No RBC protest from Obama camp
May 28, 2008
Supporters have been told not to counter Clinton protests at the Rules & Bylaws Committee meeting.
Presidential candidates united on Darfur
May 28, 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The three major U.S. presidential candidates issued a rare joint statement on Wednesday condemning atrocities against civilians in Sudan and demanding an end to the violence.
U.S. files WTO case vs EU over technology tariffs
May 28, 2008
GENEVA (Reuters) – The World Trade Organization (WTO) confirmed on Wednesday that the United States has filed a trade dispute complaint against European Union tariffs on imports of information technology products.
McCain edges away from Bush but seeks his help
May 28, 2008
DENVER (Reuters) – Republican candidate John McCain edged further away from U.S. President George W. Bush on foreign policy on Tuesday even as he accepted Bush’s help in raising much-needed campaign dollars for his White House bid.
Senator reassured over Pakistani peace deals
May 28, 2008
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – A senior U.S. senator said on Wednesday that he had been reassured that whatever peace accords were reached with militants, Pakistan would not tolerate them making cross-border attacks on Western forces in Afghanistan.
Bush was not “forthright” on Iraq: ex-press secretary
May 28, 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Former White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan says in a new book that President George W. Bush “veered terribly off course” and was not “open and forthright on Iraq,” Politico.com reported on Tuesday.
Do Republicans want Bush’s help on the ’08 trail?
May 28, 2008
PHOENIX (Reuters) – President George W. Bush on Tuesday helped raise about $2.5 million for the man he hopes will succeed him, but did it in private amid questions about whether the unpopular president hurts John McCain’s chances in the November election.
Libertarians and other lost causes
May 28, 2008
In all the Memorial Day excitement you might have missed it, but over the weekend the Libertarian Party nominated former Georgia congressman Bob Barr as its presidential candidate. Barr was chosen on the sixth ballot in Denver, a far livelier and more contested convention that either the Republicans or Democrats are likely to have.
Hillary without the spotlight
May 28, 2008
When Hillary Clinton peers ahead on the campaign trail these days, she cannot help but see the tunnel at the end of the light.
Breathless speculation marks veepstakes
May 28, 2008
The search for No. 2 could become more than a temporary summer diversion before the conventions.