Obama and International Affairs

October 08, 2008

Obama Gets Money From Abroad

Key quote: "Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama has raised about $3.3 million from contributors who did not list a home state or who designated their state with an abbreviation that did not match one of the 50 states or U.S. territories, according to records provided by the Federal Election Commission."

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October 02, 2008

Brittish Ambassador Calls Obama Aloof

Key quote: "Barack Obama is a "decidedly liberal" senator "who was finding his feet, and then got diverted by his presidential ambitions", according to a frank verdict delivered to Gordon Brown by the British ambassador to the United States."

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September 02, 2008

Biden Says Obama is a Friend Of Israel

Key quote: "Speaking at a largely Jewish senior citizen community center, Biden, known as a strong supporter of the Jewish state during his 35 years in the Senate, said Obama shares his longtime support of Israel as an important ally in the often volatile Middle East."

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Overseas Reactions Roll In After Obama Speech

Key quote: "Overseas, news analysts are still assessing the character and sorting out the implications of Obama's remarks in what has widely been described as an energized (and energizing), remarkable oratorical performance."

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September 01, 2008

Obama's Offer

Key quote: "Of all the accusations against Obama at home that have so puzzled America’s friends abroad, none has seemed more bizarre than that he is popular with them."

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August 23, 2008

Weighing The Better US President For Canada

Key quote: "...Canada-U.S. domestic and geopolitical fortunes are so intertwined..."

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August 20, 2008

Obama For Expanding Ties With Pakistan

Key quote: "Democratic presidential candidate Senator Barack Obama has said former president Pervez Musharraf's departure early this week is an opportunity for the United States to move away from an alliance based on relations with one man to forging broader relationship with Pakistan."

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August 12, 2008

Would Obama go after the Bush administration on the torture issue?

Key quote: "I would not want my first term consumed by what was perceived on the part of the Republicans as a partisan witch hunt, because I think we've got too many problems to solve."

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July 29, 2008

Obama Meets with Pakistan's Prime Minister

Key quote: "Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama discussed mortgage relief with Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson on Tuesday and met with Pakistan's prime minister during a mix of private discussions on economic and international issues."

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Poll: Obama Trip Made Little Change

Key quote: "Democrat Barack Obama's highly publicized foreign trip does not appear to have increased confidence in his ability to be president and may have helped energize supporters of Republican John McCain, according to a poll published on Tuesday."

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