DENVER, Aug. 26, 2008 (Reuters) -- Linda Tucker is the sort of woman who is getting a lot of attention this week at the Democratic convention. ... > read full story
JERUSALEM, Aug. 26, 2008 (Reuters) -- U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice called on Israel on Tuesday not to undermine peace negotiations with the Palestinians after a report found it had nearly doubled Jewish settlement construction. ... > read full story
BURBANK, California, Aug. 25, 2008 (Reuters) -- John McCain, who often invokes his ordeal as a Vietnam war prisoner to show his devotion to his country as he runs for U.S. president, drew on the experience again on Monday -- this time to deflect sniping over the number of houses he owns. ... > read full story
DENVER, Aug. 25, 2008 (Reuters) -- Democrats opening their national convention tried to smooth over a rift with Hillary Clinton's resentful supporters on Monday and portrayed Barack Obama as a down-to-earth American patriot bidding to make history. ... > read full story
DENVER, Aug. 25, 2008 (Reuters) -- An economic adviser to Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama said on Monday that U.S. financial regulation needs modernizing, but hedged on how big a role to give the Federal Reserve. ... > read full story
DENVER, Aug. 25, 2008 (Reuters) -- Ailing Sen. Edward Kennedy, head of America's most fabled political family, offered a rousing tribute to Barack Obama on Monday in an emotional appearance that had many fellow Democrats near tears. ... > read full story
MOLINE, Illinois, Aug. 25, 2008 (Reuters) -- Barack Obama promised on Monday to accept the U.S. Democratic presidential nomination with a "workman-like speech" offering policy details and not simply his trademark rhetoric. ... > read full story
CRAWFORD, Texas, Aug. 25, 2008 (Reuters) -- The White House on Monday pressed Russia not to recognize Georgia's rebel areas and said Vice President Dick Cheney, an staunch critic of Moscow, would visit the region to show U.S. support for former Soviet states. ... > read full story
SACRAMENTO, California, Aug. 25, 2008 (Reuters) -- Cindy McCain, wife of U.S. Republican presidential candidate John McCain, is traveling to Georgia this week to assess the humanitarian situation there after its military conflict with Russia, the Arizona senator said on Monday. ... > read full story
DAVENPORT, Iowa, Aug. 25, 2008 (Reuters) -- U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama said on Monday the world must increase pressure on Iran to rein in its nuclear program and avoid a situation where Israel feels cornered. ... > read full story
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