2008 Presidential Campaign – HOT LINKS #10
By webreporter on Jun 30, 2008 in 2008 PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN
Here are some of the hottest and most current stories on Senator Barack Obama’s :
Obama Network Organizes and Revolts Over Spying
The Nation. - New York,NY,USA
Barack Obama tapped his sizeable grassroots network on Saturday, coordinating over 4000 "Unite for Change" meetups across the country through the campaign's social networking portal, MyBo. At the same time, however, other supporters worked furiously over the weekend to organize a new MyBo campaign to protest and pressure Obama. Many activists are outraged by the Senator's recent announcement that he will back a controversial bill to grant the Executive more spying powers and immunize telephone companies accused of illegal surveillance.
Possible Obama, McCain Treasury picks mulled
Reuters - USA
Who would President Barack Obama or President John McCain choose as the next US Treasury secretary? "You would have to think that Phil Gramm is on the list for McCain," Also high on McCain's list would be former Hewlett-Packard chief executive Carly Fiorina, Valliere said.For Obama, some in the financial community are intrigued by the possibility of New York Federal Reserve President Timothy Geithner, a former official in Bill Clinton's administration.
Michelle Obama has busy summer ahead
USA Today - USA
Barack Obama, is the presumptive Democratic nominee. The result, by accident or design, is that Obama's softer side is on display when she needs it to be: after a winter of edgy remarks that made her a lightning rod and gave ammunition to Republican John McCain and his allies.
Andrew Young: Obama Would be Good for America's Image
MyFox Atlanta - Atlanta,GA,USA
ATLANTA (MyFox Atlanta) – Former United Nations Ambassador Andrew Young said Sunday that the world is angry with America, and if Senator Barack Obama is elected president, that image can change. At the same time, many Georgia GOP leaders said they think Senator McCain has made bold moves in the right direction,
The Road Ahead For Joe Lieberman
Hartford Courant - United States
He appeared on Face the Nation today as a McCain surrogate, saying that if Barack Obama had his way with troop levels, Iran would control Iraq. In his advocacy of Republican John McCain's presidential candidacy, Lieberman continues to criticize the Democratic Party with which he remains tenuously affiliated as a member of the Senate Democratic caucus.
Clark: Getting 'shot down in plane' not enough for nomination
CNN - USA
(CNN) -- Retired US General Wesley Clark, a supporter of Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama, questioned Sunday whether Sen. John McCain's military experience qualified him to be commander-in-chief. "I certainly honor his service as a prisoner of war. He was a hero to me and to hundreds of thousands and millions of others in the armed forces, as a prisoner of war. And he has traveled all over the world. But he hasn't held executive responsibility,"
McCain, Obama and their hot air on global warming
Daily Star - Lebanon - Beirut,Lebanon
... unselfish concern that one generation owes to the next," while Democrat Barack Obama calls it "one of the greatest moral challenges of our generation. It remains far from clear, however, whether the shift in rhetoric and policy will move the planet any closer to embracing the best response. Both McCain and Obama could leave future generations lumbered with the costs of major cuts in carbon emissions - without major cuts in temperatures.










