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A Comparison Of McCain And Obama On Trade
With a staggering $4 trillion in two-way commerce last year, the United States is the largest world trading power in history. McCain's and Obama's Positions on the Fighting in Georgia Nearly two decades after the collapse of the Soviet Union and the end of the Cold War, the United States and Russia are at sharp odds over the conflict this month in the former Soviet republic of Georgia. Comparing McCain and Obama on Health Care Plans About 45 million Americans have no health care coverage. Health care costs are growing much faster than the economy, accounting for 16 cents of every dollar spent in this country, twice as much as two decades ago. Comparing McCain and Obama on Health Care Plans About 45 million Americans have no health care coverage. Health care costs are growing much faster than the economy, accounting for 16 cents of every dollar spent in this country, twice as much as two decades ago. Bush Warns Russia to Halt Military Activities in Georgia President Bush demanded Wednesday that Russia "cease all military activities" in the former Soviet republic of Georgia and warned Moscow not to block U.S. military efforts to deliver aid to the embattled country. Comparing Obama's and McCain's Energy Policies The economy runs on oil. National security depends on it. And skyrocketing prices have hit every voter in America right where it counts: in the pocketbook. Justice Department Unseals Evidence in Anthrax Case An emotionally troubled Army microbiologist acted alone in mailing anthrax-laced letters that killed five people and shook the nation seven years ago, federal investigators said Wednesday. Study: Most Chains Still Serving Sumo-sized, Unhealthy Kids Meals Happy Meals make sorry nutrition, and most kids would be better off brown-bagging it than reaching for a bucket of the colonel's fried chicken, a study released Monday asserts. Army Microbiologist Who Committed Suicide Was to be Indicted in Anthrax Cases An award-winning Army anthrax expert killed himself this week, as federal prosecutors prepared to indict him on charges stemming from the lethal anthrax attacks that shook the country seven years ago, officials said Friday. McCain vs. Obama on the Deficit and National Debt Sometime next summer, the national debt will cross a mind-numbing threshold, topping $10 trillion — about $32,500 for every man, woman and child in the country. Candidates Diverge on Tax Policy (Released July 10) WASHINGTON — With the national debt at a record $9.5 trillion and rising, and the tax cuts of 2001 and 2003 set to expire in two years, both John McCain and Barack Obama are proposing major changes in federal tax policy. Former Rep. Sandlin Wedded to Politics - Literally and Figuratively It's been more than three years since four-term House member Max Sandlin was voted out of office at the top of his game. McCain vs. Obama on the Issues: Immigration (Released July 4) WASHINGTON — Immigration is an issue close to the heart of both John McCain, who hails from the border state of Arizona, and Barack Obama, the son of a Kenyan immigrant. An Examination of the Candidates' Stances on Iraq WASHINGTON — More than five years after President Bush declared that major combat operations in Iraq were over, there are roughly 150,000 U.S. troops fighting in Iraq, where more than 4,100 Americans have died. McClellan's Words Friday to be Under Oath, Not Merely Behind Podium (Released June 18) McClellan Prepared to Give full Testimony Next Week (Release date: June 13) Group Predicts Record Hispanic Turnout in Next Presidential Election A record 11.9 million Hispanic-Americans will vote in this year's presidential elections, a staggering 59 percent more than cast ballots in 2004, a progressive think tank estimated on Wednesday. Senate Approves Billions More to Fund Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan The Senate signed off Thursday on $165 billion in new spending to fund fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan through next spring, as the military brass testified that bloodshed in Iraq had fallen to its lowest levels in four years. Bush Allows Sending Cell Phones to Cuba President Bush announced a U.S. policy change Wednesday to allow Americans to send cell phones to Cuba, a country he said relies on the suppression of information and political dissent to maintain the "personal despotism" that has propped up nearly five decades of rule by the Castro family. Many FBI Agents Did Not Take Part in Harsh Terrorist Interrogations, Report Says Hundreds of FBI agents have refused to participate in harsh U.S. military and CIA interrogations of terrorist suspects because they thought the techniques were unduly coercive, ineffective and potentially illegal, a three-year Justice Department investigation has found. On China, The Olympics and Human Rights As China prepares to host the summer Olympic Games in August, human rights activists are decrying the country's communist-led government for rounding up dissidents, trampling on press freedoms and abusing workers. Administration Stops Oil Buys For Strategic Reserve Bowing to congressional pressure, the Bush administration announced Friday it would end purchases of crude oil for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, a largely symbolic step unlikely to bring down gasoline prices. Rep. Lewis to Be Recognized for Support of the Arts Georgia Rep. John Lewis is known as a hero of the civil rights movement. On Friday he'll be thanked for his career support for the arts community, in honors to be presented at the Atlanta History Center. Officials Warn of Worsening Food Crisis The global food crisis has sparked riots in more than 30 countries and poses a threat to "peace and stability," the executive director of the United Nations World Food Program told a Senate committee Wednesday. Momentum for Federal Shield Law Has Slowed Congressional efforts to draft a federal shield law to protect journalists from having to reveal confidential sources have run into stiff head winds. Armstrong Urges Overhaul of Cancer-Fighting Efforts World cycling champion and cancer survivor Lance Armstrong called Thursday for a dramatic overhaul of the way the nation deals with a disease afflicting an estimated 12 million Americans. House Lawmakers Vote to Compel Cheney Aide to Testify on Interrogation Policy A House judiciary subcommittee voted Tuesday to compel Vice President Dick Cheney's chief of staff, David Addington, to testify about the aide's role in forming administration policies supporting harsh interrogations of suspected terrorists. Bush Addresses Energy, Other Economic Concerns President Bush urged Congress Tuesday to address soaring gasoline prices and what he called a "sour" economy, defending his administration against election-year charges that it has been tone deaf on the bread-and-butter issues bedeviling working Americans. Texas Juvenile 'Reform' Camps among Those Cited for Abuse An undercover investigation has documented torture, abuse and four deaths - two of them in Texas - at private reform camps for troubled youths around the country, a federal watchdog agency reported to Congress on Thursday. Many Lawmakers Irate over Carter's Meetings with Hamas Jimmy Carter no longer flies aboard Air Force One. If an irate House member gets her way, the globe-trotting former president could be confined to domestic flights. High PTSD Rates among Recent Veterans Add to High Financial Costs of War Nearly one veteran in five of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan come home suffering from post traumatic stress disorder or depression, a study released Thursday concludes. Georgia Lawmakers Among Those Backing Benefits for 'Sole Survivors' Sen. Saxby Chambliss, R-Ga., and three other lawmakers introduced legislation Wednesday that would protect benefits for Americans who voluntarily leave the military after other family members have been killed at war. Petraeus Discounts Another Troop Surge The top U.S. commander in Iraq said Wednesday that another troop surge would be unlikely, even if security conditions in the embattled country worsen in the months ahead. Presidential Campaigns Will Converge at Petraeus Hearings In a unique moment in the history of American presidential elections, the prime candidates Tuesday will debate the controversial Iraq war with its principal strategist. Lawmakers Gather to Honor King Congressional Democrats paid tribute Thursday to slain civil rights leader Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., by calling for an end to the war in Iraq and a new commitment to expanding economic and educational opportunities for minorities. Austin 21st with High School Graduation Rates Austin ranks 21st among large cities in high school graduation rates, with just 58.2 percent of the city's teenagers earning a diploma, well below the national average of about 70 percent, a report to be released Tuesday concludes. Fewer Than Half of Atlanta's High Schoolers Graduate on Time Fewer than half — 46 percent — of high school students graduate from Atlanta Public Schools on time, a national report to be released Tuesday found, placing Atlanta 39th among the nation's large cities. Lewis Calls on Nation to Abandon Violence to Honor King Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., called on the nation Sunday to honor the memory of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. by abandoning violence and racial bitterness in favor of peace and reconciliation. In 2009, a New President and the Same War Five years after President Bush launched the war in Iraq, the three major candidates seeking to replace him have proposed distinctly different visions of the future of the conflict. Georgia Blast Shows Stronger Dust Rules Needed, Officials Tell Congress The blast that killed 12 workers at a Georgia sugar refinery last month could have been prevented if widely recognized safeguards had been required by federal regulations, the head of the U.S. Chemical Safety Board said Wednesday. Bush Endorses McCain at White House Event A day after clinching the Republican presidential nomination, Sen. John McCain won the endorsement Wednesday of President Bush, who praised his one-time political opponent as a man "who will bring determination to defeat an enemy and a heart big enough to love those who hurt." Economist Puts Iraq War Tag at $3 Trillion to $5 Trillion The Iraq war will cost Americans between $3 trillion and $5 trillion, including military spending, broader economic costs and decades of benefits and medical care for combat veterans, a Nobel prize-winning economist told the Joint Economic Committee on Thursday. Support Drops for Supporting Clinton in Commander-in-Chief Role She backed the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq early on then challenged Donald Rumsfeld's competence, served on the Senate Armed Services Committee and says her White House experience has prepared her to defend the country against all enemies starting on Day One in the Oval Office. Patriotism, Incentives Boosting Army Re-enlistment Quintin Sterling, a 2006 graduate of Frederick Douglass High School in Atlanta currently serving his first tour in Iraq, re-enlisted this week for five years. In Final Trip to Africa, Bush to Stress Increased U.S. Aid President Bush is scheduled to leave Friday on a five-country swing through Africa, a tour designed to showcase massive increases in U.S. aid on his watch to a continent reeling from conflict, disease and poverty. Donations Still Trickle into Government's 'Debt Pot' It's the biggest tin cup in the world. U.S. Reserves Dangerously Overtaxed by Wars in Iraq, Afghanistan, Panel Says Overworked, underpaid and wearing out fast. Some See Deficit Boost to Fight Recession as a Cure Worse Than the Disease To battle the risk of recession, lawmakers are reviving another economic ill: a skyrocketing budget deficit. Bush, Congress Agree 'Now Is the Time' for Action to Boost the Economy President Bush and congressional leaders, meeting hours after the Federal Reserve provided an emergency interest rate cut to calm global stock markets, expressed confidence Tuesday that they would be able to quickly craft a package to boost the slowing U.S. economy. The Other Surge: U.S. Escalates Air War in Iraq South of Baghdad on Wednesday, forces from the Army's 3rd Infantry Division spotted a set of bunkers identified as training sites for al-Qaida recruits. High Court Rules in Favor of Scientific-Atlanta The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that investors may not sue Scientific-Atlanta Inc. for its role in an equipment-for-advertising barter scheme that a corporate customer used to inflate its earnings. Political Fruits of the Iraq Troop 'Surge' Are Still Elusive One Year Later A year after President Bush announced plans to boost U.S. troop levels in Iraq, violence is down sharply and U.S. troop deaths are at their lowest level in nearly four years. The number of Iraqi civilian deaths, while still high, also has been reduced. Bush Heads to Mideast with Iran atop the Agenda President Bush leaves Tuesday for an ambitious Middle East trip, hoping to rally oil-rich Gulf states around his efforts to isolate Iran. Divining Big Differences in State and National Polls Take a look at national polls for the 2008 presidential sweepstakes, and two trends quickly take shape. Bhutto Assassination Expected to Keep U.S. Glued to Musharraf The assassination Thursday of Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto, less than two weeks before scheduled elections there, has thrown into chaos the political future - and perhaps stability - of a country that is critical to U.S. security interests in the Muslim world. Early Caucus Affecting Candidates' Holiday Celebrations 'Tis the season to be ... Fundraising? Glad handing? Speechifying? 12 Days of Giving for American Troops There are only 12 days until Christmas, but it's not too late to spread holiday cheer and show support for the more than 170,000 U.S. troops serving in Iraq and Afghanistan. Presidential Contender Hunter Is No Stranger to Long Odds Duncan Hunter was just a boy, but he could see his father needed the cash. Bush Says Iran Still Dangerous Despite NIE Findings A defiant President Bush insisted Tuesday that Iran remains "dangerous," vowing to seek tougher international sanctions against Tehran, despite fresh U.S. intelligence concluding that the government halted its nuclear weapons program four years ago. Only One Spending Bill Behind Them as Congress Crawls toward Year's End The president can't do it, nor the Supreme Court. Only the Congress has the power to levy taxes and spend public money, perhaps the most basic task of governance. U.S. Intelligence Agencies Believe Iran Halted Nuclear Weapons Program in 2003 Iran halted its nuclear weapons program four years ago in response to international pressure and is "less determined" to develop such weapons than U.S. intelligence analysts had previously thought, according to a national security document the Bush administration released on Monday. Bush Takes Sides in Thanksgiving Dispute President Bush waded Monday into the centuries-old squabble over the origins of the American Thanksgiving, journeying to Virginia's Berkeley Plantation, which claims to have hosted the first such day of feasting and prayer a year before the Pilgrims set foot at Plymouth, Mass. Biden: Long-Serving Senator a Long Shot for President It was just before Christmas, 1972, weeks after the improbable upset victory that sent Joe Biden to the U.S. Senate. Senate Considering Ratifying U.N. Convention Governing the High Seas After languishing for a quarter of a century, passing through the hands of four American presidents despite the support of 155 nations, the Convention on the Law of the Sea has finally gotten the attention of the U.S. Senate. Elders Group Using Stature and Access to Fix Intractable Problems One led the movement that toppled apartheid, another brought loans to the global poor. One led the United Nations, another the United States and yet another is under house arrest in Myanmar. A Year after Gaining Power, Democrats Still Struggle to End the War Last November, Democrats won control of both houses of Congress, riding a wave of opposition to the war in Iraq and vowing to bring the fight to an end. More Than a Third of the Planned U.S.-Mexico Border Fence Is Up The fence is up, 265 miles of it at least, and illegal immigration is down an estimated 22 percent along the country's southwest border with Mexico, Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff told reporters Tuesday. Critics Question Shortfalls in U.S. Iraq Refugee Program Last fall, with more than 2 million Iraqi refugees swamping the small countries of Syria and Jordan, the U.S. State Department pledged to take in at least 7,000 in the coming year. Muslims Signaling Growing Mistrust of United States as Karen Hughes Exits Diplomacy Post Austinite Karen Hughes is heading home, again, this time after seeing much of the world while trying to improve America's tarnished image abroad, an effort critics say had mixed results and polls show had little impact. U.S. Hits Iran with New Sanctions The United States hit Iran Thursday with severe new sanctions, raising the stakes in the long-running confrontation with an adversary that has defied international calls to end its nuclear program. Carter, Rice Discuss His Possible Role in Supporting Middle East Peace Initiative Former President Jimmy Carter met Wednesday with Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to discuss ways Carter and other senior statesmen might help support administration efforts to help broker peace among Palestinians and Israelis. Wars in Iraq, Afghanistan Projected to Cost Each American $8,000 Hours after Senate Armed Forces Chairman Carl Levin, D-Mich., complained Wednesday that future generations will pick up the tab for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the Congressional Budget Office released a report saying those costs are on track to approach $2.4 trillion. Bush Urges Change for Cuba President Bush urged pro-democracy activists Wednesday to stage the kind of people's revolution in Cuba that transformed central Europe and much of Latin America nearly two decades ago. Bush to Stand Firm on Sanctions against Cuba Earlier this month in a Miami speech, President Bush reaffirmed his commitment to "a free and democratic Cuba." After an audience member interrupted by calling out "Viva Bush!" the president shot back, "I'm not finished yet." Bush Warns Congress against Antagonizing Turkey with Genocide Vote President Bush assailed Congress on Wednesday for failing to send key legislation to his desk and warned it not to antagonize a key U.S. ally by censuring Turkey for its role in the mass killing of Armenians during World War I. Court Urged to Let Investors Sue In a case seen as a major test of stockholders' rights, Scientific Atlanta argued before the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday it bears no legal responsibility for fraud committed by a company it partnered with in an equipment-for-advertising barter deal. House Democrats Condemn Blackwater's Conduct in Iraq House Democrats assailed the chairman of Blackwater USA on Tuesday, saying the giant security contractor is overcharging taxpayers and undermining the U.S. mission in Iraq through conduct one lawmaker called "reckless." Navy Admiral Named as Next Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff President Bush named Navy Adm. Mike Mullen as the 17th chairman of the joint chiefs of staff on Monday, charging him to "fight and win" what the administration calls the global war on terror. Outgoing Joint Chief's Chairman Reiterates Stance on Gay Military Service Outgoing Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Peter Pace revisited contention over gays in the military on Wednesday, telling a Senate committee that sex outside a male-female marriage "is a sin." Shootout Focuses Attention on Private Contractors Long-simmering tensions surrounding corporate paramilitary forces boiled over last week in Iraq, when a shootout that left 11 civilians dead near a U.S. diplomatic convoy sparked a firestorm over the work of private security agents and the rules they play by on Baghdad's deadly streets. Senate Votes to Condemn Moveon.org Ad On Petraeus The Senate voted Thursday to condemn a newspaper ad taken out last week by the liberal group MoveOn.org that assailed U.S. Army Gen. David Petraeus and accused him of "cooking the books" on progress in Iraq. Bush Outlines Troop Cuts and Long-Term Alliance with Iraq A president running out of time, confronted by a nation running out of patience, asked Americans for more of both Thursday as he outlined short-term troop reductions in Iraq but called for a long-term alliance that could keep U.S. forces there long after he leaves office. Bush Backs Plan for Limited Withdrawal by Next Summer President Bush plans to bring 30,000 U.S. troops home from Iraq by next summer, a decision he's expected to announce later this week in a televised address to the nation, officials said Tuesday. Past Bush Remarks on the U.S. Mission in Iraq President Bush goes before the American people Thursday night in a televised address to assert measured progress in Iraq and to appeal, once again, for patience in a war that has taken the lives of 3,765 U.S. troops. Petraeus Backs Limited Withdrawal of U.S. Forces But Warns against Deeper Cuts Now Gen. David Petraeus, the top American commander in Iraq, told members of Congress Monday he supports reducing withdrawing roughly 10,000 U.S. forces from Iraq by year's end and 20,000 more by next summer. Petraeus Previews Report in Letter to Troops The top U.S. commander in Iraq told forces there Friday they have seized the momentum in the battle against insurgents, citing the need to press forward and build on what American and Iraqi forces "have fought so hard to achieve." Commission Urges U.S. Troop Cuts in Iraq An independent congressional commission urged American troop cuts in Iraq on Thursday, citing U.S. combat gains, Iraqi troop improvements and the need to downsize an American presence many Iraqis perceive as an occupation force. GAO Finds Little Progress in Reaching Iraq Benchmarks The Iraqi government has met just three of 18 key political and security goals and has made little progress on critical work needed to reform its constitution and reconcile deep sectarian divisions, an independent review released Tuesday found. Snow Announces Departure as Press Secretary White House Press Secretary Tony Snow announced his resignation Friday, after 15 months of sparring with reporters over the Iraq war and waging a personal battle against cancer. Observance of Civil War's 150th Anniversary Opens Old Wounds After so many years, the wounds have yet to heal. The bitter debate over states' rights. The conflict over race that split the country into North and South. Sam Nunn Discusses Nuclear Threat on 15th Anniversary of Program to Cut Russian Arms In the decade since he left the U.S. Senate, Sam Nunn, D-Ga., has become a leading force for trying to contain the threat of nuclear weapons - both as arms of war and tools of terrorism. Nunn and CNN founder Ted Turner are co-chairs of the Nuclear Threat Initiative, a Washington research and advocacy group devoted to the issue. Bush Draws Vietnam Parallels on U.S. Withdrawal from Iraq President Bush drew broad and stinging comparisons Wednesday between the bloodletting and regional chaos that followed the U.S. withdrawal from Vietnam a generation ago and what could befall the Middle East if American forces leave Iraq "without getting the job done." Full Plate of Major Issues Awaits Return of Congress Congress breaks Saturday for a month-long August recess, leaving behind a raft of unfinished business. Gingrich Accuses White House of 'Phony War' on Terrorism Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich said Thursday the Bush administration is waging a "phony war" on terrorism, warning that the country is losing ground against the kind of Islamic radicals who attacked the country on Sept. 11, 2001. Rumsfeld Denies High-Level Cover-Up in Tillman Case Former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld told a House committee Wednesday that there was no senior-level effort to cover up the details surrounding the botched response to the 2004 friendly fire killing of Army Ranger Pat Tillman in Afghanistan. Panel Divides along Party Lines on Cheney's Role in Water Controversy Did Vice President Dick Cheney twist arms to divert water from fish to farms in an environmental debacle that killed more than 70,000 salmon along California's border with Oregon? Britain's Brown Signals 'Step-by-Step' Withdrawal of British Troops from Iraq New British Prime Minister Gordon Brown told President Bush on Monday that the 5,500 British troops remaining in Iraq will hand over their operations to Iraqi security forces "step by step" as domestic troops are able to step forward. Panel Urges Major Overhaul of Care for Wounded Troops Citing widespread problems with the treatment of wounded troops returning from Iraq and Afghanistan, a presidential commission Wednesday recommended a sweeping overhaul of the system that provides injured forces with medical care, disability payments and other support. U.S. Officials Stress Recent Gains in Iraq American commanders and a senior diplomat told skeptical members of Congress on Thursday that the U.S. troop surge in Iraq is disrupting terrorist and insurgent groups and improving security in ways that are helping to jump-start grassroots political reconciliation. |
Bob Deans Bob Deans entered the newspaper business at age 10, delivering his hometown paper, the Richmond Times-Dispatch. In 1980 he became an Atlanta-based reporter for Fairchild Publications and the following year moved to New York as a Fairchild editor. In 1983, he returned to the South as a reporter for the Charleston (S.C.) Post and Courier. The following year he joined The Atlanta Journal-Constitution as a business reporter. Deans was posted in Tokyo as the Cox Newspapers Asia correspondent from 1987-1991. In 1992 he joined the Cox Washington Bureau, where he covered economic and diplomatic affairs before shifting to White House coverage in 1998. He was president of the White House Correspondents' Association 2002-2003. Cox Newspapers Washington Bureau 400 North Capitol St., N.W., Suite 750 Washington, D.C. 20001-1536 Phone: 202-331-0900 |
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