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Obama, McCain in fierce new duel over Iraq (AFP)

30. May 2008

AFP - Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain fought a fierce political duel over Iraq Friday, in the latest testy escalation of their fast-evolving White House race. Read More… Share and Enjoy: These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages.

Dems struggle with Mich. vote, Fla. delegates (AP)

30. May 2008

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AP - Democratic Party officials struggling with the question of what to do with delegates from Michigan and Florida are grappling with a more complicated issue: how to resolve an election when front-runner Barack Obama wasn’t even on the ballot. Read More… Share and Enjoy: These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share [...]

Obama, McCain in fierce new duel over Iraq (AFP)

30. May 2008

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AFP - John McCain and top backers of Barack Obama accused one another of gross misreadings of the battlefield in Iraq, as a new row over the war rocked their fast evolving White House race. Read More… Share and Enjoy: These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages.

China, India should do more on Myanmar: US senator (AFP)

30. May 2008

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AFP - China and India need to do more to pressure Myanmar’s military rulers to bring about democratic reforms in the country, US Senator Joe Lieberman said Friday. Read More… Share and Enjoy: These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages.

McCain proposal for joint action gains support (AP)

30. May 2008

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AP - Gaining ground this political season is a proposed League of Democracies designed to strengthen support for the next president’s overseas agenda and ensure a global leadership role for the United States. Read More… Share and Enjoy: These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages.

McCain proposal for joint action gains support (AP)

30. May 2008

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AP - Gaining ground this political season is a proposed League of Democracies designed to strengthen support for the next president’s overseas agenda and ensure a global leadership role for the United States. Read More… Share and Enjoy: These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages.

EU leaders tread carefully ahead of Irish treaty vote (AFP)

30. May 2008

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AFP - With a potentially perilous European treaty referendum approaching in Ireland, EU leaders are doing their utmost to avoid any sensitive issues that might encourage a “No” vote and spark a new crisis. Read More… Share and Enjoy: These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages.

Records shed light on career of McCain’s father (AP)

30. May 2008

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AP - As John S. McCain Jr. started down the road toward four-star admiral, he hit a bump. Read More… Share and Enjoy: These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages.

Obama campaign used party rules to foil Clinton (AP)

30. May 2008

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AP - Unlike Hillary Rodham Clinton, rival Barack Obama planned for the long haul. Clinton hinged her whole campaign on an early knockout blow on Super Tuesday, while Obama’s staff researched congressional districts in states with primaries that were months away. What they found were opportunities to win delegates, even in states they would eventually [...]

Official defends US monitoring of Syrian site (AP)

30. May 2008

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AP - A senior intelligence official on Thursday defended U.S. efforts to monitor an alleged Syrian nuclear facility that the U.S. says was built with North Korean help. Read More… Share and Enjoy: These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages.