Presidential Challengers Clash Over Troops
45-day halt to withdrawals means Bush’s successor will inherit a force still 100,000-strong in Iraq
George Bush is almost certain to hand over the White House to the next president with well over 100,000 US troops still in Iraq after his top commander in the country, General David Petraeus, yesterday announced a 45-day […]
Bush to Reduce Tours of Duty for Us Troops
Doubts about the US military’s ability to fight wars on two fronts in Iraq and Afghanistan were revived today after President George Bush announced that he is to cut tours of duty for troops from 15 months to 12.
It is only a year since Bush, attempting to fill gaps in troop deployments in Iraq and […]
Candidates Will Vie to Prove Preparedness at Petraeus Hearing
The three remaining senators in the race for the White House will attempt to convince Americans they would make a better commander in chief tomorrow when the most senior general in Iraq, David Petraeus, reports to Congress on the status of the war.
John McCain, Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama all serve on the Senate committees […]
The Power of a Clinton’s Stare
It is a posture that Barack Obama must be painfully familiar with by now after 20 debates with Hillary Clinton: The Stare. Today, it was John McCain’s turn to feel those wide blue eyes boring into him as he spoke up manfully for a deeply unpopular war in Iraq. The senator from Arizona did not […]
Clinton Strategy Chief Resigns in Free Trade Row
Mark Penn, Hillary Clinton’s chief election strategist, stood down yesterday after it emerged he had met with representatives of the Colombian government to help promote a free trade agreement which Clinton opposes.
Penn was criticized after it was revealed that in his role as head of a public relations firm, he met the Colombian ambassador to […]
Democratic Battle Hands Mccain Lead
Republican party presidential nominee John McCain has surged in key polls as his Democratic rivals fight an increasingly bitter battle that could scupper their White House chances.
Some pundits now believe that the divisive race between Senators Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama is handing McCain and the Republicans an unexpected chance to win a presidential election […]
Young, Skinny and a Little Anxious: The Other Side of the Adored Barack Obama
When you actually see Barack Obama, it’s startling how slight he is and how young he looks. I watched him arrive for a meeting in Philadelphia this week, and he had an anxious, fretful little smile, as if it were his first campaign speech. His ears stick out and his clothes hang loose. There’s nothing […]
Clinton Reveals Turning Point in Race for White House
Hillary Clinton revealed today the turning point which helped to resurrect her presidential campaign and stall the seemingly unstoppable bandwagon of her rival Barack Obama.
She described the incident in a New Hampshire diner when she almost broke into tears as a “wonderful moment” that allowed voters to “get a sense of why I do what […]
Obama Speaks, and Pennsylvania Listens
When you actually see Barack Obama, it’s startling how slight he is and how young he looks. I watched him arrive for a meeting in Philadelphia this week, and he had an anxious, fretful little smile, as if it were his first campaign speech. His ears stick out and his clothes hang loose. There’s nothing […]
Clinton Gets Punchy in Pennsylvania
It’s a cold wet night in the countryside outside Philadelphia, rolling hills dotted with pleasant suburbs and occasional blasted small towns, boarded-up buildings and liquor stores where the proprietor stays safe behind bullet-proof glass.
Hillary Clinton is in a vast building big enough to assemble 747s. It’s been built on a site long abandoned by US […]
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