Barack Obama Foreign Tour

Who's Presumptuous Now? McCain Articulates U.S. Foreign Policy in Georgia Conflict

Kent Greenfield | Posted 08.15.2008 | Politics


Kent Greenfield

It strikes me as presumptuous indeed for McCain to telephone the president of one of the warring nations, especially to promise something serious. What exactly does "we are all Georgians" mean?

McCain Confides to Anonymous Campaign Source: "I'm Voting for Obama"

Ian Gurvitz | Posted 07.24.2008 | Politics


Ian Gurvitz

John McCain: "Frankly, I don't even know whose ass to kiss. Nobody loves me but my lobbyists, a bunch of old Jews in Florida, some armadillos in Arizona, and my mother."

Time Magazine: Berlin Awaits The "Next JFK"

Time Magazine | Stephanie Kirchner | Posted 07.23.2008 | Politics


Walking around Berlin recently, the American visitor could be forgiven for thinking Germany was the 51st state in the Union - and that it would vote ...

WaPo: Obama Shifting The National Foreign Policy Debate

Washington Post | Posted 07.23.2008 | Politics


Sen. Barack Obama, on his first and likely only overseas trip as the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, has remade the campaign's foreign po...

Obama Tours Holocaust Museum In Israel

AP | DAVID ESPO | Posted 07.23.2008 | Politics


SDEROT, Israel — From the solemnity of a Holocaust museum to a dusty village battered by Hamas rockets, Democratic presidential contender Barack...

1,300 Journos Want to Witness "Victory Column" Speech

Christina Bellantoni | Posted 07.23.2008 | Media


Christina Bellantoni

  BERLIN — Team Obama has received a record-breaking 1,300 requests for press credentials from reporters who want to cover his speech here...

Foreign Press: All Obama All The Time

Politico | Michael Calderone | Posted 07.22.2008 | Media


Christoph von Marschall, the Washington bureau chief of the Berlin-based newspaper Der Tagesspiegel, wrote in Sunday's Washington Post about the "dirt...

Obama In Jordan, Meeting With King Abdullah

Huffington Post | Posted 07.22.2008 | Politics


Bloomberg news recaps Obama's Mideast trip so far: Middle Eastern and European leaders are lining up to hear what Barack Obama has to say on his seve...

Rice Told Embassies Not To Aid Candidates On Eve Of Obama Trip

AP | ANNE GEARAN | Posted 07.21.2008 | Politics


WASHINGTON — As Democrat Barack Obama began an overseas tour, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice told employees at U.S. embassies to provide on...

Coming Soon; The Non-US Citizen Vote For Obama

Rob Kall | Posted 07.19.2008 | Politics


Rob Kall

The McCain team, after goading Obama on to go overseas must now be kicking themselves to high heaven when he is greeted by thousands of people who wish they could be voting for him.

Obama Visits Afghanistan To Tour War Zone

AP | FISNIK ABRASHI | Posted 07.19.2008 | Politics


KABUL, Afghanistan — Barack Obama visited Saturday with U.S. troops and Afghan officials in this war-weary nation, which is the focal point of h...

Report: Obama To Speak At Victory Column, Not Brandenburg Gate

Posted 07.18.2008 | Politics


According to German papers, Barack Obama will speak at Berlin's Victory Column instead of the Brandenburg Gate on his trip to Germany. Bloomberg repor...

Palestinian Official: Obama To Visit West Bank

CNN's Political Ticker | Posted 07.14.2008 | Politics


Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama will be visiting the Palestinian Authority president in the West Bank next week, a Palestinian gov...

Bush Official Denies German Press Reports On Obama Speech

Posted 07.11.2008 | Politics


The Bush administration is denying reports in German newspapers that officials expressed opposition to a possible Obama speech at the Brandenberg Gate...