Archive for juin, 2008

Obama and Clinton promote unity

Dimanche, juin 29th, 2008

WASHINGTON (AFP) — Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton have put on a convincing show of personal amity, but political calculations are not far behind as the Democrats join forces in the battle for the White House. If former president Bill Clinton still nurses grievances from this year's bruising primary epic, and ...

McCain Says Obama’s Word `Cannot Be Trusted’ (Update2)

Dimanche, juin 29th, 2008

By Edwin Chen June 29 (Bloomberg) -- John McCain, in his sharpest attack yet against rival Barack Obama, said the Democratic presidential candidate's word ``cannot be trusted.'' ``This election is about trust -- trust in people's word,'' McCain, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, told several hundred donors at a $2 million GOP ...

Obama, McCain spar for Latino vote

Dimanche, juin 29th, 2008

WASHINGTON (AFP) — Republican presidential hopeful John McCain and Democratic rival Barack Obama have called for immigration reform as they courted America's ever-growing Latino voting population. The candidates spoke separately to a Hispanic group in Washington Saturday about the need for comprehensive reform to bring the country's 12 million illegal immigrants ...

Obama set to gather foreign experience

Dimanche, juin 29th, 2008

WASHINGTON: Barack Obama will soon make his first international trip as a presidential candidate, travelling to the Middle East and Europe to bolster his foreign policy experience in his campaign against John McCain.

Fla. vandals tag 60 cars with anti-Obama messages

Dimanche, juin 29th, 2008

Fla. vandals tag 60 cars with anti-Obama messages ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Police on Sunday were investigating vandals' spray-painting of dozens of city vehicles here, some with disparaging messages about the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama.