By Ben van der Meer
A new Field Poll shows that California residents are more likely to vote for Democrats than Republicans in congressional races this fall, though neither party engenders overwhelming support.
Of those polled, 54 percent held a positive view of Democrats, while just 31 percent responded that way for Republicans.
In fall congressional races, 48 [...]
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Something finally occurred to me this weekend as I was perusing the Sunday morning talk shows.
On Whatever Fox New’s Show With Chris Wallace Is Called, they spent 55 minutes talking smack about Barack Obama and how his trip to Europe was arrogant[1], premature, patronizing and a threat to American security. They called his historic speech [...]
Obama places note in Western Wall Photo: Reuters
Rabbi Shmuel Rabinowitz sends letter to US Democratic presidential candidate expressing his regret for extraction of Obama’s private note from wall, says it has been returned to its rightful place.
By Neta Sela
Published: 07.29.08, 19:36 / Israel News
The rabbi overseeing the Western Wall, Shmuel Rabinowitz, sent a letter [...]
By Greg Sargent - July 24, 2008, 1:32PM
Thank you to the citizens of Berlin and to the people of Germany. Let me thank Chancellor Merkel and Foreign Minister Steinmeier for welcoming me earlier today. Thank you Mayor Wowereit, the Berlin Senate, the police, and most of all thank you for this welcome.
I come to Berlin [...]
July 24: Barack Obama waves to the audience after his speech at the victory column in Berlin.
by Associated Press
Friday, July 25, 2008
LONDON — Barack Obama’s campaign has received roughly 10 times more money from declared U.S. donors living in Germany, France and Britain than his Republican rival, reflecting his popularity in Europe as he [...]
McClatchy Newspapers
WASHINGTON — Barack Obama has picked up support from nearly all the Hispanic voters who voted for rival Hillary Clinton in the Democratic primaries, giving him a nearly three-to-one lead over Republican John McCain among Hispanics, a poll released Thursday shows.
The Pew Hispanic Center survey found Obama with 66 percent of the [...]
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By Elana Schor guardian.co.uk
The row over US inaction on carbon emissions reached new heights yesterday after the White House allowed Congress to look at last year’s government proposal to officially deem climate change a threat to public health – a plan that aides to George Bush refused to acknowledge or read.
The climate plan was finished [...]
By Evan Brown
The Arizona Democratic Party is attacking presumptive Republican presidential nominee John McCain over his recently-stated support of the Arizona Civil Rights Initiative, the anti-affirmative action ballot initiative backed by Ward Connerly. Democrats say his backing of the initiative represents a “reversal” of the position he held a decade ago.
In an appearance on ABC’s [...]
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By DAVID STOUT
The New York Times
Published: July 31, 2008
WASHINGTON — Democrats on both sides of the Capitol assailed the administration’s handling of the Justice Department yet again on Wednesday, and a House committee recommended contempt charges against Karl Rove, who was President Bush’s top political adviser.
The House Judiciary Committee voted along party lines, 20 to [...]
