Obama defends tour, says McCain shifting on war Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama brushed aside Republican criticism of his overseas trip on Saturday and stood outside the famed 10 Downing Street to say that both President Bush and Sen. John McCain were moving his way on the key issues of Iraq and Afghanistan.
Obama camp cites Pentagon in scrapping troop visit An aide to Sen. Barack Obama said Friday the Democratic presidential contender believed he could visit wounded troops at a military hospital in Germany without involving them in a campaign controversy and scrapped his plans after the Pentagon raised concerns.
McCain rejects 'audacity of hopelessness' for Iraq Republican presidential candidate John McCain, ridiculing Barack Obama for "the audacity of hopelessness" in his policies on Iraq, said Friday that the entire Middle East could have plunged into war had U.S. troops been withdrawn as his rival advocated.
Analysis: Echoes of Clinton's campaign in race There's something familiar about this stage of the presidential campaign. A candidate running on inevitability. A candidate running on experience. A candidate complaining about a rival's media coverage.
Wis. Democrats oust delegate over McCain support Wisconsin Democrats on Friday ousted a delegate to their national convention for saying she would vote for Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain in November.
Israeli paper publishes Obama Western Wall prayer A written prayer that Barack Obama left this week in the cracks of the Western Wall, Judaism's holiest site, asks God to guide him and guard his family, an Israeli newspaper reported Friday.
Obama beats McCain in Europe donations 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 makes his first tour of the continent as the presumed Democratic nominee.
Analysis: Bush's policy shifts affect Obama Barack Obama wants to sound like the voice of reason on U.S. foreign policy - the guy who would abandon Bush administration policies he sees as shortsighted, self-defeating or just plain wrong. Problem is, George Bush keeps beating him to it.
Obama speech draws praise from chancellor's office Barack Obama's speech to a huge Berlin crowd sent a "positive signal" to Europe, German Chancellor Angela Merkel's spokesman said Friday, praising the Democratic presidential candidate's focus on working with U.S. partners.
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McCain rejects 'audacity of hopelessness' for Iraq Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. makes a campaign stop at the American GI Forum Convention in Denver, Friday, July 25, 2008. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)