http://www.newstin.com/us/us-political-parties Global Social News Platform Copyright © 2006 I2S a.s. Copyright © 2006 I2S a.s. http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57476345 Barack Obama collected the support of seven of John Edwards' Democratic convention delegates on Thursday, then gained the backing of four superdelegates and a large labor union as he marched steadily toward the party's presidential nomination. The fresh support brought Obama's overall delegate... Fri, 16 May 2008 02:48:55 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57476345 2008-05-16T02:48:55Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57482310 JERUSALEM, May 15 -- On an emotional visit to mark Israel's 60th anniversary, President Bush on Thursday compared people seeking talks with Iran and radical Islamic groups to the Nazis' appeasers, provoking a political storm at home and accusations that he was politicizing the celebration. Fri, 16 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57482310 2008-05-16T04:00:00Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57461653 Highlights of a House bill originally intended to pay for military and diplomatic operations in Iraq and Afghanistan into next spring before anti-war Democrats and Republicans combined to kill its top component — a much-needed influx of funding for overseas troops. The money will be revived by... Fri, 16 May 2008 00:18:22 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57461653 2008-05-16T00:18:22Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57463948 McCain sees U.S. troops leaving Iraq by 2013 : Senator John McCain declared Thursday that most American troops would be home from Iraq by 2013 and that the nation would be a functioning democracy with only "spasmodic" episodes of violence. The comments were a striking departure from McCain's... Fri, 16 May 2008 00:31:34 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57463948 2008-05-16T00:31:34Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57512260 For the past 18 months, ever since the 2006 elections, congressional Republicans have been like a hospital patient trying to convince visitors that he is not really all that sick: a bit under the weather; actually feel better than I sound; should be up and about any day; thanks for asking. The... Fri, 16 May 2008 09:08:43 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57512260 2008-05-16T09:08:43Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57509919 As the U.S. primary election campaign comes to a close, it is nearly a mathematical impossibility for Senator Hillary Clinton of New York to win enough delegates to be chosen as the Democratic Party's nominee for president. Nevertheless, Clinton refuses to concede. Meanwhile, her opponent,... Fri, 16 May 2008 07:58:21 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57509919 2008-05-16T07:58:21Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57471705 The Tennessee Republican Party marked Michelle Obama's visit for a fundraiser Thursday night with an online video that takes the Democratic presidential front-runner's wife to task for a comment some considered unpatriotic. Michelle Obama was campaigning in Wisconsin last February for her... Fri, 16 May 2008 02:02:38 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57471705 2008-05-16T02:02:38Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57468876 WASHINGTON, May 15 (UPI) -- House Republicans, accusing Democrats of "political games," blocked passage Thursday of a bill to fund military operations in Afghanistan and Iraq. The Democratic leadership had broken the war spending bill into three parts, expecting that Republicans would have little... Fri, 16 May 2008 01:50:36 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57468876 2008-05-16T01:50:36Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57455542 Republicans vote ‘present’ to pressure Democrats on domestic add-ons U.S. Army's soldier from the 3rd Special Troops Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division runs to take cover behind an armored vehicle during a patrol in the Shiite enclave of Sadr City, Tuesday in Baghdad. The... Thu, 15 May 2008 22:49:10 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57455542 2008-05-15T22:49:10Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57512440 Perhaps no one took greater comfort in the Republican Party's third straight loss of a long-held House seat this week than Barack Obama, who says the results point to clear limits in the effectiveness of attack ads he expects this fall. In recent contests in Louisiana and Mississippi, Republicans... Fri, 16 May 2008 08:55:01 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57512440 2008-05-16T08:55:01Z