RABAT, Sep. 7, 2008 (Reuters) U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice defended her administration's strategy in Iraq on Sunday and said she had an "open" relationship with Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki following claims Washington had spied on him. ... > full story
ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Sep. 7, 2008 (Reuters) Republican nominee John McCain said in an interview aired on Sunday he would bring Democrats into his Cabinet and administration as part of his attempt to change the political atmosphere in Washington. ... > full story
RABAT, Sep. 6, 2008 (Reuters) Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice pushed for closer north African counter-terrorism cooperation on Saturday on a tour of an oil-rich region hit by attacks blamed on al Qaeda. ... > full story
TERRE HAUTE, Indiana, Sep. 6, 2008 (Reuters) Presidential nominees John McCain and Barack Obama will appear together on Sept. 11 in New York at the site where the World Trade Center collapsed after being hit by hijacked planes in 2001. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, Sep. 5, 2008 (Reuters) The Bush administration will withdraw a civilian nuclear pact with Russia soon as a penalty for its invasion of Georgia last month, a State Department official said on Friday. ... > full story
ORLANDO, Florida, Sep. 4, 2008 (Reuters) Sen. Barack Obama got his first intelligence briefing as the Democratic U.S. presidential candidate this week and spy agencies are ready to do the same for Republican rival Sen. John McCain, a senior U.S. official said on Thursday. ... > full story
ISLAMABAD, Sep. 4, 2008 (Reuters) Pakistan is determined to defend its territorial integrity, the country's foreign minister said on Thursday, as anger mounted over a raid by U.S.-led troops on a remote border village. ... > full story
ST. PAUL, Sep. 4, 2008 (Reuters) He has been called a maverick, a hero, a survivor. John McCain, the longtime Arizona senator adds a new title on Thursday: Republican presidential nominee. ... > full story
ST. PAUL, Sep. 3, 2008 (Reuters) Republican candidate John McCain said on Wednesday that if elected president, he will capture al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, Sep. 3, 2008 (Reuters) The United States on Wednesday announced at least $1 billion in aid to help U.S. ally Georgia rebuild after its conflict with Russia over the separatist enclave of South Ossetia last month. ... > full story
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NYT Defends Palin Coverage Sep. 7, 2008 (Huffington Post) Steve Schmidt, John McCain's chief campaign strategist, told The Washington Post last week that the news media were "on a mission to destroy" Sarah ...
Michelle Obama visits this week Sep. 7, 2008 (Cincinnati Enquirer) Michelle Obama is expected to speak Wednesday at the National Baptist Convention USA convention at the Duke Energy Convention Center, downtown.. ...
Palin case renews sex-ed debate Sep. 4, 2008 (Charlotte Observer) North Carolina's debate over abstinence-based sex education in public schools rages on.. . The most recent spark came with news that the Republican ...