Friday, July 18, 2008

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Barack Obama’s accidental surrogate
Politico via Yahoo! News Fri, 18 Jul 2008 1:39 AM PDT
If you’ve read enough profiles of Barack Obama, chances are you’re familiar with the name Kirk Dillard. An accomplished and articulate legislator who served with Obama in the Illinois state Senate, he is frequently called on by the national media to shed light on the presumptive Democratic nominee’s early days in politics.

Baghdad family's woes are kept far from the Barack Obama spotlight
The Canadian Press via Yahoo! Canada News Fri, 18 Jul 2008 4:43 PM PDT
BAGHDAD - There is a Baghdad that Senator Barack Obama probably won't see.

Barack Obama, George Washington and the World
The Nation via Yahoo! News Fri, 18 Jul 2008 5:05 AM PDT
The Nation -- Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama has been criticized for planning, as part of his current world tour, to meet both with Israeli and Palestinian officials in the Middle East.

John McCain and Barack Obama both hedge on costly new Marine One
The Canadian Press via Yahoo! Canada News Fri, 18 Jul 2008 3:16 PM PDT
WASHINGTON - John McCain and Barack Obama vow to reform the nation's defence procurement if elected president, yet each is unwilling to take a firm stand against the skyrocketing cost of a plum White House perk: the new Marine One helicopter.

Barack Obama's fundraising roars to life
Los Angeles Times Fri, 18 Jul 2008 0:23 AM PDT
The Democrat raised $52 million in June, up from $22 million in May. Republican John McCain's June take was $22 million. Barack Obama and the Democratic National Committee revved up their money machine in June, outpacing their Republican rivals by almost $25 million, the Democratic presidential candidate's campaign said Thursday.

Barack Obama Rumored To Be Planning Lollapalooza Appearance
MTV Music Television Fri, 18 Jul 2008 8:17 AM PDT
Sources say Barack Obama may be planning to appear at Lollapalooza in August.

German Chancellor Merkel To See Barack Obama Thursday In Berlin
Nasdaq Fri, 18 Jul 2008 4:03 AM PDT
BERLIN (AFP)--German Chancellor Angela Merkel will hold talks Thursday in Berlin with U.S. Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama, her press spokesman Ulrich Wilhelm said.

From Baghdad to Berlin, Barack Obama prepares for his world tour
Channel 4 Fri, 18 Jul 2008 12:15 PM PDT
The American presidential hopeful Barack Obama prepares for his whirlwind overseas trip the world is, quite literally, his stage.

German leader Angela Merkel to meet with Barack Obama at Berlin chancellery next week
Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune Fri, 18 Jul 2008 3:32 AM PDT
BERLIN - Chancellor Angela Merkel's spokesman says the German leader will welcome U.S. presidential hopeful Barack Obama to her office in Berlin next Thursday.

Why Barack Obama's 'Look, I'm Presidential' tour is high risk business
Channel 4 Fri, 18 Jul 2008 5:45 AM PDT
It's Barack Obama's 'Look, I'm Presidential' tour, according to New York magazine: the rock star candidate's chance to be greeted by huge, and rapturous crowds abroad, a chance to spread some of that Obama magic around the world.




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