McCain campaign reaches out to Q-C - qctimes.com John McCain s presidential campaign reached out to small business owners in Iowa on Monday by criticizing rival Barack Obama for backing a federal budget they say will raise taxes on middle- income Americans. The criticism came as McCain and Obama ar
Old guy vs change: McCain, Obama images take shape - qctimes.com WASHINGTON Now more than ever, it's the old guy against the agent of change. 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
Obama says Iraq trip could refine his policy - pantagraph.com FARGO, N.D. -- Democrat Barack Obama struggled Thursday to explain how his upcoming trip to Iraq might refine, but not basically alter, his promise to quickly remove U.S. combat troops from the war. A dustup over war policy - one of the main issues s
Retired general: Obama had no part in comments about McCain - pantagraph.com WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Ret. Army Gen. Wesley Clark said Democrat Barack Obama played no part in remarks he made about Republican John McCain's qualifications to be president that have been sharply criticized by the GOP candidate's supporters. | Obama
Group with Clinton connections ready to back Obama - pantagraph.com CHICAGO -- By rights, a group that helped elect Bill Clinton president and counts Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton as one of its leaders should be hostile territory for Barack Obama. But members of the Democratic Leadership Council seem ready to embrace O