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Obama meets pro-US Sarkozy in Paris
PARIS (AFP) - Barack Obama met in Paris Friday with the pro-US President Nicolas Sarkozy on a world tour aimed at burnishing the White House hopeful's foreign policy credentials ahead of November elections.
Nations:France Afghanistan Israel U.S. Germany People:Barack Obama John McCain Nicolas Sarkozy Gordon Brown Ronald Reagan Jacques Chirac Activities:US Election 2008 U.S.-France
2008-07-25
Power outages widespread in Texas after Dolly
HARLINGEN, Texas - Business at reopened restaurants was humming, grocery store parking lots were packed and residents of south Texas were venturing out on the newly dry roads again as the remnants of Hurricane Dolly moved well away from the Rio Grande Valley.
Nations:Mexico People:Rick Perry Source:(AP)
2008-07-25
Obama urges Europeans, Americans to defeat terror
BERLIN - Cheered by an enormous international crowd, Democratic presidential contender 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.
Nations:Germany Afghanistan U.S. People:Angela Merkel Barack Obama John McCain Activities:US Election 2008 U.S.-Europe Source:(AP)
2008-07-24
Home sales at 10-year low, jobless claims jump
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Jobless claims jumped and the pace of existing home sales tumbled to a 10-year low as slowing growth hit hiring and a glut of unsold houses weighed on real estate, data released on Thursday showed.
Nations:U.S. Activities:2007 Global Credit Crunch 2008 U.S. Recession Source:(Reuters)
2008-07-24
McCain takes swipe at Obama for Berlin speech
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Reuters) - Republican John McCain said on Thursday he would like to give a speech in Germany as U.S. president not as a White House candidate, taking a swipe at rival Barack Obama while the Democrat gave a major address in Berlin.
Nations:Germany Afghanistan U.S. France Israel People:Nicolas Sarkozy Gordon Brown Angela Merkel Dalai Lama Barack Obama John McCain Activities:US Election 2008 Source:(Reuters)
2008-07-24
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