President Obama must step outside the walled-off American base, for it's difficult to obtain an objective assessment of the situation if you only talk to people pre-selected to speak with you.
Bob Burnett | Posted 08.01.2008 | Politics
The presumptive Democratic nominee's world tour etablished that Obama has the gravitas to become President of the United States and neutralized McCain's national security credentials.
HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 07.30.2008 | Politics
McCain is running a pair of ads that say -- get this -- that the media is "in love" with Obama. The candidate best known for courting the press, straight up, as his "base," is complaining bitterly about this.
AP | DAVID ESPO | Posted 07.30.2008 | Home
AMMAN, Jordan — Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama declined Tuesday to rate the Bush administration's troop surge in Iraq a success ...
AP | ANNE GEARAN | Posted 07.29.2008 | Politics
WASHINGTON — As Democrat Barack Obama began an overseas tour, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice told employees at U.S. embassies to provide on...
Politico | Posted 07.29.2008 | Politics
Staffers for the McCain campaign emphasized the continued differences between Obama and the president, particularly that the White House has not agree...
AP | BRIAN MURPHY and QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA | Posted 07.28.2008 | Politics
BAGHDAD — Face to face with Iraq's leaders, Barack Obama gained fresh support Monday for the idea of pulling all U.S. combat forces from the war...
HuffingtonPost.com | Rachel Weiner | Posted 07.25.2008 | Politics
In an early morning memo, John McCain's senior foreign policy adviser Randy Scheunemann claims Barack Obama's position on Iraq is designed only to kee...
HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 07.22.2008 | Politics
Suzanne Kurtz, communications director for the Republican Jewish Coalition, spent her afternoon knowingly misleading -- if not downright lying -- to r...
AP | MICHELLE R. SMITH | Posted 07.22.2008 | Politics
EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Sen. Jack Reed of Rhode Island said Monday he was not interested in being Democrat Barack Obama's running mate. Reed, a...
AP | GLEN JOHNSON | Posted 07.21.2008 | Politics
SAN DIEGO — Barack Obama mourned the death of nine U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan on Sunday, even as he said John McCain's numerous visits to the ...
HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 07.09.2008 | Politics
This Sunday, I couldn't help but notice that a bit of a long con was being set up in advance of Senator Barack Obama's trip to Iraq. Obama has recent...
ABC News | Jake Tapper | Posted 07.05.2008 | Politics
ABC News has learned that in mid-July, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Illinois, will travel to Iraq, Afghanistan, the UK, France and Germany. The presumptive D...
Matt Littman | Posted 04.27.2009 | World