AP CHICAGO: With 100 days remaining in the race for the White House, Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama says he has succeeded in expanding the

by Zhang Bihong BRUSSELS, July 26 (Xinhua) -- US Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama wrapped up his three-day European tour Saturday after

The pictures were beautiful, the words were elegantly cast and the reception inspiring. But watching Sen. Barack Obama's pilgrimage from terrorist-fraught Afghanistan to Iraq, Jerusalem, Berlin and Paris had an otherworldly quality for Americans back home wrestling with depressing economic problems, shoddy treatment of injured veterans, plunging home prices and iconic corporations suffering record losses.
There is no doubt the Democratic presidential candidate signaled inspirational change for many Europeans, just as he has for many Americans. But voters in this country have seen this show before, and they are ready for more down-to-earth answers to the serious challenges

By LARRY EICHEL Barack Obama has come home from overseas. There are still 100 days left to go. The polls remain close. And the contrast in political imagery

Speaking to Latino veterans, McCain takes an unusually aggressive approach toward Obama, saying his opposition to the troop surge in Iraq would have ruined the last chance for success in Iraq.
By Nicholas Riccardi, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
and our forces will be out of regular combat operations and dramatically reduced in number during the term of the next president -- I think you know who I'm talking about," he added with a chuckle. "We have fought the worst battles, survived the toughest threats, and the hardest part of this war is behind us."