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Obama enjoys strong support as tour moves to France
Barack Obama's foreign tour takes him to France on Friday, where he has enjoyed more financial support than his Republican rival and is seen as the favourite to win the U.S. presidency.
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Barack Obama's foreign tour takes him to France on Friday, where he has enjoyed more financial support than his Republican rival and is seen as the favourite to win the U.S. presidency.
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200,000 hear call to reunite old allies
BERLIN – Before the largest crowd of his campaign, Barack Obama on Thursday summoned Europeans and Americans together to “defeat terror and dry up the well of extremism that supports it” as surely as they conquered communism a generation ago.Photo caption: Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., waves as he arrives at the Victory Column in Berlin on Thursday. Photo by Associated Press
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BERLIN – Before the largest crowd of his campaign, Barack Obama on Thursday summoned Europeans and Americans together to “defeat terror and dry up the well of extremism that supports it” as surely as they conquered communism a generation ago.Photo caption: Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., waves as he arrives at the Victory Column in Berlin on Thursday. Photo by Associated Press
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McCain gains support in 4 swing states
Republican John McCain is tightening the presidential race against Democratic rival Barack Obama in four key states, according to polls released Thursday.Photo caption: Republican John McCain campaigns in Columbus, Ohio, on Thursday. Photo by Associated Press
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Republican John McCain is tightening the presidential race against Democratic rival Barack Obama in four key states, according to polls released Thursday.Photo caption: Republican John McCain campaigns in Columbus, Ohio, on Thursday. Photo by Associated Press
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McCain watching clock for run mate
WASHINGTON – Anxious to counter the blanket media coverage that has followed Sen. Barack Obama on his overseas journey, Sen. John McCain is weighing whether to announce his running mate in the coming weeks before the spotlight shifts to China and the opening of the Olympic Games next month.
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WASHINGTON – Anxious to counter the blanket media coverage that has followed Sen. Barack Obama on his overseas journey, Sen. John McCain is weighing whether to announce his running mate in the coming weeks before the spotlight shifts to China and the opening of the Olympic Games next month.
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Obama trip earns mixed review
Calculated political ploy. Timely foreign outreach. A dash of each? Ask voters across the country about Barack Obama’s image-packed week of foreign travel and you’ll get a mix of admiration, suspicion, even a couple of bored shrugs.
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Calculated political ploy. Timely foreign outreach. A dash of each? Ask voters across the country about Barack Obama’s image-packed week of foreign travel and you’ll get a mix of admiration, suspicion, even a couple of bored shrugs.
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Obama wins hearts, not minds, in Berlin
Barack Obama touched hearts during an impassioned speech to a 200,000-strong crowd in Berlin, German newspapers agreed, but suspicions remain about the White House contender's motives for courting a European audience.
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Barack Obama touched hearts during an impassioned speech to a 200,000-strong crowd in Berlin, German newspapers agreed, but suspicions remain about the White House contender's motives for courting a European audience.
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Obama Addresses U.S. Image Abroad
Sen. Barack Obama drew a crowd of more than 200,000 people for a speech in Berlin. The Democratic presidential hopeful called on the U.S. and Europe to mend frayed ties and called for efforts at "shared security" in Afghanistan.
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Sen. Barack Obama drew a crowd of more than 200,000 people for a speech in Berlin. The Democratic presidential hopeful called on the U.S. and Europe to mend frayed ties and called for efforts at "shared security" in Afghanistan.
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Obama and McCain Differ on Same-Sex Marriage
(Undated) -- Senators Barack Obama and John McCain are at different ends of the spectrum on the issue of same-sex marriage, and especially amending the California Constitution.
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(Undated) -- Senators Barack Obama and John McCain are at different ends of the spectrum on the issue of same-sex marriage, and especially amending the California Constitution.
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Residents talk about race at Findlay forum
FINDLAY - Silas Larsen, a white man whose wife is black, recalled one of his first experiences in Findlay - a trip to the supermarket shortly after the couple moved here six years ago.As he was pulling up to pick up his wife, a woman asked if he was her husband. When his wife replied yes, the woman said, "We don't believe in that around here," Mr. Larsen said.He and dozens of other Findlay residents last night shared their experiences - good and bad - in this city that many people felt was unfairly maligned in a recent Washington Post article that focused on how some people have bought into inaccurate rumors about Sen. Barack Obama, the Democratic presidential hopeful.Darnell Parker, president of Findlay's Black Heritage Library and Multicultural Center, said it wasn't the first such forum the library has sponsored, but it easily was the most well-attended. More than 100 people packed into City Council chambers to take part and to listen.Mr. Larsen, for his part, said he was proud to be an American, but hoped his children and grandchildren would grow up in an America that was not degraded by prejudice."I want more, and if this conversation today only becomes just a conversation and you walk out of here and go back to the way you've been thinking for years, then shame on you," he said.Nina Parker, who founded the Black Heritage Library in Findlay in 1982, said the Washington Post article and the reaction it provoked pointed up the need for last night's gathering."We have always been proactive in providing important and necessary services for the community thusly today, we the people will deal with the prevalent issue of all that talk stemming around the article in the Washington Post and the prevalent issue of race which indicated that Findlay, Ohio was a typical small town - small-minded, misinformed, a bigoted, racist community," she said."The numerous letters to the editor have shown expressions of anger, disbelief, surprise or not, shame, and disappointment. Some individuals expressed that the article was in most part correct, but others have said the article was totally inaccurate."To launch the discussion, she posed the question: What are your personal perceptions and experiences about the Findlay community and your perceptions regarding the Washington Post article?Leasha Dixson, a black woman who grew up in Chicago and has traveled the world with the U.S. Army, said she found the Post article offensive."I am happy to live in Findlay. I haven't encountered anything I can't deal with," she said. "That Washington Post article was insulting to me as a black person and insulting to me as an American."Most there said they know racism in some form exists in all communities, though it's sometimes intensified in towns that are predominately white."If you don't know someone of another color or race, it's real easy to buy into the lies that are being told," said Elaine Eyre, an area resident for just a year.Brian Russell, a lifelong resident, said healthy attitudes about racial diversity begin at home.He encouraged those in attendance to not laugh at racial jokes, to not to pass on stereotypes and prejudice to their children.Mrs. Parker thanked Mayor Pete Sehnert for sending an invitation to Mr. Obama to come to Findlay for a community meeting, but she said last night was not about the election."This isn't about politics. This is about people," she said. "This is about understanding."Another town hall meeting on cultural diversity is scheduled for Aug. 30 at the University of Findlay.Contact Jennifer Feehan at:jfeehan@theblade.comor 419-353-5972.
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FINDLAY - Silas Larsen, a white man whose wife is black, recalled one of his first experiences in Findlay - a trip to the supermarket shortly after the couple moved here six years ago.As he was pulling up to pick up his wife, a woman asked if he was her husband. When his wife replied yes, the woman said, "We don't believe in that around here," Mr. Larsen said.He and dozens of other Findlay residents last night shared their experiences - good and bad - in this city that many people felt was unfairly maligned in a recent Washington Post article that focused on how some people have bought into inaccurate rumors about Sen. Barack Obama, the Democratic presidential hopeful.Darnell Parker, president of Findlay's Black Heritage Library and Multicultural Center, said it wasn't the first such forum the library has sponsored, but it easily was the most well-attended. More than 100 people packed into City Council chambers to take part and to listen.Mr. Larsen, for his part, said he was proud to be an American, but hoped his children and grandchildren would grow up in an America that was not degraded by prejudice."I want more, and if this conversation today only becomes just a conversation and you walk out of here and go back to the way you've been thinking for years, then shame on you," he said.Nina Parker, who founded the Black Heritage Library in Findlay in 1982, said the Washington Post article and the reaction it provoked pointed up the need for last night's gathering."We have always been proactive in providing important and necessary services for the community thusly today, we the people will deal with the prevalent issue of all that talk stemming around the article in the Washington Post and the prevalent issue of race which indicated that Findlay, Ohio was a typical small town - small-minded, misinformed, a bigoted, racist community," she said."The numerous letters to the editor have shown expressions of anger, disbelief, surprise or not, shame, and disappointment. Some individuals expressed that the article was in most part correct, but others have said the article was totally inaccurate."To launch the discussion, she posed the question: What are your personal perceptions and experiences about the Findlay community and your perceptions regarding the Washington Post article?Leasha Dixson, a black woman who grew up in Chicago and has traveled the world with the U.S. Army, said she found the Post article offensive."I am happy to live in Findlay. I haven't encountered anything I can't deal with," she said. "That Washington Post article was insulting to me as a black person and insulting to me as an American."Most there said they know racism in some form exists in all communities, though it's sometimes intensified in towns that are predominately white."If you don't know someone of another color or race, it's real easy to buy into the lies that are being told," said Elaine Eyre, an area resident for just a year.Brian Russell, a lifelong resident, said healthy attitudes about racial diversity begin at home.He encouraged those in attendance to not laugh at racial jokes, to not to pass on stereotypes and prejudice to their children.Mrs. Parker thanked Mayor Pete Sehnert for sending an invitation to Mr. Obama to come to Findlay for a community meeting, but she said last night was not about the election."This isn't about politics. This is about people," she said. "This is about understanding."Another town hall meeting on cultural diversity is scheduled for Aug. 30 at the University of Findlay.Contact Jennifer Feehan at:jfeehan@theblade.comor 419-353-5972.
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GOP memo: McCain hangs tough in adverse environment
A Republican memo on Friday says that, despite a political landscape that benefits Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama, “very little...
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A Republican memo on Friday says that, despite a political landscape that benefits Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama, “very little...
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