Archive for July 1st, 2008
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Obama focuses on faith; McCain slams earmarks in crime speech
Sen. Barack Obama said Tuesday that Washington needs to draw on faith-based groups to solve the challenges the country is facing, “from saving our planet to ending poverty.”
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McCain campaign: Clark’s comments ’sad’
Sen. John McCain’s campaign on Monday called retired Gen. Wesley Clark’s remarks that McCain lacks command experience “the lowest form of politics.”
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NRA to target Obama in ad blitz
The National Rifle Association will unveil a $15 million ad campaign against presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama this fall over his record on gun control.
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McCain takes free-trade message south of border
Sen. John McCain, the presumptive Republican nominee for president, arrived in Tuesday in Colombia on a three-day trip that includes Mexico to talk about trade and drugs.
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CNN poll: Obama, McCain in a statistical dead heat
With the dust having finally settled after the prolonged Democratic presidential primary, a new poll shows Sens. John McCain and Barack Obama locked in a statistical dead heat in the race for the White House.
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Presidential Message, Independence Day 2008
More than two centuries ago, bold and courageous visionaries pledged their lives, their fortunes, and their sacred honor in signing the Declaration of Independence. Guided by ancient and eternal truths, our forefathers proclaimed to the world that liberty was the natural right of all mankind and in doing so began one of the greatest chapters in human history. On the Fourth of July, our country commemorates the great achievements of these heroes and reaffirms its unwavering confidence in the power of freedom.
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President Bush Discusses 2008 G8 Summit
President Bush on Wednesday said, “Next week I’m going to travel to Japan for the eighth and final G8 summit of my presidency. At recent summits, G8 countries have made pledges to help developing nations address challenges, from health care to education, to corruption. Now we need to show the world that the G8 can be accountable for its promises and deliver results. As I said the other day, we need people who not only make promises, but write checks, for the sake of human rights and human dignity, and for the sake of peace.”
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Obama courts conservatives with new faith program (AP)
AP – Taking a page from President Bush, Democrat Barack Obama said Tuesday he wants to expand White House efforts to steer social service dollars to religious groups, risking protests in his own party with his latest aggressive reach for voters who usually vote Republican. -
Bill Clinton, Obama have ‘terrific conversation’
Former President Clinton and Sen. Barack Obama talked by phone Monday morning, representatives of both said, as the Democrats sought to quash rumors that Clinton holds a grudge against the man who knocked his wife out of contention for the party’s presidential nomination.
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Obama Deploys Forces to Long-Neglected Republican Strongholds (Bloomberg)
Bloomberg – July 2 (Bloomberg) — The Mansfield, Ohio, town square
hasn’t seen a Democratic presidential candidate since John F.
Kennedy in 1960. Barack Obama may change that.
