Obama, in London, meets Brown
Presidential contender Barack Obama defended his decision to travel to Europe and the Mideast on Saturday, saying that problems encountered by Americans are often best dealt with by working with allies.
Israeli paper publishes Obama's prayer
An Israeli newspaper's decision to publish a handwritten prayer left by Barack Obama in the cracks of Jerusalem's Western Wall drew criticism Friday as an invasion of his privacy.
Obama urges Iran to accept EU nuke proposal
Democrat Barack Obama says Iran should promptly accept an international call to freeze its uranium enrichment program.
Bush policy shifts leave Obama without a foil
The Democratic candidate wants to sound like the voice of reason on U.S. foreign policy — the guy who would abandon Bush administration policies. Problem is, the president keeps beating him to it.
Hagel chides McCain, Obama on Iraq
The Republican senator, fresh from an Iraq trip with Barack Obama, said the presidential candidates should focus on the war's future and not argue over the success of last year's troop surge.
Brownstein: The risk of Obama rapture
Conservatives are poised to argue that Obama's popularity with audiences abroad ought to raise doubts among Americans at home.
Live Vote: Your view of Obama's trip
NYT: Obama wows Europe — vaguely
Barack Obama touched on American and European ideals in his speech in Berlin on Thursday, but was vague on crucial issues of trade, defense and foreign policy that currently divide Washington from Europe.
Newsweek: Hispanics turning to Obama
U.S. citizens in Europe give more to Obama
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.
Obama targets distrust between U.S., Europe
Barack Obama told NBC News on Thursday that the next president would have his work cut out to resolve “conflict and tension” between Washington and Europe that had built up during the Bush presidency.
Obama speaks in Berlin
Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama stood before an enormous crowd in Berlin on Thursday and summoned Europeans and Americans to work together to defeat terrorism.
McCain, Obama and their uneven gifts of gab
If the presidential election were decided by speeches alone, it would be over already.
Obama and the case of the missing 'thesis'
Israelis, Palestinians: Mixed about Obama
Both Israelis and Palestinians came away from the Democratic candidate's visit to the Holy Land with the feeling he would do more for Mideast peace than President Bush has.
Obama buys expensive ads for Olympics
Barack Obama is going for the gold. The Democratic presidential contender has decided to buy $5 million in national advertising on NBC during the broadcast of the Olympic games.
Obama visits Jerusalem's Western Wall
U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama made an unscheduled pre-dawn visit to Jerusalem's Western Wall on Thursday, at the end of a trip aimed at showing his strong support for Israel.
Obama working to ensure Jewish vote
Meticulous planning for his recent trip to Israel reveals the lengths to which Barack Obama is going to ensure support among Jews, a traditional Democratic constituency.
Obama: Iran nukes would pose 'grave threat'
U.S. presidential hopeful Barack Obama said on Wednesday a nuclear Iran would pose a "grave threat" and that the world must stop Tehran from obtaining an atomic weapon.
Newsweek: Can Obama stay on the high road?
Report: Obama daughters youthful, polite
The likely Democratic presidential nominee and his wife are determined that his bid not disrupt the normal, happy childhood of their daughters.
Newsweek: Are Clinton donors snubbing Obama?
Analysis: Foreign tour is media bonanza for Obama
Jordan, Israel and Germany aren't normally known as swing states in a presidential campaign. But Barack Obama's off to a fast start in his attempt to change that with an election-season tour designed to show him as a potential commander in chief, equally comfortable sitting down — presidential style — with kings and other foreign leaders.
Obama sees security progress in Iraq
Barack Obama said on Tuesday that the situation in Iraq is improving and that U.S. military attention should turn to Afghanistan.
Cook: Obama still outside comfort zone
Older white voters are more open to voting Democratic this year than in the past, but the Democratic presidential candidate still needs to close the sale.
Obamamania in full flight before Europe tour
In Berlin, where John F. Kennedy, Ronald Reagan and Bill Clinton all made famous speeches, the Democratic presidential hopeful will find himself stepping into perhaps another iconic moment.
Iraqi backing of Obama plan irks White House
Officials say Baghdad may be trying to use the U.S. presidential election as leverage in talks about the future of American's military presence and obligations in the war.
Newsweek: What the world thinks of Obama
Iraq appears to share Obama's pullout hope
Iraq’s government welcomed Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama on Monday with word that it apparently shares his hope that U.S. combat forces could leave by 2010.
Newsweek: How Obama sees America's place in the world
Obama pledges aid to Afghanistan
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama pledged steadfast aid to Afghanistan in talks Sunday with its Western-backed leader and vowed to pursue the war on terror "with vigor" if elected, an Afghan official said.
Some Dems fret over Afghanistan commitment
The focus of the presidential debate shifted to Afghanistan this week as both Barack Obama and John McCain called for more troops to be dispatched there. Are Democratic leaders convinced that they have popular support for a long nation-building commitment in Afghanistan?
Iraq pact could complicate campaigns
A new U.S.-Iraqi agreement raising the possibility of a withdrawal timeline threatens to complicate the war policies of presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain.
McCain, Obama hedge on costly Marine One
Both presidential candidates vow to reform the nation's defense procurement if elected president, yet each is unwilling to take a stand against the rising cost of a White House perk: the new Marine One helicopter.
Newsweek: Obama's global leadership challenge
Obama's trip: sign of new era in diplomacy?
The Democratic presidential hopeful's trip to the Middle East and Europe marks the Democrat's first high-profile step onto the international stage and is planned to put him into settings often occupied by presidents.
NYT: Cast of 300 advises Obama on foreign policy
Barack Obama’s huge foreign policy team, organized like a mini State Department, is on the spot this week as the senator plans his overseas trip.
Mercurio: Sense of humor could hurt Obama
This week's controversial New Yorker cover could hurt Obama -- but not for the reasons that have been widely, and wildly, articulated.
Clinton says he's ready to campaign for Obama
The former president said Thursday he is eager to campaign for Obama whenever the Democrat needs him, but has not given any thought to whether he wants to speak at the party convention in Denver.
Obama calls criticism of wife 'infuriating'
What gets under the Democratic presidential candidate's skin? Criticism of his wife, Michelle Obama.
Blumenthal: Is Obama ready to be chief?
To what extent can the Democratic candidate reassure primary and caucus voters that he is ready to be their president? The answer may determine the outcome of the general election.
Obama camp: $52 million raised in June
The Democratic presidential candidate raised $52 million in June, the campaign said on Thursday, a jump from last month and more than double the $22 million raised by his Republican rival John McCain.
Fox: Jackson used N-word in remarks
Fox News says the Rev. Jesse Jackson used the N-word during a break in a TV interview where he criticized presidential candidate Barack Obama.
Southern wins possible for Obama?
If the candidate's historic campaign to become the first black president boosts black turnout as drastically as he predicts, he could crack decades of Republican dominance across the South.
Obama warns against 'fighting the last war'
Democrat Barack Obama warned on Wednesday about the danger of "fighting the last war" as he pledged to focus on emerging nuclear, biological and cyber threats if elected president.
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