Thursday, July 31, 2008

Monday, July 28, 2008





AP Top Stories

Raw Video: Suicide Bombings Kill Dozens in Iraq


Beijing Air Still Murky As Olympic Village Opens


Senate blocks bill to help poor pay energy costs

Sweeping housing relief bill sent to Bush after approval by Senate

AP IMPACT: Buried loot a mystery for authorities

Today in History for July 28th

McCain stays on attack; Obama wants to talk economy

FOREX-Dlr slips, investors refocus on weak U.S. economy


Payrolls Probably Fell for Seventh Month: US Economy Preview

Gas: Under $4 a gallon and falling

Oil prices rise as pipelines attacked in Nigeria


Transparency Sought as Speculators' Activity in Oil Market Grows


Lightning Strikes 10 People In N.Y., N.J.

Injured vets tell pull Dick Cheney invitation over security demands


GOV WARNING OF WORST ECONOMY IN DECADES

Obama at UNITY convention in Chicago


Chuck Hagel says John McCain is 'treading on some very thin ground'

McCain sides with ban on affirmative action

Republicans Seek to Capitalize On Drilling Support


U.S. presidential race sparks interest in Latin America, Caribbean


Obama ad surge yields no 'measurable impact'

Obama says he's becoming competitive in red states - Yahoo! News

Suicide hot line got calls from 22,000 veterans


Pakistan feels the heat in Washington

Missiles hit religious school in Pakistan, killing 6

Crooks and Liars » McCain: I Know How to Capture Bin Laden

Terrorism battleground shifts to Afghanistan

U.N. says corruption helps Afghan drug lords evade justice

Dozens of insurgents killed in Afghanistan battle

Iraqi Army Unit's Commitment Keeps Neighborhoods Safe in Rusafa


Opinion

Political Wisdom: Why Obama’s Popularity Makes Us Suspicious


Should McCain Have Spoken to La Raza?

Minn. governor rides his rapport with McCain


For Obama, Hurdles in Expanding Black Vote

Thursday, July 24, 2008


AP Campaign Minute

Obama speech draws praise from chancellor's office

Soldiers kill 'dozens' of jihadists, some foreign


Forget Germany, John McCain says he's content to campaign in U.S.

McCain gains in Minnesota, 3 other states


Survey: US Hispanics Favor Obama Over McCain by Wide Margin


New markets spur Honda to record quarter

Analysis: GOP stroked base in housing vote


AP: Food industry bitten by its lobbying success

EPA: Few volunteering to cut greenhouse gases


Air passengers' mid-flight terror as hole is blown in Qantas 747 fuselage


Thai shares close lower, in line with region, on U.S. economy worries


Ford sees US economic recovery by early 2010

Massive oil spill clogs Mississippi River


Militants free eight captives in NW Pakistan

You need Uncle Sam, Iraq told


Afghanistan president accused of protecting drug smuggler


Opinion

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Fox Attacks: Black America

Alternative fuels: No silver bullet to ease gas crunch
Many solutions may be needed to find substitute for conventional fossil fuels

Voters greet Obama trip with praise, skepticism

A Runaway Ego is Barack's Blind Spot

McCain's blind spot on Iraq, Vietnam










AP Top Stories

Obama speech expected to draw at least 100,000 after meeting with Merkel


RNC Launches New Radio Ad in Paris, USA: 'Obama Chooses Washington Over Our Military


House approves housing rescue legislation

National Enquirer alleges John Edwards affair; blogosphere readies salt shaker


Keeping Promises Among Partners
By Condoleezza Rice


Gas is up; deadly wrecks are down
State fatalities drop 24% as more drivers stay home, slow down to save fuel, experts say

Al Gore: Energy Blowin' In The Wind


Duke Energy teams with General Motors on electric-car project

Hybrid cars becoming more popular rent-a-car option


Fed report says U.S. economy continued to slow


McCain Event Is Thwarted by Hurricane


Iran must not get nukes: Obama


US wants to shift $226 million on Pakistan money


Pakistan must cure itself of the Taliban


Nato warning on Pakistan fighters


Afghanistan troop increase up to next president: Pentagon


Military revisits Afghanistan plan

Video: Bin Laden driver on trial at Guantanamo RussiaToday

McCain: "We Will Come Home In Victory"


GOP losing the new-media war


Opinion



Is Obama Uber-Coverage Actually Protecting McCain? Series of Media Gaffes by GOP Nominee Stays Below the Radar For Now 7/24


McCain's confusion on Iraq

Political Wisdom: McCain, an (Excessive) Attack Dog?

Where would America’s renewable energy come from?

Nas protests Fox coverage of Obama as 'racist propaganda'

Cartoon

Cartoons By Michael Ramirez


Tuesday, July 22, 2008


Obama Gets Withdrawal Support From Iraqis

John McCain vies for extra press coverage as Obama hogs the limelight

Mexico accepts US fuel migrants - 21 Jun 08

AP Top Stories

Today in History for July 22nd

Radio Host Angers Parents of Autistic Children


Times takes Obama article but rejects McCain

Former Bosnian Serb leader caught - 22 July 2008

McCain ad blames Obama for high gas prices

Texas Gets Ready for Dolly

FEMA delivers incomplete disaster housing strategy


Feds, housing industry have always been in bed together


Gas prices coming down
According to AAA, a gallon of regular unleaded is three cents lower than last Monday and five cents lower than two weeks ago

Money Minute: Vytorin, Banks, Bernanke

Obama Uses Cash Edge Over McCain to Hire Campaign Operatives


Obama Polishes Foreign-Policy Credentials in Mideast (Update2)

Evidence against terrorism suspect barred at Guantanamo trial

Rice says Iran stalling on nuclear freeze proposal


Possibility Floated that McCain Could Name Veep Pick This Week

Blackwater Shifts Away From Security Business

Afghanistan moves back to centre-stage



Opinion

Editorial: Iraqis siding with Obama on withdrawal date

Obama A Shifts are cynical

For McCain, the surge is a losing strategy


Afghanistan Doesn't Need a 'Surge'


Why Jesse Jackson Hates Obama


Political Cartoon


(The Sun-Herald’s David Pope’s cartoon which took third prize at the UN Correspondents Association Political Cartoons Awards in New York, taken from the recent Inkspot issue)

Wednesday, July 16, 2008

McCain Asks NAACP for Votes

Jesse Jackson reportedly also used n-word in off-air gaff

For Pelosi, a Fight Against Offshore Drilling

Video - Iraqi forces take control of central province - 17 Jul 08

Al Gore challenges the nation to produce every alternative electricity

Obama warns against 'fighting the last war'

IndyMac Is Included In FBI Fraud Inquiry

Senate: Offshore tax abuses total billion

Critics Blast Obama for Setting Foreign Policy Before Iraq Visit

US Consumer Prices Surge Amid Inflation Concerns


U.S. consumer prices jump by second biggest amount in 26 years

As economy dominates, Obama, McCain seek answersDem leaders pressure CEOs to buck GOP

Bleak economic outlook for US

U.S.-Mexican Border Busts Net 1400 Lbs. Of Drug

U.S. plan to meet with Iran heightens debate

US Calls on Pakistan to Control Afghan Border

Afghan NATO force hits targets inside Pakistan


Movie review: 'Dark Knight': Ledger terrific


OPINION

How else can you explain the spotty attention Bush and McCain have paid to Afghanistan?


Call Me a Proud, Scared Conservative




Video: Obama and McCain clash over Iraq

Bush: Congress Must Act Now

Economic Worries Pull Oil Prices Down


Bernanke: Economy Faces 'Numerous Difficulties'

Pelosi Statement on Today's Record Drop in Oil Prices

Bush won't demand conservation

'Scare tactic' — Obama slams Muslim portrayal

Video: Obama Calls for Immigration Reform

Bush Emphasizes His Opposition to Timetable for Iraq Withdrawal

U.S. Economy: Consumer Prices Rise 5%, Biggest Gain Since 1991

McCain at NAACP pledges more education options

Afghan NATO force hits targets inside Pakistan

US forces abandon Wanat outpost in Afghanistan after fierce Taleban attack


Pakistan: US Not Allowed To Search For Bin Laden

Opinion


Hard Ball

A New Strategy for a New World

The Party of Defeat

Barack Obama's plan ignores the facts


Video: Obama and McCain clash over Iraq

Bush: Congress Must Act Now

Economic Worries Pull Oil Prices Down

Pelosi Statement on Today's Record Drop in Oil Prices

Bush won't demand conservation


'Scare tactic' — Obama slams Muslim portrayal

Video: Obama Calls for Immigration Reform

Monday, July 14, 2008

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Wednesday, July 9, 2008




Jackson Apologizes for Comments About Obama

Video: AP Campaign Minute AssociatedPress


AP Top Stories

Obama accepts Jackson's apology for crude remark


McCain's Energy Ad Working -- Obama Fights Back

A Bipartisan Fix for the Oil Crisis

McCain shifts his message toward Latino immigrants


Video: Obama: I Have Been Consistent


More Clintonites On Team Obama

McCain dodges question on Viagra, contraceptives

Analysts see red in candidates' economic blueprints


NY TIMES HITS 10-YEAR LOW ON DOWNGRADE

BP says oil may tumble if financial factors removed


Analysis: Blame the dollar

Abu Dhabi buys 90% of New York City's Chrysler Building

Wal-Mart June same-store sales top estimates


Congressional Approval Falls to Single Digits for First Time Ever

George McGovern: War heroism doesn't make a president


Anti-Lieberman group to deliver 43,000 signatures

Pentagon studies Iran's missile tests for clues

More foreign fighters moving into Pakistan's tribal areas: report


Afghanistan links Pakistan's truce with rebels to violence


Pakistan strikes pact with militants after sweep

Afghanistan and U.N. launch $400 million food appeal


Opinion

How McCain Could Win

Mexican Torture Training Raises Questions About U.S. Military/Police Aid

The path through Pakistan to a shorter war on terror

Oil Giants Move into Iraq

Consider what happened with US occupation in Haiti, Nicaragua, and the Dominican Republic


PREVIEW: Access Exclusive - Barack Obama & Family Chat With Maria Menounos

AP Campaign Minute

Money Minute: Home Sales, Credit Cards, Oil


Obama Calls for Immigration Reform


Toyota reportedly to put solar panels on Prius

Ex-EPA official: Cheney wanted cuts in climate testimony


Under Bush, US Exports to Iran Surge


Oil rebounds by $1 on Iran missile test


Stock Market Had Worst Half Year Since 1970

Gas Likely to Linger Above $4: Federal Report Projects Prices Through 2008

Big polluters agree deep emissions cuts needed


Mourning for Kabul blast victims - 08 Jul 08

U.S. orders more air power for Afghanistan


Sean McCarthy's death sparks tougher Afghanistan stand

Iraq presses US for pullout date


Opinion

What's behind today's high prices?

John McCain can't handle Vet question over GI Bill


What Barack Obama learned from the Communist Party

Obama's surge to the middle

McCain Campaign Screening Questioners?

McClellan: Iraq’s Oil ‘Certainly Played Heavily’ In Cheney’s Desire To Launch War»