http://www.independent.co.uk/news/in-the-news/race-for-whitehouse/?service=Rss http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/analysis-and-features/obamanomics-barack-addresses-pressing-economic-issues-870934.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/analysis-and-features/obamanomics-barack-addresses-pressing-economic-issues-870934.html <p>As Barack Obama begins his tour of Europe and the Middle East this weekend, he is aiming to project back home the image of a world leader-in-waiting, a statesman-like performance to bolster his foreign policy credentials and fuzz his background as a single-term Senator who has visited Europe only once in the past 10 years.</p> Business Analysis & Features Fri, 18 Jul 2008 00:00:01 +0100 http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/adrian-hamilton/adrian-hamilton-britain-can-offer-barack-obama-advice-on-iraq-869674.html http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/adrian-hamilton/adrian-hamilton-britain-can-offer-barack-obama-advice-on-iraq-869674.html <p>With Obama's visit to Europe (and Iraq and Afghanistan) next week, there's been the inevitable discussion of America's relationship with Europe: who is now it's favourite ally and what would an Obama presidency mean for Britain's hallowed "special relationship"?</p> Adrian Hamilton Thu, 17 Jul 2008 00:00:01 +0100 http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/johann-hari/johann-hari-we-have-everything-to-fear-from-mccain-869681.html http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/johann-hari/johann-hari-we-have-everything-to-fear-from-mccain-869681.html <p>When the almost six billion of us outside the US watch the contest for The Most Powerful Man in the World, we tend to focus on the candidates' foreign policies. If I was Iranian, say, I'd be anxious that John McCain keeps joking in public about killing me. As a bravo-bow after singing "bomb bomb bomb, bomb bomb Iran" to the tune of the Beach Boys melody Barbra Ann, he responded to being told exports of cigarettes to Iran are high by guffawing: "That's a way of killing them!" </p> Johann Hari Thu, 17 Jul 2008 00:00:01 +0100 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-foreign-policy-cannot-begin-and-end-with-iraq-warns-obama-868720.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-foreign-policy-cannot-begin-and-end-with-iraq-warns-obama-868720.html <p>In his most ambitious foreign policy speech to date, Barack Obama robustly defended his stance on Iraq yesterday, accusing the Bush administration of pursuing a "single-minded" foreign policy that has cost thousands of lives, tarnished America's image and emptied the nation's coffers. Ahead of a trip to Europe and the Middle East next week, Mr Obama is emphasising that he intends to use soft power &ndash; diplomacy and economic aid &ndash; rather than brute force to achieve America's aims in the post-Bush era.</p> Americas Wed, 16 Jul 2008 00:00:01 +0100 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/ill-end-the-focus-on-iraq-says-obama-867992.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/ill-end-the-focus-on-iraq-says-obama-867992.html <p> The Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama says a &quot;single-minded&quot; focus on Iraq is distracting the US from other threats. </p> Americas Tue, 15 Jul 2008 16:30:45 +0100 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/obama-fails-to-see-funny-side-of-cartoon-satirising-american-fears-867635.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/obama-fails-to-see-funny-side-of-cartoon-satirising-american-fears-867635.html <p>Famed for 15,000-word, in-depth articles, cartoons and merciless fact-checkers, The New Yorker magazine seems to have winkled out an essential truth about Barack Obama &ndash; he doesn't do satire.</p> Americas Tue, 15 Jul 2008 00:00:01 +0100 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/bush-to-hasten-iraq-troop-withdrawal-in-bid-to-help-mccain-win-white-house-866885.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/bush-to-hasten-iraq-troop-withdrawal-in-bid-to-help-mccain-win-white-house-866885.html <p>President George Bush wants to speed up the withdrawal of American combat troops from Iraq, a move that could help to quell the anti-war anxieties of voters before November's presidential election. </p> Americas Mon, 14 Jul 2008 00:00:01 +0100 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/bush-blamed-for-merkel-opposition-to-brandenburg-date-for-obama-865824.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/bush-blamed-for-merkel-opposition-to-brandenburg-date-for-obama-865824.html <p> Despite furious denials, suspicion is growing that President George Bush has put pressure on the German Chancellor Angela Merkel to block a proposed speech by Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama at the Brandenburg Gate this month. </p> Europe Sat, 12 Jul 2008 00:00:01 +0100 http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/matthew-norman/matthew-norman-obama-a-belieffree-zone-i-dont-believe-so-864998.html http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/matthew-norman/matthew-norman-obama-a-belieffree-zone-i-dont-believe-so-864998.html <p>The humble gonad made another foray into the effete world of US political debate this week, and for once the word wasn't cojones. Eschewing the inoffensive Hispanic, that remarkable man of God, Jesse Jackson, went on Fox And Friends &ndash; not a Basil Brush revival, sadly, but an offering from Rupert Murdoch's neo-con bully pulpit &ndash; to share his ambition for the presumptive Democratic nominee.</p> Matthew Norman Fri, 11 Jul 2008 00:00:01 +0100 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/black-power-struggle-i-want-to-cut-his-nuts-out-865071.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/black-power-struggle-i-want-to-cut-his-nuts-out-865071.html <p>In the black community it's known as trash-talking. </p> Americas Fri, 11 Jul 2008 00:00:01 +0100 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/obama-a-fashion-icon-hardly-say-his-daughters-863934.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/obama-a-fashion-icon-hardly-say-his-daughters-863934.html <p>To the casual eye Barack Obama may look like one of the most polished political operators in a generation &ndash; but that's not what his children think. Malia, aged 10, and Sasha, seven, have cut loose on what they think of their dad's dress sense.</p> Americas Thu, 10 Jul 2008 00:00:01 +0100 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/obama-to-visit-berlin-for-foreign-policy-speech-863059.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/obama-to-visit-berlin-for-foreign-policy-speech-863059.html <p>Barack Obama is expected to make a major foreign policy speech at Berlin's Brandenburg Gate at the end of July in which he promises a sharp break with the gung-ho foreign policies of George Bush, if elected President in November.</p> Americas Wed, 09 Jul 2008 00:00:01 +0100 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/clinton-diehards-throw-support-behind-mccain-862066.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/clinton-diehards-throw-support-behind-mccain-862066.html <p>Many of Hillary Clinton's most prominent supporters, including a number of her famous "Hillraisers," are either defecting to the Republican John McCain or withholding their support from the Democratic nominee Barack Obama.</p> Americas Tue, 08 Jul 2008 00:00:01 +0100 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/obama-refines-stance-on-iraq-860265.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/obama-refines-stance-on-iraq-860265.html <p> Barack Obama, seeking to appeal to centrist voters in stops in traditionally Republican territory, said his upcoming trip to Iraq would help him refine his policy on troop withdrawals. </p> Americas Fri, 04 Jul 2008 12:25:25 +0100 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/obama-lays-out-national-service-and-faith-agenda-858936.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/obama-lays-out-national-service-and-faith-agenda-858936.html <p> First it was patriotism, then came religion and yesterday Barack Obama called for young Americans to join an expanded Peace Corps that would address such issues as education and climate change at home and abroad. </p> Americas Thu, 03 Jul 2008 00:00:30 +0100 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/the-names-hussein-857913.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/the-names-hussein-857913.html <p> Barack Hussein Obama discovered long ago that his middle name might become a political liability in his quest to become president, but a growing number of his young supporters are deciding that the best response is to embrace it &ndash; by taking Hussein as their own middle name. </p> Americas Tue, 01 Jul 2008 00:00:54 +0100 http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/dominic-lawson/dominic-lawson-meet-the-new-obama-master-of-the-uturn-857672.html http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/dominic-lawson/dominic-lawson-meet-the-new-obama-master-of-the-uturn-857672.html <p>"I find comfort in the fact that the longer I'm in politics the less nourishing popularity becomes, that a striving for rank and fame seems to betray a poverty of ambition, and that I am answerable mainly to the steady gaze of my own conscience."</p> Dominic Lawson Tue, 01 Jul 2008 00:00:01 +0100 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/unity-in-unity-from-obama-and-clinton-855708.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/unity-in-unity-from-obama-and-clinton-855708.html <p> Rivals turned allies, Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton made a show of unity today in a hamlet named for it, their first joint public appearance since the divisive Democratic primary race ended. </p> Americas Fri, 27 Jun 2008 18:30:42 +0100 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/from-miles-davis-to-jayz-the-artfully-selected-secrets-of-baracks-ipod-854311.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/from-miles-davis-to-jayz-the-artfully-selected-secrets-of-baracks-ipod-854311.html <p>When the US Secret Service agents protecting Barack Obama whisper "renegade" into their earpieces, they are using a "secret" codename that is meant to reflect something of the man. When the latest issue of Rolling Stone hits newsstands tomorrow, his rebel appeal will receive another boost, just as the presidential election campaign moves into top gear. </p> Americas Thu, 26 Jun 2008 00:00:01 +0100 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/obama-urges-tesco-to-meet-us-unions-over-employment-rights-854383.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/obama-urges-tesco-to-meet-us-unions-over-employment-rights-854383.html <p>Barack Obama, the Democratic presidential candidate, has urged the Tesco chief executive Sir Terry Leahy to engage with the largest food workers' union in the US over the employment rights of workers at its Fresh & Easy convenience stores.</p> Business News Thu, 26 Jun 2008 00:00:01 +0100 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/aide-who-said-terror-attack-would-benefit-mccain-faces-calls-to-quit-853535.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/aide-who-said-terror-attack-would-benefit-mccain-faces-calls-to-quit-853535.html <p>A foreign policy adviser to John McCain is under pressure to quit after he suggested that a terror attack on the US between now and the presidential election would translate into a "big advantage" for the Republican nominee.</p> Americas Wed, 25 Jun 2008 00:00:01 +0100 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/obama-by-versace-candidate-inspires-donatellas-new-style-852847.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/obama-by-versace-candidate-inspires-donatellas-new-style-852847.html <p> The fashion world is falling head-over-heels for Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle. Donatella Versace has called the Democratic candidate &quot;the man of the moment&quot;, and dedicated her entire spring-summer 2009 menswear collection to him. The Italian designer said she was creating a style for &quot;a relaxed man who doesn't need to flex muscles to show he has power&quot;. </p> Americas Tue, 24 Jun 2008 00:00:01 +0100 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/obama-takes-15point-lead-over-mccain-852345.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/obama-takes-15point-lead-over-mccain-852345.html <p>Democratic Party strategists are daring to hope and starting to campaign for a landslide election victory, after Barack Obama opened up a 15-point lead over John McCain in the latest presidential race opinion poll.</p> Americas Mon, 23 Jun 2008 00:00:01 +0100