AP reports here at Yahoo News: LAKE FOREST, Calif. - Presidential contenders Barack Obama and John McCain differed sharply on abortion Saturday, with McCain saying a baby’s human rights begin “at conception,” while Obama restated his support for legalized abortion.
CNN reports here: BANGKOK, Thailand - U.S. President George W. Bush expressed “deep concerns” over religious freedom and human rights in China on the eve of the 2008 Beijing Olympics in a wide-ranging Asian policy speech delivered Thursday in Bangkok, Thailand.
AP reports here at CNN: The celebutante thrust into the presidential campaign in an ad by Republican candidate John McCain has issued a tart rebuttal, in a scantily clad, tongue-in-cheek kind of way.
McCain ad compares Obama to Britney Spears, Paris Hilton, CNN reports here: New ad from John McCain calls Barack Obama “biggest celebrity in the world”
CNN reports here: Barack Obama touched hearts during an impassioned speech to a 200,000-strong crowd in Berlin, German newspapers agreed, but suspicions remain about the White House contender’s motives for courting a European audience.
CNN reports here: KABUL, Afghanistan - Sen. Barack Obama arrived Saturday in Afghanistan on the first stop of his tour of the Middle East and Europe, aimed at boosting the U.S. Democratic presidential hopeful’s foreign policy credentials, his campaign confirmed.
CNN reports here: Sen. Barack Obama’s campaign has sharply criticized The New Yorker magazine over the publication’s latest cover illustration, which appears to portray the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee and his wife as terrorist enemies of the United States.
CNN reports here: “CHICAGO, Illinois - The Rev. Jesse Jackson apologized Wednesday for “crude and hurtful” remarks he made about Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama after an interview with a Fox News correspondent.” Whats your take on this issue? Has Sen. Barack Obama been talking down to black people as Rev. Jesse Jackson said in [...]
Spiegel Online reports here: The kerfuffle over Barack Obama’s possible Brandenburg Gate appearance later this month just won’t die down. Merkel’s government has its doubts, but some in her own party don’t see the big deal.