Archive for July 5th, 2008

  • President Bush Participates in Joint Press Availability with Prime Minister Fukuda of Japan

    President Bush on Sunday said, “We discussed a variety of subjects, starting with… our work together to make sure the Korean Peninsula, all the Korean Peninsula, is free of nuclear weapons. I am fully aware of the sensitivity of the issue here in your country. I am aware that people want to make sure that the abduction issue is not ignored, and that there are suspicions about whether or not the North Koreans will be fully forthcoming. I view this process as a multi-step process that requires strong verification.”

  • President Bush Participates in Joint Press Availability with Prime Minister Fukuda of Japan - July 6, 2008

    President Bush on Sunday said, “We discussed a variety of subjects, starting with… our work together to make sure the Korean Peninsula, all the Korean Peninsula, is free of nuclear weapons. I am fully aware of the sensitivity of the issue here in your country. I am aware that people want to make sure that the abduction issue is not ignored, and that there are suspicions about whether or not the North Koreans will be fully forthcoming. I view this process as a multi-step process that requires strong verification.”

  • Obama ‘puzzled’ by Iraq remarks furor

    Are Barack Obama's recent comments signs of smart strategy, or a change of course? MSNBC's Alex Witt reports. (MSNBC)Barack Obama said his plan to end the Iraq war was unchanged and he was puzzled by the sharp reaction to his statement that he might “refine” his timetable for withdrawing U.S. combat troops.

  • Dems hit GOP on Medicare cuts

    Sen. Dick Durbin, the No. 2 Democrat, accused Republicans of putting seniors and military families at risk by siding with President Bush against a measure to prevent Medicare cuts.

  • Obama says he’s ‘been very consistent’ on Iraq

    Sen. Barack Obama, speaking on board his campaign plane as it headed to St. Louis on Saturday, continued to defend his position on Iraq — and questioned reporters’ parsing of his words.

  • NYT: McCain battles the teleprompter

    US Republican presidential hopeful John McCain during a press conference at the Federal Police building in Mexico City on July 3, 2008. McCain arrived in Mexico Wednesday on the second stop of his short Latin America tour seeking to score points with the large Latino voting block back home. AFP PHOTO/Alfredo ESTRELLA (Photo credit should read ALFREDO ESTRELLA/AFP/Getty Images)John McCain has thrived in the give-and-take of campaign buses, late-night TV couches and town meetings. Now come the more formal speaking demands of a general election campaign.

  • Obama Says He’ll Strive to Break Republican Grip (Bloomberg)

    Bloomberg - July 5 (Bloomberg) — Democratic presidential candidate
    Barack Obama says he will be “greedy” in his quest to break
    the Republican Party’s decades-long hold on the South.

  • Obama Says He’ll Strive to Break Republican Grip (Correct) (Bloomberg)

    Bloomberg - July 5 (Bloomberg) — Democratic presidential candidate
    Barack Obama says he will be “greedy” in his quest to break
    the Republican Party’s decades-long hold on the South.

  • Analysis: McCain struggles to regain footing (AP)

    US Republican presidential hopeful John McCain speaks during a press conference at the Federal Police building in Mexico City on July 3, 2008. White House hopefuls Barack Obama and McCain marked the US Independence Day holiday Friday with parades, picnics and odes to patriotism.(AFP/Alfredo Estrella)AP - John McCain calls himself an underdog. That may be an understatement.

  • Obama, Clinton Plan Joint Fundraisers

    Democrats Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton will help each other raise money in a series of fundraisers in New York next week