Archive for July 26th, 2008
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McCain camp pounces on Obama troop visit cancellation
Sen. John McCain’s campaign lashed out at Sen. Barack Obama on Saturday for canceling a visit to an American military base in Germany on Thursday.
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Obama says conditions to dictate final Iraq force (Reuters)
Reuters - Democratic presidential candidate
Barack Obama said in an interview published on Saturday the
size of a residual U.S. force left in Iraq after the withdrawal
of combat troops would be “entirely conditions-based.” -
Obama defends tour, says McCain shifting on war (AP)
AP - Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama brushed aside Republican criticism of his overseas trip on Saturday and stood outside the famed 10 Downing Street to say that both President Bush and Sen. John McCain were moving his way on the key issues of Iraq and Afghanistan. -
Senate Republicans block heating aid bill (AP)
AP - Republicans on Saturday blocked the Senate from considering a bill next week that would nearly double federal aid to help the poor pay heating and air-conditioning bills. -
Obama, in London, meets Brown
Presidential contender Barack Obama defended his decision to travel to Europe and the Mideast on Saturday, saying that problems encountered by Americans are often best dealt with by working with allies. -
McCain team blasts Obama for not meeting troops (AFP)
AFP - Republican presidential candidate John McCain’s campaign on Saturday blasted rival Barack Obama for not meeting US soldiers during his visit to Germany this week. -
McCain vows to back changes to disabilities law (AP)
AP - Republican presidential candidate John McCain is pledging support for a proposal to expand protections for disabled people under an 18-year-old landmark civil rights law. -
McCain camp sends contradictory signals on running mate (AFP)
AFP - The campaign of John McCain, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, has been sending contradictory signals about his imminent choice of his vice presidential running mate. -
McCain, Obama spar over Europe trip
Republican John McCain’s campaign on Saturday sharply criticized Democratic rival Barack Obama for canceling a visit to wounded troops in Germany, contending Obama chose foreign leaders and cheering Europeans over “injured American heroes.”
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Obama’s canceled visit to military hospital sparks controversy
A top aide to Sen. Barack Obama said Friday that the campaign canceled a visit to an American military base in Germany the day before because the Pentagon expressed concerns that it would be viewed as a campaign trip.