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Obama wades into controversy with Iraq comments FARGO, North Dakota (Reuters) - Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama waded into controversy on Thursday over his plans to withdraw U.S. combat troops from Iraq, first saying he might "refine" his views but later declaring his stance had remained unchanged for more than a year. Home > Rss Directory > General > Reuters |
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Obama wades into controversy with Iraq comments
(Reuters) Reuters - Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama waded into controversy on Thursday over his plans to withdraw U.S. combat troops from Iraq, first saying he might "refine" his views but later declaring his stance had remained unchanged for more than a year. Home > Rss Directory > General > Yahoo News |
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Pew Research: Obama Maintains Lead Over Clinton The recent controversy over comments made by the Rev. Jeremiah Wright does not appear to have undermined support for Sen. Barack Obama's presidential candidacy, according to the latest Pew Research survey. The poll finds that Obama maintains a 49% to 39% advantage over Sen. Hillary Cl Home > Rss Directory > General > Political Wire |
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Update: Reaction To Obama On Iraq - FOXNews Update: Reaction To Obama On IraqFOXNews - 3 hours agoby Major Garrett The Republican National Committee just released this statement in reaction to Obama’s Iraq comments in Fargo, ND The statement comes from RNC spokesman Alex Conant.Obama pushes deep into Republican Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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On Obama's Speech Sen. Barack Obama's speech on race this morning showed off exactly why he's become the frontrunner for the Democratic presidential nomination. He's absolutely willing to challenge the conventional way of how politicians approach controversy. In my opinion, it was the best speech so far in this campa Home > Rss Directory > General > Political Wire |
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PPP Poll: Obama Remains Way Ahead in North Carolina A new Public Policy Polling survey in North Carolina finds Sen. Barack Obama maintaining his 20 point lead over Sen. Hillary Clinton, 54% to 34%. The survey was conducted over the weekend suggesting the recent controversy over Obama's "bitter" comments haven't eroded his support at al Home > Rss Directory > General > Political Wire |
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Obama to address racial issue head-on - USA Today Boston GlobeObama to address racial issue head-onUSA Today - 2 hours agoBy Kathy Kiely, USA TODAY Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama will deliver what his campaign is billing as "a major address on race and politics" today, following days of controversy ove Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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Gallup Poll: Obama Re-Takes Lead Over Clinton The latest Gallup Poll finds Sen. Barack Obama with an eight point lead over Sen. Hillary Clinton, 50% to 42%, giving him "a statistically significant advantage for the first time since before the Rev. Jeremiah Wright controversy." "Obama last held a significant lead over Clinton i Home > Rss Directory > General > Political Wire |
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Obama Steps Back on "Bitter Voter" Comments Craig Crawford: "After a full day of backpedaling, Barack Obama on Saturday tells a North Carolina newspaper that he regrets the wording (but not the content) of his recent remarks about 'bitter' working class voters clinging to guns and religion out of frustration over losing their jobs. The incide Home > Rss Directory > General > Political Wire |
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Obama: Bush's Afghanistan, Iraq plan isn't enough
(AP) AP - Barack Obama said President Bush isn't acting quickly or forcefully enough to get more U.S. forces into Afghanistan and out of Iraq. Bush "is tinkering around the edges and kicking the can down the road to the next president" with his decision Tuesday to bring home only 8,000 combat and supp Home > Rss Directory > General > Yahoo News |
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Clinton and Obama Clash Over Staff Comments, Do-Over - U.S. News & World Report KEPR 19Clinton and Obama Clash Over Staff Comments, Do-OverU.S. News & World Report - 6 hours agoBy Kenneth T. Walsh As the presidential campaign lurches deeper into the netherworld of attack politics, the Democratic Party is becoming dangerously polarized.Democrat Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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Survey: IT workers like McCain, Obama IT workers seem to like John McCain and Barack Obama equally in the U.S. presidential race, but more than a third of respondents in a recent survey preferred some other candidate.Twenty-nine percent of survey re Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Obama Says He’s Outraged by Ex-Pastor’s Comments - New York Times Afrik.comObama Says He’s Outraged by Ex-Pastor’s CommentsNew York Times - 7 hours agoBy Jeff Zeleny Barack Obama during a news conference held after a town hall-style meeting in Winston-Salem, NCon Tuesday. (Photo: Jae C. Hong/Associated Press) WINSTON-SA Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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Clinton Compares Obama to Bush - Washington Post PRESS TVClinton Compares Obama to BushWashington Post - 23 minutes agoHillary Rodham Clinton stands with retired Army Gen. Wesley K. Clark during her introduction at George Washington University. (By Win Mcnamee -- Getty Images) Comments that include profanity or perso Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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Obama 'angered' by Rev. Wright's 'divisive' words Sen. Barack Obama said today he is "angered" by comments his former minister, the Rev. Jeremiah Wright, made this week at the National Press Club and "saddened by the spectacle." In a break with previous comments, Obama focused his criticism on Wright the man and not simply his remarks. Home > Rss Directory > General > CNN |
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Iraq Leader Praises Obama's Iraq Withdrawal Plan In an interview with Spiegel, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki said Barack Obama's 16 month timeframe for a withdrawal from Iraq is the right one. When asked when he thinks U.S. troops should leave Iraq, Maliki responded "as soon as possible, as far as we are concerned" noting tha Home > Rss Directory > General > Political Wire |
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China plunges into controversy with Internet backflip
(AFP) AFP - The Beijing Olympics were plunged into another controversy on Wednesday as China announced a backflip on Internet freedoms for the thousands of foreign reporters covering the Games. Home > Rss Directory > General > Yahoo News |
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Obama's Church Addresses Controversy - The Associated Press The ElementsObama's Church Addresses ControversyThe Associated Press - 2 hours agoCHICAGO (AP) - The new pastor of Barack Obama's Chicago church said during Easter Sunday services that recent national scrutiny of the church is a test that will only make the congregatio Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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Clinton Would Have Left Obama's Pastor - The Associated Press Canoe.caClinton Would Have Left Obama's PastorThe Associated Press - 47 minutes agoGREENSBURG, Pa. (AP) - Hillary Rodham Clinton said Tuesday she would have parted company with a minister who talked about America the way Barack Obama's pastor has.Clinton tries to s Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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Obama's Iraq Problem George Packer: "With the general election four months away, Obama's rhetoric on the topic [of Iraq] now seems outdated and out of touch, and the nominee-apparent may have a political problem concerning the very issue that did so much to bring him this far. He doubtless realizes that his original pla Home > Rss Directory > General > Political Wire |