Barack Obama stepped into the thicket of Mideast politics Wednesday, declaring that neither the Israelis nor the Palestinians are strong enough internally to make the bold concessions necessary for peace.
Obama visits Jordan
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Obama says he’ll work for Mideast peace
July 22, 2008 – 3:58 pm
Obama Calls Criticism of Wife ‘Infuriating’
July 17, 2008 – 2:28 pm
In an interview with Glamour magazine, Obama said attacks on his wife are “infuriating.” The likely Democratic presidential nominee blamed the conservative press for going after his wife as if she were the candidate.
Attacks on Wife Get Under Obama’s Skin
What Makes Good Race Relations?
July 16, 2008 – 4:49 pm
Shortly after 10 on Wednesday morning, WNYC’s Brian Lehrer asked his listeners what they think the term “good race relations” means. By 2PM, there were over 200 comments, many of them focused on Barack Obama’s candidacy.
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McCain Opposes Gay Adoption
July 15, 2008 – 3:57 pm
Advocates for gay and lesbian families are denouncing Sen. John McCain for opposing adoptions by gays. But his presidential campaign said that he does not seek a federal ban on the practice.
McCain Assailed for Opposing Gay Adoption
Meanwhile, Sen. Barack Obama said Tuesday that overall U.S. interests have been hurt by the Bush administration’s decision to increase troop strength in Iraq 18 months ago.
Magazine’s ‘Satirical’ Cover Stirs Controversy
July 14, 2008 – 12:36 pm
Barack Obama’s campaign says a satirical New Yorker magazine cover showing the Democratic presidential candidate dressed as a Muslim and his wife as a terrorist is “tasteless and offensive.” The illustration on the issue that hits newsstands Monday, titled “The Politics of Fear” and drawn by Barry Blitt, depicts Barack Obama wearing traditional Muslim garb - sandals, robe and turban - and his wife, Michelle - dressed in camouflage, combat boots and an assault rifle strapped over her shoulder - standing in the Oval Office.
New Yorker Cover Stirs Controversy
Is Obama “Talking Down” to Black People?
July 10, 2008 – 1:02 pm
The Rev. Jesse Jackson apologized for “regretfully crude” comments he made about Barack Obama’s speeches in black churches during what he thought was a private conversation. On The Brian Lehrer Show, a journalist and a fellow at the Manhattan Institute, discuss the issue.
The Brian Lehrer Show: Obama and Jackson
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Old Guy vs Change: McCain, Obama Images Take Shape
July 7, 2008 – 1:31 pm
Ask people to blurt out their first words about the two presidential candidates and one in five say “change” or “outsider” for Barack Obama and “old” for John McCain, according to an Associated Press-Yahoo News poll released Monday.
Old Guy vs. Change
Richard Wolffe, senior White House correspondent for Newsweek, talks about the latest political news. Shake up in the McCain campaign? Faith-based initiatives? VP speculation? Brian Lehrer covers it all!
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The New G.I. Bill
July 1, 2008 – 11:42 am
The new G.I. Bill offers the biggest boost to veterans’ education benefits since it first came into existence after World War II.
The Brian Lehrer Show on The New G.I. Bill
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Reaching out to evangelical voters, Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama is announcing plans to expand President Bush’s program steering federal social service dollars to religious groups.
Obama to expand Bush’s faith based programs
Obama Disowns Critique of McCain’s Military Record
June 30, 2008 – 5:01 pm
Democrat Barack Obama rejected a retired general’s suggestion that Republican John McCain’s military experience didn’t necessarily qualify him to be president, as GOP surrogates lined up to label the remarks indecent and disrespectful.
Obama Disowns Critique of McCain
Obama and Bill Clinton Finally Speak
Listeners to the Brian Lehrer Show weigh in on presidential candidate Barack Obama’s response to last week’s Supreme Court decisions on gun control and the death penalty.
Obama on Guns and Death Penalty
Obama, Clinton Appeal for Democratic Unity in N.H.
June 27, 2008 – 1:19 pm
Rivals turned allies, Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton made a display of unity Friday in a hamlet named for it, their first joint public appearance since the divisive Democratic primary race ended.
Appeal for Unity
The Brian Lehrer Show preview’s the Unity Speech
Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama Speak in N.H.
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