McCain edges away from Bush but seeks his help (Reuters)

May 27th, 2008

President George W. Bush (R) and Republican candidate Sen. John McCain (R-AZ), face the media in the White House Rose Garden in Washington, March 5, 2008. REUTERS/Jason ReedReuters - Republican candidate John McCain edged
further away from U.S. President George W. Bush on foreign
policy on Tuesday even as he accepted Bush’s help in raising
much-needed campaign dollars for his White House bid.


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Myanmar junta unmoved, extends Suu Kyi arrest (Reuters)

May 27th, 2008

Detained Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi in Yangon, October 2, 2007. Myanmar's junta extended the house arrest of Suu Kyi on Tuesday, a move that dismayed some of the Western nations who promised millions of dollars in aid after Cyclone Nargis. (United Nations/Handout/Reuters)Reuters - Myanmar’s junta extended the house
arrest of opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Tuesday, a move
that dismayed some of the Western nations who promised millions
of dollars in aid after Cyclone Nargis.


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More action needed to combat civilian deaths: U.N. (Reuters)

May 27th, 2008

A Palestinian relative of 30-year-old woman Wafa al-Dagmah, mourns during her funeral near Khan Younis town in the southern Gaza Strip May 8, 2008. (Ibraheem Abu Mustafa/Reuters)Reuters - Much more needs to be done to
prevent the killing and displacement of civilians in places
such as Darfur, Somalia, Israel and Columbia, U.N. humanitarian
affairs chief John Holmes said on Tuesday.


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Fact Check: Clinton and the 1992 campaign (AP)

May 27th, 2008

AP - Hillary Rodham Clinton often says her husband wrapped up the Democratic presidential nomination in June 1992 in defending her decision to press ahead until the last primary votes.

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Democrat questions US aid to Pakistan (AP)

May 27th, 2008

AP - The U.S. should rethink a multimillion-dollar program aimed at training and equipping a paramilitary force in Pakistan unless the country does more to keep terrorists from crossing the Afghan border, a Democratic senator said Tuesday.

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Adwatch: McCain talks about helping with taxes, energy (AP)

May 27th, 2008

US President George W. Bush (right) and Republican presidential hopeful John McCain at a ceremony in April. McCain enlisted the help of Bush Tuesday to raise campaign funds, briefly appearing in public with the unpopular commander-in-chief for the first time in nearly three months.(AFP/File/Saul Loeb)AP - TITLE: “Accountable”


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McCain: US, China could stop making nuke bomb fuel (AP)

May 27th, 2008

Republican presidential candidate, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., speaks at Denver University on Tuesday, May 27, 2008, in Denver. McCain faulted both Republicans and Democrats on their efforts to control the proliferation of nuclear weapons.  (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)AP - Republican presidential candidate John McCain called Tuesday for talks with China to negotiate a temporary halt to production of nuclear weapons-grade material and with Russia on a new treaty to destroy more nuclear weapons.


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Bush hits trail for McCain, sparking Obama attack (AFP)

May 27th, 2008

US President George W. Bush makes his way to board Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland, as he prepares to hit hits the campaign trail for John McCain, reviving debate over whether the US leader's rock-bottom approval ratings will damage the 2008 Republican pick.(AFP/Mandel Ngan)AFP - Barack Obama accused potential White House foe John McCain of going “hat in hand” with a “failed” President George W. Bush, with the two Republicans briefly teaming up for a fundraising drive.


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Senators want detailed credit card fee info (Reuters)

May 27th, 2008

Reuters - Several U.S. senators want Visa Inc
and MasterCard Inc, the dominant electronic payment companies,
to break down detailed costs associated with transactions
called interchange fees, according to letters obtained by
Reuters on Tuesday.

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McCain wants nuclear talks with China, Russia (AFP)

May 27th, 2008

Republican presidential candidate Senator John McCain, seen here on May 16, 2008, pledged to launch a new dialogue with China and Russia to reduce nuclear weapons and proliferation, and backed a US-India civil nuclear pact.(AFP/Getty Images/File)AFP - Republican presidential candidate John McCain Tuesday pledged to launch a new dialogue with China and Russia to reduce nuclear weapons and proliferation, and backed a US-India civil nuclear pact.


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