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July 2008
- Next, Thicket of Arab-Israeli Conflict Awaits Obama
  
  New York Times | Jul 22, 08 1:27 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - With the war leg of his foreign tour behind him, Barack Obama must next navigate the Middle East peace process. He’ll meet with top Israeli and Palestinian leaders tomorrow, the New York Times reports, and will visit the rocket-bombarded town of Sderot. US Jewish voters will be particularly attentive after the Democrat’s recent slip over the status of Jerusalem. More »
- Jews Like Obama Far Better Than Lieberman, McCain
  
  Huffington Post | Jul 22, 08 1:11 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Despite Barack Obama’s much debated Jewish problems—and Joe Lieberman’s place of pride as unofficial Jewish spokesman—the Dem is viewed favorably by 60% of American Jews and unfavorably by only 34%, while the Independent scores 37% and 48% (McCain comes in at 34% and 57%). The numbers are part of a poll by new progressive Jewish group J Street—which also notes that the demographic prefers liberal MoveOn to right-leaning AIPAC. More »
- Move Over Jesse, This Is Obama's House
  
  Wall Street Journal | Jul 22, 08 1:01 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - If threats of castration are any indication, Barack Obama has gotten under Jesse Jackson's skin, writes Shelby Steele in the Wall Street Journal . The Illinois senator has eclipsed the reverend by effectively becoming the anti-Jackson—rather than playing off moral leverage created out of white guilt, Obama "became the first viable black presidential candidate precisely by giving up his moral leverage over whites." More »
- Obama Meets With Jordan King
  
  USA Today | Jul 22, 08 12:07 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Barack Obama sat down tonight for a meeting and dinner with Jordan’s King Abdullah II, a leader much like the Democratic candidate (both are 46) in being seen as crossing age and societal gaps, USA Today reports. Abdullah’s Jordan is the most Western-friendly of Arab countries, but is in perhaps the tightest geographical spot—sandwiched between Israel, Palestine, and Iraq. More »
- In Jordan, Obama Urges Iraq-to-Afghanistan Shift
  
  Associated Press | Jul 22, 08 11:29 AM CDT
  
  (AP) - Barack Obama said today that, with improved security in Iraq, the US should turn its attention to Afghanistan. “There is security progress, but now we need a political solution” in Iraq, Obama said in Amman, Jordan—in his first news conference abroad, the AP reports. Afghanistan, the “central front in the war against terrorism,” is in “a deteriorating situation." More »
- Obama Beefs Up Foreign Policy Cred in Iraq
  
  New York Times | Jul 22, 08 8:30 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Presidential candidate Barack Obama's weeklong tour of seven countries has so far been fruitful, politically agile, and especially lucky, reports the New York Times . The Illinois senator's withdrawal plan received a timely endorsement from Iraqi PM Nouri al-Maliki, coinciding with President Bush's embrace of a "time horizon" for pulling troops out of the war-torn country. More »
- McCain May Announce VP This Week
  
  CNN | Jul 22, 08 7:18 AM CDT

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Next, Thicket of Arab-Israeli Conflict Awaits Obama

Jews Like Obama Far Better Than Lieberman, McCain

Move Over Jesse, This Is Obama's House

Obama Meets With Jordan King

In Jordan, Obama Urges Iraq-to-Afghanistan Shift

Obama Beefs Up Foreign Policy Cred in Iraq

McCain May Announce VP This Week