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By Jim Malone Washington 30 April 2008 Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama sought to regain his political footing Wednesday in the U.S. presidential campaign, one day after denouncing his controversial former pastor, the Reverend Jeremiah
The tone of the rhetoric in the U.S. presidential campaign is sharpening with less than a week to go until Election Day. Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain are focused on the economy and each other in the final days of the campaign, as
By Jim Malone Washington 22 January 2008 Former Senator Fred Thompson of Tennessee quit the race for the Republican Party's presidential nomination Tuesday after a series of disappointing finishes in the early nominating contests. Thompson's withdraw
By Kane Farabaugh Manchester, N.H. 07 June 2007 The U.S. presidential election is nearly a year and a half away, but voters in the northern state of New Hampshire will get their chance to help select the Republican and Democratic parties' candidates
By Jim Malone Washington 25 October 2007 The lengthy and complicated process of choosing the next president of the United States begins in early January when voters attend party caucuses and cast ballots in primaries to select the presidential nomine
By Phillip Wellman Dakar 10 September 2007 Police keep crowds back from the polling stations after the vote is over Votes are being tallied from Sierra Leone's runoff election Saturday to determine the country's next president. Both the opposition an
By Jim Malone Washington 21 March 2008 The U.S. State Department said Friday that the passport files of all three remaining presidential candidates had been improperly breached by contract workers. The revelation prompted an apology from Secretary of
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
The U.S. presidential race between Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain remained focused on the economy Monday, following congressional rejection of a bailout plan for the U.S. financial system. VOA National Correspondent Jim Malone repo
By Leta Hong Fincher Washington 26 September 2007 As Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad continues his controversial visit to the United States, Iran has emerged as a major issue in the 2008 U.S. presidential campaign. Leading candidates for the p
By Jim Randle Baghdad 31 January 2007 At least 25 people died and many more were wounded in car bombings in Baghdad and elsewhere Wednesday. VOA's Jim Randle reports from Baghdad. Iraqis stand by car bomb wreck in Baghdad, 31 Jan 2007 Most of the ca
By Scott Stearns White House 29 May 2008 U.S. President George Bush wraps up three days of fundraising for his Republican Party and its presumptive presidential candidate, Arizona Senator John McCain. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns repor
Iowans Prepare for First Presidential Selection Event As Republican presidential candidates make a final push to woo undecided voters, organizers are making final preparations for Iowas caucus voting. Republicans say they expect record turnout as Iow
Egyptian Presidential Hopeful Promises Islamic, Inclusive Future Morsi wasn't the first choice for president of the Islamist group, Muslim Brotherhood. But with its lead candidate disqualified, Morsi has grasped his role as an accidental front-runner
Romney Presidential Bid Hinges on Winning Conservative Support In U.S. politics, voters in the Midwestern state of Iowa begin the presidential selection process January 3 with the Iowa caucuses. Seven Republican contenders will vie for support as Iow
US Presidential Libraries Contribute to Research, Education President Lyndon Baines Johnson, or LBJ, died in 1973. But a life-like animatronic representation of him greets visitors to his library in Austin, Texas. Visitors find it entertaining. Prett
By Jeffrey Young Washington 05 October 2007 While political parties in the United States other than the Democratic and Republican have fielded presidential candidates for years, they have never won the White House. VOA's Jeffrey Young explores how th
By Jim Malone Bedford, New Hampshire 09 January 2008 The results from Tuesday's presidential primary in New Hampshire tell the story of two remarkable political comebacks, one by Democrat Hillary Clinton, the other by Republican John McCain. VOA Nati
By Jim Malone Washington 13 December 2007 The U.S. presidential contenders are focused on the Midwest state of Iowa, where the first test of the 2008 presidential campaign will take place three weeks from now on January 3. VOA National correspondent
By Jim Malone Washington 21 November 2007 Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee is showing some strength as a Republican presidential contender in the early contest state of Iowa. Huckabee is not as well known nationally as some of the other Republi