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President George W. Bush in an interview on Friday told Gianni Riotta of Rai TV, Italy, that he will write a book on the Iraq War to defend his decision on the invasion and occupation of Iraq, because he wants the true story of what really happened to be documented for history. He spoke on the historic achievement of Senator Barack Obama as the first African-American presidential nominee of a major political party in the history of the United States and the remarkable accomplishment of Senator Hillary Clinton who lost the presidential nomination of the United States Democratic Party to Barack Obama. He also spoke on his determination to help the presumptive Republican Party nominee Senator John McCain to win the 2008 U.S. Presidential election in November. It was a definitive interview on the justification of the critical foreign policy of President George W. Bush, the energy crisis and the future of America. The following is the full transcript of the important interview. 7 J...

Senator Barack Obama An Historic Day Senator Obama has accomplished an incredible first for the African-American community, and for the United States. Barack Obama is the first African American to be nominated for President on a major party ticket. This historic event shows just how far this country has come to healing the racial divides that have plagued our history as a nation. But along the way the campaign provided some painful reminders of just how much further we have to go to achieve true equality for all Americans. This is a day that should make us all proud, and then it should make us redouble our efforts to protect those rights that many have given their lives to secure. And for 100 years, that's exactly what the NAACP has done. As a bipartisan, 501 C3 organization we don't get involved directly with candidates. What we do, I think better than any other organization, is organize the voting efforts of the African American community. This year the NAACP is focused o...

Illinois senator Barack Obama has laid claim to the Democratic presidential nomination, taking a historic step toward his once-improbable goal of becoming the United States' first black president. (June 3) | 4-Jun-08 12:39 AM GMT Tuesday night June 3, 2008, U.S. Senator Barack Obama became the first African-American to win the presidential nomination of an American political party when he reached the required number of 2, 118 national convention delegates of the Democratic Party. "Tonight, I can stand before you and say that I will be the Democratic nominee for president of the United States. Tonight we mark the end of one historic journey with the beginning of another -- a journey that will bring a new and better day to America," Barack Obama declared. Senator Barack Obama acknowledged his formidable Democratic presidential rival, Senator Hillary Clinton. "Our party and our country are better off because of her, and I am a better candidate for having had the hono...

In the May 19 issue of Newsweek (on newsstands Monday, May 12): "The O Team." Newsweek examines Barack Obama's campaign team, his management style and reports on how they're preparing to go up against the G.O.P. Plus: a memo from Newt Gingrich to Obama; interviews with Olmert, Peres and Fayyad on Israel's 60th; the drug bust at San Diego State; Penthouse Magazine diversifies; the battle between the tanning salons and dermatologists; Mormons on reality TV and family fat farms.(PRNewsFoto/NEWSWEEK) NEW YORK, NY UNITED STATES 05/11/2008 11 May 2008 16:34 Africa/Lagos NEWSWEEK Cover: The O Team Obama has Shown he can Run a Campaign. He'd Better get Ready for a War. Obama Told Campaign Aides There was to be no Drama: 'We're Going to Rise or Fall Together' Advisers Insist Race Will be About Big Issues, but are Ready for Mud War McCain Campaign Poring Over Obama Record; Want to Brand Him as 'Superduper Liberal' NEW YORK, May 11 /PRNewsw...

Photo: Yahoo News "The road to 1600 Pennsylvania Road runs right through the heart of Pennsylvania." ~ Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton after winning the Pennsylvania Democratic Primary on April 22, 2008. Thank God, Senator Hillary Clinton has done it again, with another big state win in n Pennsylvania! It is an outstanding victory for Hillary Clinton who beat Barack Obama by 10 points. She won 55% of the votes, while Barack Obama won 45%. Barack Obama spent over $11 million on TV adverts and other strategies in his desperation to win the Pennsylvania Democratic Primary and lost to Hillary Clinton who spent only about $5 million. Hillary has the artillery to secure victory for the Democratic Party in the Presidential Election in November 2008. The Democratic Party will lose the Presidential Election without Hillary Clinton. Only the dream team of Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton or Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama can beat John McCain and the political machine of the GOP in the...

Senators Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama and John McCain have reacted to Gov. Eliot Spitzer 's sex scandal. Hillary Rodham Clinton: “Let’s wait and see what comes out over the next days. But right now I don’t have any comment and I think it’s appropriate just to wish his family well and we’ll wait and see how things develop.” Gov. Eliot Spitzer is one of the Super Delegates who have endorsed Senator Hillary Clinton. Barack Obama: “I really haven’t seen the details of it, so I don’t know what’s going on. I’m a little in the dark.” He declined to comment further. John McCain: “I was just watching, as all of you have, this information about the governor of New York. I don’t know what to make of it.’’ Later, he said that it was something that “nobody ever expected” and added, “Our prayers go out to his family.’’

President George W. Bush and Senator John McCain 5 Mar 2008 19:24 Africa/Lagos McCain Myth Buster: John McCain and George W. Bush Today's McCain Myth: John McCain offers new ideas instead of more of the same on the issues voters care most about: the economy, Iraq, and health care WASHINGTON, March 5 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- On the campaign trail, John McCain has tried to paint himself as an Independent "maverick" who has broken ranks with the Republican Party on a number of occasions. But his record reveals that on issue after issue, a vote for McCain is a vote for a continuation of the same failed Bush policies that have been disastrous for America. When it comes to economic issues, McCain has pledged to make Bush's budget-busting tax cuts for the wealthy permanent, refused to denounce Bush's threat to veto a bill that would help families and communities affected by the mortgage crisis, supported Bush's veto of children's health care and has pr...

I asked an American why the National Rifle Association (NRA) is more influential than the former President Bill Clinton and President George W. Bush and he said the Second Amendment has made the NRA to be very powerful in America. The NRA is the most powerful lobbying organization in America. The NRA has the support of over 80 million gun owners in America and they can make or break the popularity and electability of any of the presidential candidates. “In each of the last four even-year general elections gun owners have had a massive impact. And the National Rifle Association has proven to everyone that if you want to win the presidency, earning the support of gun owners and Second Amendment defenders might be the deciding factor. The NRA is in a stronger position than ever to influence the 2008 elections.” ~ Kenneth Blackwell of the New York Sun. Many of the American presidential candidates have been courting the NRA for the endorsement of their candidacy, but Chris Cox, the Executi...

The Political Chess of the 2008 US Presidential Election

The job requires a president who not only understands the changes needed to move the country forward but also possesses the discipline and skill to navigate the reality of the resistant Washington power structure to get things done.That candidate is New York Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton. ~ The Des Moines Register, Sunday, December 16, 2007 The Des Moines Register’s editorial board has endorsed Republican Sen. John McCain and Democratic Sen. Hillary Clinton for the 2008 Iowa caucuses.The Register, Iowa’s statewide newspaper, calls McCain and Clinton the candidates it believes are most competent and ready to lead. Read the endorsements: Democrats: Hillary Clinton Republicans: John McCain Watch the endorsement videos: Democrats: Hillary Clinton Republicans: John McCain When I heard the good news, I thanked God for Hillary Rodham Clinton! I was elated to read it on the Huffington Post and quickly clicked the headline linking to The Des Moines Register for the full report of the breaking new...

Number of Democrats who See Each Democratic Candidate as Presidential Hillary Clinton 44% Barack Obama 17% John Edwards 14% Bill Richardson 4% Joe Biden 3% Chris Dodd 2% Dennis Kucinich 1% Mike Gravel 1% In the race for the Democratic Presidential Nomination, it’s Hillary Clinton 38%, Barack Obama 27% and John Edwards 14%. Bill Richardson is supported by 4%, Joe Biden and Dennis Kucinich by 3% of Likely Democratic Primary Voters. ( see recent daily numbers ). Iowa: Clinton 29% Obama 26% Edwards 22% Florida: Huckabee 27% Romney 23% Giuliani 19% 47% Say White House Knew About CIA's Torching of Torture Tapes Generic Congressional Ballot: Democrats 46% Republicans 36% Obama Ties Giuliani 43% to 43%, Leads Romney by Four

An Open Letter To America on The Election of a New President What is a hero without love for mankind. ~ Doris Lessing I have been monitoring and evaluating the various news reports on the Republican and Democratic presidential candidates for the presidential election in November, 2008. I have watched their live TV debates and read their interviews in newspapers online and offline. All the presidential candidates are highly recommended and worthy patriots of the United States of America who have served their nation in various capacities as either legislators or governors and as tax payers and are qualified to serve America at the highest level of public office as President of the greatest nation on earth. The presidential election in America is of great interest to the rest of the world, because of the global role of America in the leadership of the nations in politics and human development. The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and notable American non-governm...

Arianna Huffington How To Overthrow The Government What is a hero without love for mankind. ~ Doris Lessing Amazon.com "Our government is no longer serving us," declares Arianna Huffington in How to Overthrow the Government. "[It] is slow, unfair, corrupt, and peopled by politicians living on graft and sinecure." While the political class gloats about unprecedented prosperity, Americans are more turned off by their rulers than ever before: the public holds deeply cynical views about Washington, voter turnout continues to drop, and "modern campaigns ... are so thoroughly dominated by pollsters and consultants that there's no oxygen left for ideas that might challenge the status quo." Politicians have turned a blind eye to America's real problems. "Glad-handing lobbyists" (there are roughly 38 per member of Congress, says Huffington) and "the seductive allure of incumbency" have made lawmakers resistant to necessary reforms. ...