Jul 24
Time.com - On his last day in the region the presumptive Democratic nominee gets tested on how well versed he is in U.S. foreign policy
Jul 24
Reuters - U.S. Democratic presidential
candidate Barack Obama made a surprise pre-dawn visit to
Jerusalem's Western Wall on Thursday, at the end of a trip
aimed at showing his strong support for Israel.
Jul 24
AFP - US Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama arrived in Germany from Israel on Thursday at the start of the European leg of his week-long international tour.
Jul 24
AFP - Presumptive US Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama arrived in Germany from Israel on Thursday at the start of the European leg of his week-long international tour.
Jul 24
The Christian Science Monitor - US Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama visited Israel and the Palestinian Authority on Wednesday, seeking to send signals of support to both sides of the conflict.
Jul 24
AP - Presidential hopeful Barack Obama arrives in Berlin to kick off European leg of overseas trip.
Jul 24
Reuters - U.S. Democratic presidential
candidate Barack Obama made a surprise pre-dawn visit to
Jerusalem's Western Wall on Thursday, at the end of a trip
aimed at showing his strong support for Israel.
Jul 24
The nonpartisan Tax Policy Center says that both candidates' proposals would increase the national debt by trillions and may make the system more complex.
The competing tax plans laid out by Sens. Barack Obama and John McCain would both add trillions of dollars to the national debt and could add to the tax system's complexity, a nonpartisan tax research group concluded Wednesday in a newly released report.
The competing tax plans laid out by Sens. Barack Obama and John McCain would both add trillions of dollars to the national debt and could add to the tax system's complexity, a nonpartisan tax research group concluded Wednesday in a newly released report.
Jul 24
Leland Wong's lawyer says the former city commissioner is a victim of a 'steamroller of an investigation.
A defense attorney urged jurors Wednesday to acquit a former Los Angeles city commissioner accused of accepting $100,000 in bribes and other corruption charges, describing him as a victim of a "steamroller of an investigation."
A defense attorney urged jurors Wednesday to acquit a former Los Angeles city commissioner accused of accepting $100,000 in bribes and other corruption charges, describing him as a victim of a "steamroller of an investigation."
Jul 24
Attorneys for Pierce O'Donnell believe he is being targeted for political reasons.
In a high-stakes legal drama that stretches from Los Angeles to Washington, D.C., federal prosecutors are poised to file criminal campaign finance charges against a prominent L.A. attorney, but his lawyers are fighting back, questioning whether his outspoken criticism of the Bush administration has made him the target of a political prosecution.
In a high-stakes legal drama that stretches from Los Angeles to Washington, D.C., federal prosecutors are poised to file criminal campaign finance charges against a prominent L.A. attorney, but his lawyers are fighting back, questioning whether his outspoken criticism of the Bush administration has made him the target of a political prosecution.
