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Analysis: Bush's policy shifts affect Obama
Barack Obama wants to sound like the voice of reason on U.S. foreign policy _ the guy who would abandon Bush administration policies he sees as shortsighted, self-defeating or just plain wrong.
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White House reverses experts on Yellowstone policy
In this May 26, 2001 file photo, Vice President Dick Cheney, accompanied by then-Interior Secretary Gale Norton, participates in a ceremony at the JY Ranch in Moose, Wy.
"...Sticking Main Street Americans with Wall Street's bill is a shame on Washington."
Republican presidential hopeful John McCain Thursday sharply criticized the mortgage bailout bill pending in Congress, calling it outrageous.
Israelis, Palestinians: Mixed feelings about Obama
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., center, visits the Western Wall in Jerusalem, Thursday, July 24, 2008.
House set to OK $48 billion in global AIDS fight
Expanding on a program that has saved and prolonged the lives of millions in Africa alone, the House prepared Thursday to pass and send to President Bush legislation that triples money to fight AIDS, malaria ...
Rice praises 'good spirits' in six-party nuclear talks
SINGAPORE: US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice pressed her North Korean counterpart to move rapidly on new nuclear disarmament steps yesterday but hailed the "good spirit" at unprecedented six-party talks.
US wants to shift $226 million on Pakistan money
The State Department wants to use about two-thirds of its proposed military equipment aid for Pakistan's anti-terrorism programs to help the key U.S. ally upgrade its aging fleet of U.S.-made F-16 fighter ...
House backs $8 billion for highway trust fund
By JIM ABRAMS The Associated Press Wednesday, July 23, 2008; 2:17 PM WASHINGTON -- The House on Wednesday approved an $8 billion infusion into the highway trust fund, restoring temporary solvency to the federal ...
McCain denies he misstated timing of Iraq surge; says some elements began before Bush's order
Republican John McCain is pushing back against Democratic criticism that he misstated the timing of the buildup of troops ordered by President Bush in early 2007.
Black Military Officers Rare 60 Years After Military Desegregated: AP
Sixty years after President Truman desegregated the military, senior black officers are still rare, particularly among the highest ranks.
Obama campaign: McCain flubs on Iraq timeline
John McCain maintains Barack Obama is wrong about the Iraq war. Obama's campaign says McCain is trying to talk around a flubbed statement about the war.
Fannie, Freddie may not need a cent
A federal rescue of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac could cost taxpayers $25 billion, congressional budget experts said Tuesday, as lawmakers put final touches on legislation that would tap the troubled mortgage ...
President Bush to Visit Georgia, Help Raise Money for Candidate
President George Bush will be visiting Georgia on Tuesday to honor an Athens woman for her volunteerism and also to help raise money for GOP Congressional candidate Rick Goddard.
President Bush gestures during remarks about Colombian Independence Day in the East Room of the White House in Washington.
US praises India's Singh over nuclear pact
The White House warmly praised embattled Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday for "soldiering on" with a controversial US-India nuclear pact despite stiff opposition at home.
Obamamania in full flight ahead of tour of Europe
U.S. presidential candidate Barack Obama laughs as he talks to the Iraqi President Jalal Talabani, unseen, in Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, July 21, 2008.
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Would 'Rathergate' Make a Good Movie? Hollywood Insiders Working on Screen Adaptation
Rather: Ready for His Close-up? The Media Mob has learned that a team of Hollywood insiders is currently working on a screen adaptation of Truth And Duty: The Press, the President, and the Privilege of Power - ...
White House: Iran, DPRK remain in "axis of evil"
The White House said Monday that Iran and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea remain part of the "axis of evil" labeled by U.S. President George W. Bush in 2002.
U.S. President George Bush Monday met with Kosovo's president and prime minister in the Oval Office and voiced his strong support for Kosovo's independence.
Jones Asks for Commuted Sentence
Should her term be commuted? : Marion Jones after her sentencing in January. As the Times reported on Saturday, disgraced Olympic track star Marion Jones has asked President Bush to commute her six-month prison ...