Archive for July 25th, 2008
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Obama: More NATO troops means tax cuts at home
Barack Obama said Friday that persuading NATO allies to contribute more troops to Afghanistan could lead to U.S. troop cuts and help improve the U.S. economy, with reduced military expenditure being diverted into tax cuts to help middle class families.
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Obama: Help from allies will improve things at home
America’s allies in Europe are crucial to the success of anti-terror efforts in Afghanistan and Iraq and in helping solve economic problems at home, Sen. Barack Obama told CNN on Friday.
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President’s Radio Address
In his weekly radio address President Bush said, “America is leading the cause of human rights. Over the past seven years, we’ve spoken out against human rights abuses by tyrannical regimes like those in Iran and Syria, Cuba, Sudan, and Zimbabwe. We’ve spoken candidly about human rights with nations with whom America has good relations, such as Egypt and Saudi Arabia and China. And to ensure that our Nation continues to speak out for those who have no other voice, I recently issued a directive instructing all senior U.S. officials serving in undemocratic countries to maintain regular contact with political dissidents and democracy activists. With all these steps, we’re helping defeat the forces of violent extremism by offering a more hopeful vision of freedom. And as this vision takes hold in more nations around the world, America will be safer here at home.”
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McCain: bin Laden could face Nuremberg-like justice
Sen. John McCain on Friday said as president he would consider bringing Osama bin Laden to justice through a Nuremberg-like international trial.
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McCain rejects ‘audacity of hopelessness’ for Iraq (AP)
AP – Republican presidential candidate John McCain, ridiculing Barack Obama for “the audacity of hopelessness” in his policies on Iraq, said Friday that the entire Middle East could have plunged into war had U.S. troops been withdrawn as his rival advocated. -
NYT: Bush, McCain diverging in foreign policy?
President Bush’s decisions on Iraq troop withdrawals and talks with Iran and North Korea have put John McCain on the defensive.
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Obama Gets Love from Sarkozy
The French President can barely contain his admiration for the American candidate — neither can the French public and media
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McCain says Obama’s judgment on Iraq “failed” (Reuters)
Reuters – Republican presidential candidate John
McCain slammed Democratic rival Barack Obama on Friday for poor
judgment on the Iraq war, laying out in sharp terms his
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McCain urges China to free Tibetans
Republican presidential candidate John McCain on Friday called on China to release Tibetan prisoners as he met with the Dalai Lama. -
Obama’s Private Prayer ‘Leaked’
A prayer note placed by the presidential hopeful in Jerusalem’s Western Wall is removed and published in Israel
