KABUL, July 20, 2008 (Reuters) — Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama discussed terrorism, corruption and drugs at a meeting with Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Sunday, day two of a trip meant to bolster his foreign policy credentials. ... > full story
KABUL, July 20, 2008 (Reuters) — Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama has called for more U.S. troops to be sent to Afghanistan, but many in the war-torn country doubt whether more soldiers will help stem the rising tide of violence. ... > full story
BAGHDAD, July 20, 2008 (Reuters) — Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki did not back the plan of Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama to withdraw U.S. troops from Iraq and his comments to a German magazine on the issue were misunderstood, the government's spokesman said on Sunday. ... > full story
MEXICO CITY, July 19, 2008 (Reuters) — Mexico has awarded Democratic Sen. Edward Kennedy the country's highest honor for his work defending the rights of immigrants during his decades in Congress. ... > full story
DETROIT, July 19, 2008 (Reuters) — Republican presidential candidate John McCain commented on Friday on the unannounced timing of a high-security trip by Barack Obama to Iraq, saying he believed his Democratic rival was going this weekend. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, July 18, 2008 (Reuters) — Phil Gramm, an economic adviser to Republican presidential hopeful John McCain, resigned from his campaign on Friday in the fallout over his comment that the United States had become a "nation of whiners." ... > full story
NEW YORK, July 18, 2008 (Reuters) — A Bush administration plan to define several widely used contraception methods as abortion is a "gratuitous, unnecessary insult" to women and faces tough opposition, Sen. Hillary Clinton said on Friday. ... > full story
LOS ANGELES, July 18, 2008 (Reuters) — U.S. Hispanic activists laid out plans on Friday to register 2 million new Latino voters to boost the clout of the United States' fastest-growing voter bloc in the November presidential election. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, July 18, 2008 (Reuters) — Key farm state senators warned the Bush administration on Friday they would not support a world trade deal that cuts U.S. farm subsidies more than it opens foreign markets to American farm products. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, July 18, 2008 (Reuters) — Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Friday the United States would not soften its refusal to negotiate directly with Iran until Tehran gave up its nuclear program. ... > full story
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