender exercises regularly, but over a 24-hour span this week, he took it to a...

McCain gets Social Security but criticizes system - Added 5 weeks ago

Although Republican presidential candidate John McCain has called Social Security "a disgrace," he still cashes his own retirement check every month. "I'm receiving the benefits, the system is broken and,...

Minn.'s senator of 62 days seeks 6 more years - Added 5 weeks ago

Dean Barkley _ lawyer, political kingmaker, and bus driver _ has spent 62 days in the U.S. Senate, which he calls "the most prestigious club on earth." Now he wants back in. As a perennial third-party candidate with...

McCain hasn't ignited the passions of evangelicals - Added 5 weeks ago

Stirring her morning coffee, lifelong Republican Grace Droog voiced her doubts _ and those of many evangelical voters _ about what she isn't hearing from John McCain in this year's presidential election. "I look for...