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Giuliani to keynote RNC (Politico)

Autor | 20.08.2008 | Category US Politics

Politico - Here is the roster of speakers for the Republican National Convention.

Obama sounds populist themes in Virginia bus tour (AP)

Autor | 20.08.2008 | Category US Politics

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill. holds a baby at the Greensboro Farmer's Curb Market in Greensboro, N.C., Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2008. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)AP - Democrat Barack Obama is sounding tough populist themes on the campaign trail, pledging to create union jobs to build energy-efficient cars and to end tax breaks for corporations that ship jobs overseas.

Sen. Stevens loses bid to move trial to Alaska (AP)

Autor | 20.08.2008 | Category US Politics

Brendan Sullivan Jr., attorney for Sen. Ted Stevens, R-Alaska, leaves the federal court in Washington, Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2008, following a motions hearing. Stevens lost a bid Wednesday to move his corruption trial from Washington to his home state of Alaska. Stevens is scheduled for trial next month on charges of lying about hundreds of thousands of dollars in home renovations and other services he received from an oil services contractor. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)AP - Sen. Ted Stevens cannot move his corruption trial from Washington to his home state of Alaska, a federal judge ruled Wednesday in a decision that could hamstring the powerful Republican’s re-election bid.

Campaigns take foreign cash, seek details later (AP)

Autor | 20.08.2008 | Category US Politics

Richard Watters checks the market on his computer in Sydney, Australia, Tuesday, July 29, 2008. Watters, an African Australian citizen, donated $1,000 to the campaign of U.S. presidential candidate Barack Obama. Watters entered a fake U.S. passport number, a random jumble of numbers and letters, so the site would take his money. He said he also checked a box stating that he was an American living overseas, 'because I could see it wasn't going anywhere if I didn't do that.' (AP Photo/Rob Griffith)AP - Neither Barack Obama nor John McCain has consistently followed the government’s instructions for keeping prohibited foreign money out of their presidential campaigns, and some of that banned money has slipped into Obama’s campaign.

Kerry returns to stump 4 years after nomination (AP)

Autor | 20.08.2008 | Category US Politics

In a June 7, 2008, file photo Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., talks with, supporters, from left,  Renee Lawrence, Marilyn Downing, Terri Franey, all delegates from Carver, Mass., at the Democratic State Convention, in Lowell, Mass.  Kerry insists he's as committed to seeking re-election to the Senate this fall as he was to campaigning for the White House four years ago. (AP Photo/Josh Reynolds/file)AP - The week before the 2004 Democratic National Convention, John Kerry drafted his presidential nomination speech and then set off on a cross-country trip that brought him home to thousands of delegates waiting in Boston.

Sen. Joe Lieberman to speak at GOP convention (AP)

Autor | 20.08.2008 | Category US Politics

Republican presidential candidate, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., left, and Sen. Joseph Lieberman, I-Conn., share a laugh while speaking to reporters during a news conference Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2008, in Birmingham, Mich.  (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)AP - A Republican official tells The Associated Press that Connecticut Sen. Joe Lieberman will be speaking at the Republican National Convention.

Democrats await Obama VP pick as campaign heats up (AFP)

Autor | 20.08.2008 | Category US Politics

US Senator Joe Biden stands near an airplane as soldiers unload humanitarian aid for refugees from the South Ossetian conflict zone in Tbilisi August 17. The US presidential race gained momentum with Barack Obama set to announce his running mate ahead of his coronation next week as the Democrats' standard-bearer.(AFP/File/Vano Shlamov)AFP - The US presidential race gained momentum Wednesday, with Barack Obama set to announce his running mate ahead of his coronation next week as the Democrats’ standard-bearer.

Obama, VP choice to campaign together Saturday (AP)

Autor | 20.08.2008 | Category US Politics

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., looks for a question as he speaks at a town hall meeting at the North Carolina State Fairgrounds in Raleigh, N.C., Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2008.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)AP - Barack Obama and his newly named running mate will campaign together Saturday at the place where the Democratic presidential hopeful formally launched his White House bid.

Sen. Stevens wants trial by day, campaign by night (AP)

Autor | 20.08.2008 | Category US Politics

In this Aug. 4, 2008 file photo, Sen. Ted Stevens, R-Alaska, the nation's longest-serving Republican senator, is pictured. Stevens accused the Justice Department of trampling on the independence of Congress, arguing Thursday that the corruption case against him should be thrown out. (AP Photo/Al Grillo, File)AP - If Sen. Ted Stevens has his way, he’ll soon be spending his days on trial for corruption charges and his evenings and weekends campaigning for re-election.

Text messaging could help Obama's turnout (AP)

Autor | 20.08.2008 | Category US Politics

AP - When Barack Obama announces his choice for vice president, the real payoff may come during the next few months ? one text message at a time.