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Obama World Tour Highlights Foreign Policy Differences With McCain
As the 2008 presidential campaign chugs along, Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama is traveling to the Middle East and Europe -- attracting plenty of media attention along the way while trying to win some political points on foreign policy.
07.22.08
Supreme Court Rules Individuals Have Right to Own Guns
In a landmark ruling, the Supreme Court said Americans have the right to own guns for self defense -- the court's first ruling on the Second Amendment in nearly 70 years.
06.27.08
New Measures Aim to Make Buildings Accessible for Disabled People
The House of Representatives and the Bush administration are pursuing separate measures to expand the scope and enforcement of laws aimed at making it easier for disabled people to access courthouses, stadiums and hotel rooms.
06.24.08
Supreme Court Rules Terror Suspects Can Appeal Detentions
The Supreme Court ruled last week that detainees held at the U.S. Guantanamo Bay prison in Cuba have the constitutional right to challenge their imprisonment in U.S. federal courts.
06.17.08
Families in Katrina Temporary Housing Face Health Problems
The U.S. government is rushing to move families from trailers used as emergency housing since Hurricane Katrina in 2005 after the mobile homes were found to contain formaldehyde, a chemical that can cause severe health problems, including cancer.
06.10.08
Obama Claims Democratic Nomination as Clinton Concedes
After one of the longest primary races in recent history, Senator Barack Obama won the support of enough delegates to claim the Democratic presidential nomination and his rival Senator Hillary Clinton suspended her campaign June 9.
06.09.08
McCain Follows Unlikely Path to Republican Nomination
After a lifetime of public and military service Arizona Senator John McCain is in place to be the presidential nominee of the Republican Party, despite significant differences with some of its more conservative members.
05.21.08
California Supreme Court Overturns Same-sex Marriage Ban
The California Supreme Court overturned a ban on same-sex marriages, declaring it unconstitutional and paving the way for the state to become the second to permit same-sex couples to marry.
05.19.08
Obama Solidifies Delegate Lead after N.C., Indiana Primaries
Senator Barack Obama cruised to a double-digit victory in North Carolina while Senator Hillary Clinton won by a razor-thin margin in Indiana, raising questions about Clinton's prospects in the race for the nomination.
05.07.08
Congress Passes Anti-Genetic Discrimination Bill
A new law would outlaw discrimination based on a person's genetic information, making it more attractive for people to get tested for genetic mutations that could make them susceptible to certain diseases. 05.05.08
Democrats Face Continued Battle After Clinton's Pa. Victory
Facing another must-win political battle, Hillary Clinton emerged victorious in the Pennsylvania Democratic primary, but it's unclear how much the victory will help close her delegate deficit against the better-funded Barack Obama.
04.23.08
Memo Reveals Bush Administration Legal Theory on Interrogation
A recently released 2003 Department of Justice memo has rekindled debate over interrogation tactics with its assertion that the president's authority in times of war overrides laws against torture and cruel treatment.
04.09.08
Democratic Super Delegates Face Pressure Over Presidential Pick
Nearly 800 Democratic super delegates are playing an unexpectedly important role in this year's Democratic primary between Senators Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton. 04.02.08
Democrats Fight on for Nomination, McCain Seals GOP Spot
John McCain clinched the Republican presidential nomination Tuesday, while Democrats must continue state-by-state as attention shifts to the Pennsylvania primary on April 22. 03.05.08
Free Trade Agreement is Key Issue for Ohio Voters
Democratic rivals Senator Hillary Clinton and Senator Barack Obama have accused each other of supporting the NAFTA trade agreement in an attempt to sway working-class voters in Ohio. 03.03.08
U.S. Military Intentions in Outer Space are Focus of U.N. DebateOuter space is emerging as the newest frontier in the quest for a technical military advantage, sparking a war of words between the United States, Russia and China. 02.13.08
California Recycles Water 'Toilet to Tap'
In response to Southern California’s dwindling water supply, several California cities are trying out new water reclamation projects that turn wastewater into drinking water. 02.11.08
Upcoming Primaries Gain Importance as Candidates Vie for Delegates
All five Democratic and Republican presidential candidates vowed to fight for each state in upcoming primary elections, following inconclusive results from 24 states on Super Tuesday. 02.06.08
President Bush Focuses on Economy in Last State of the Union
In a speech outlining his plans for his remaining months in office, President Bush spoke about government spending in response to stock market troubles and sluggish economic growth.
01.29.08
Congress and President Debate Ways to Ease Impact of Mortgage Crisis
The government is working on ways to help Americans pay their mortgages and stay in their homes so that a growing housing crisis does not weaken other areas of the economy.
01.14.08
Presidential Candidates Turn to Next Big Contest: Super Tuesday
New Hampshire's primary voters rejected the winners of Iowa's caucuses, breathing life into two presidential campaigns that had been showing recent signs of faltering, and setting up Feb. 5 as a critical contest in the race to the White House.
01.09.08
Obama
and Huckabee Win at Iowa Caucus
Democratic Senator Obama and Former Republican
Governor Huckabee are the clear winners in the first test for the White House.
01.04.08
Candidates
Make Final Push Before Voting
The 2008 presidential candidates are making
their final push before the Iowa caucuses, the first real test in the race for
the White House. 12.28.07
Sliding
U.S. Dollar Affects Worldwide Markets
The U.S. dollar continues to loose
value in the wake of the recent housing crunch. 12.18.07
Farm Bill Changes May Affect Food Industry
Republicans and Democrats
in the Senate are squaring off over a new version of the farm bill, which affects
what we eat and how it is grown. 11.20.07
U.S.
Ally Pakistan Faces Political Crisis Clashes between protesters and
police renewed pressure on President Pervez Musharraf to hold democratic elections
in Pakistan. 11.12.07 Candidates
Pick Up Steam in Run-up to Presidential Primaries Presidential candidates
are turning up the rhetoric as several states battle for early 2008 presidential
primary dates. 11.05.07 Children's
Health is Political Battleground Democrats failed to override the
president's veto of a bill expanding SCHIP, a health insurance program for poor
children and their families. 10.29.07 Dalai
Lama Award Angers China In a move that has upset China, the United
States awarded the Dalai Lama, Tibet's exiled spiritual leader, the Congressional
Gold Medal. 10.17.07 Genocide
Resolution Outrages Turkey The U.S. House of Representatives is considering
a resolution that labels the 1915 mass killings of Armenians by Ottoman Turks
as a genocide. 10.15.07 Contractors
Criticized for Violence in Iraq The American security firm Blackwater
is under scrutiny after its contractors shot and killed 17 Iraqis. 10.10.07 Central
Bank Attempts to Reboot Economy The Federal Reserve lowered two key
interest rates to prevent problems in the housing market from causing a recession
the U.S. economy. 09.19.07 Iraq
War Central Issue in 2008 Primary Although the 2008 presidential primaries
are still months away, candidates are scrambling to define their positions on
the war in Iraq. 09.05.07 Politics
Topples Attorney General Gonzales Attorney General Alberto Gonzales
resigned after investigations into the firing of U.S. attorneys and the legality
of a secret wiretapping program. 08.29.07 Bill
Would Make College More Affordable As college tuition continues to
skyrocket, Democrats in Congress are trying to make good on their promise to make
college more affordable. 08.16.07 Social
Networks Aid Presidential Candidates Presidential candidates for the
2008 election are using Facebook and MySpace as new tools to generate voter support
and raise money. 07.25.07 President
Bush Cancels Libby's Jail Term Mr. Bush commuted the prison sentence
of Vice President Cheney's former chief of staff, who was convicted of perjury
and obstruction of justice. 07.09.07 States
Seek Stricter Car Emissions Standards Following a Supreme Court decision
that called carbon dioxide a "pollutant," California is leading the charge for
stricter car emissions standards. 5.29.07 Government
Looks to Regulate TV Violence The Federal Communications Commission
called on Congress to regulate violent TV programming for its effects on children.
05.02.07 President
Bush Pushes Immigration Reform During a visit to Yuma, Ariz., President
Bush inspected border security measures and called for an overhaul of the nation's
immigration laws. 4.11.07 Congress
Seeks End to War in Iraq Both houses of Congress are looking to pull
out U.S. troops in Iraq by setting deadlines for the President in an emergency
funding bill. 3.28.07 Too
Much Testing? Congress debates the mandatory achievement testing required
by President Bush's controversial No Child Left Behind education policy. 3.21.07 President
Bush Visits Latin America President Bush spent six days in Latin America
trying to strengthen U.S. economic ties and address social issues affecting the
region. 3.14.07 Treatment
of Wounded Soldiers Criticized Investigative news stories describing
inadequate treatment of soldiers wounded in Iraq and Afghanistan have sparked
political finger-pointing. 3.07.07 Lowest
Paid Workers May Get Raise The House of Representatives and Senate
are debating two bills that would increase the federal minimum wage by 40 percent
over the next two years. 2.21.07 President
Bush Pitches $2.9 Trillion Budget The president's new budget proposal
would increase spending on the military and limit spending on health care and
social security. 2.07.07 Set,
Go: 2008 Presidential Race Starts Early More than a dozen presidential
hopefuls are lining up for the primary races -- the first since 1928 without a
sitting president or vice president running. 1.31.07 President
Bush Outlines 2007 Agenda In his State of the Union address, the president
defended his strategy in Iraq and introduced goals for the environment and health
care. 1.24.07 New
Passport Rules Take Effect All U.S.-bound air travelers, even those
coming from Canada or Mexico, are now required to carry a passport as part of
new security measures. 1.22.07 President
Bush Sends More Troops to Iraq President Bush's plan to deploy 21,000
more U.S. troops to Iraq received harsh criticism from many Democrats and some
Republicans. 1.16.07 Democrats
Aim for Change in New Congress Democrats control both houses of the
110th Congress and will take up the issues of stem cell research, the minimum
wage, and Iraq war funding. 1.08.07 |