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US Presidential Candidates Offer Similar Foreign Policy Visions The presidential candidates offered similar visions of the U.S. role in global affairs during their final debate. America remains the one indispensable nation. And the world needs a stro
By Bill Rodgers Washington, DC 02 November 2006 watch Black Candidates report Two African American candidates running for the U.S. Senate this year appear to have a chance to win election -- and make history. Democratic Party Congressman Harold Ford
By Nico Colombant Dakar 10 February 2007 Senegal's campaign for a presidential election later this month has been mostly peaceful, but candidates have started trading nasty accusations. By far, the candidate facing the harshest criticism is the incu
By Nico Colombant Kinshasa 25 October 2006 The U.N. mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo is urging rival candidates to denounce violence and promote discipline ahead of a runoff presidential vote October 29. Campaigning has been marked by the
The two major party candidates for president of the United States, Republican Senator John McCain and Democrat Senator Barack Obama met in a spirited debate over the financial crisis and foreign policy Friday at the University of Mississippi. As VOA
By Chris Simkins Washington 14 January 2008 In the campaign for U.S. president, the leading Republican Party candidates are seeking votes in the midwestern U.S. state of Michigan, which holds the party's primary election on Tuesday. The series of sta
By Leta Hong Fincher Washington, D.C. 29 January 2007 watch Diversity report Public opinion polls show the two leading candidates for the Democratic presidential nomination are a woman -- Senator Hillary Clinton -- and an African-American -- Senator
New York Candidates Court Muslim Voters The Arab-American Association of New York recently held a Meet the Candidates forum at a school auditorium in Brooklyn. The event offered the public an opportunity to grill candidates for local office and to re
Kurdish candidates are trying to rally support in the final hours before Saturday's election in Iraq's three northern provinces which constitute Kurdistan. Campaign posters dotted Kurdish cities and candidates spoke on television in a frenetic cresc
Iran's Presidential Candidates Courting Female Vote When Iranians go to the polls on June 14, they will get to select one of eight presidential candidates - all but one older than 50 and all men. Iran's Guardian Council ruled last month a woman canno
MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: Let's talk midterm elections now. The enthusiasm of Democrats is a major force shaping this year's crop of candidates. Among the results of a newly energized Democratic Party, far more women are running and expected to run in thi
Rise Of LGBTQ Candidates Could Usher In A 'Rainbow Wave' In 2018 DAVID GREENE, HOST: Democrats have a lot of diverse candidates running this year. There's a record number of women, African-Americans and Native Americans running in some high-profile r
STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: A record number of women are running for Congress this year. NPR's Danielle Kurtzleben asked if this marks a lasting shift. DANIELLE KURTZLEBEN, BYLINE: Lauren Underwood, the Democratic House candidate in Illinois' 14th district,
By Greg Flakus Houston 23 February 2008 With the March 4 primary approaching in Texas, presidential candidates from both U.S. political parties are seeking votes from the state's large Hispanic population. More than a third of the people in Texas are
By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 18 April 2007 Saturday's presidential ballot in Nigeria appears headed for a crisis, as a coalition of opposition candidates calls for its postponement. Gilbert da Costa reports for the VOA from Abuja that the opposition's c
By Jim Fry Washington, D.C. 21 November 2007 Democratic Party candidates running for president have taken aim at President Bush's war on terror in South Asia, criticizing his past support for Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf. The ongoing politica
By Steve Mort Orlando, Florida 09 July 2007 Hot issues, such as immigration, interest Hispanic voters American presidential candidates are aggressively seeking support from Hispanics as the race for the 2008 presidential election heats up. Latinos ha
By Jim Fry Washington, D.C. 20 December 2007 As the U.S. presidential campaign moves toward its first primary season voting in early January, much of the campaign has focused on domestic issues. Candidates have talked about some foreign policy issues
Perhaps the most eagerly anticipated debate of the U.S. presidential campaign season takes place Thursday in St. Louis, Missouri. The two candidates for vice president, Republican Sarah Palin and Democrat Joe Biden, will take part in their one and o
By Jim Fry Washington 05 December 2007 Two Republican Party candidates for U.S. president disagreed sharply last week on the use a controversial interrogation technique known as waterboarding. While much of the campaign focuses on domestic issues, ca