By Jim Malone Washington 03 August 2007 The war in Iraq and how best to protect the U.S. from terrorist attacks promise to be major issues in the 2008 presidential election. Democratic presidential contenders in particular are trying to bolster publi...
By Jim Malone Washington 01 August 2007 Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama said Wednesday he would be willing to send U.S. troops into Pakistan to hunt down terrorists without permission from the government of President Pervez Musharraf....
By Jim Malone Washington 24 July 2007 The eight Democratic contenders for president in 2008 faced off in a debate Monday evening that featured an unusual format. The candidates faced questions from average citizens put to them on video through the vi...
By Scott Stearns Washington 07 July 2007 President Bush says he will veto domestic spending bills if opposition Democrats want to spend more money than he is asking for. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns reports, Democrats say the president...
Jim Malone Washington 19 June 2007 Democratic presidential contenders focused their attention on the war in Iraq during appearances at two candidate forums Tuesday in Washington. VOA national correspondent Jim Malone has the latest on the race for th...
By Scott Stearns White House 10 April 2007 President Bush says he will veto emergency spending for wars in Afghanistan and Iraq because opposition legislators have attached timetables for a troop withdrawal from Iraq. VOA White House correspondent Sc...
By Jim Malone Washington 23 February 2007 Former Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack announced Friday that he is abandoning his bid for the Democratic Party's presidential nomination next year. Vilsack and other Democratic contenders have been overshadowed so...
By Jim Malone Washington 02 February 2007 Several Democratic presidential contenders auditioned before a crowd of party activists in Washington Friday. All six candidates who spoke focused largely on the war in Iraq, as we hear from VOA National cor...
By Kari Barber Dakar 27 January 2007 United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is starting his first Africa tour since assuming his post, visiting the Democratic Republic of Congo, where the U.N. has one of its largest peacekeeping missions. Mr. B...
By Jim Randle Baghdad 13 January 2007 U.S. Senator Hillary Clinton is in Baghdad with a delegation of Congress members to meet with representatives of the U.S. military and Iraqi government officials. VOA's Jim Randle reports from Baghdad. US Senator...