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Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama defended his proposal to negotiate with Iran Wednesday and said he would use "big sticks and big carrots" to persuade the country's leaders not to develop nuclear weapons.
Republican John McCain on Wednesday credited the recent $10-a-barrel drop in the price of oil to President Bush's lifting of a presidential ban on offshore drilling, an action he has been advocating in his presidential campaign.
Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama declined Tuesday to rate the Bush administration's troop surge in Iraq a success despite a reduction in violence, and expressed understanding of Gen. David Petraeus' opposition to a timetable for the withdrawal of U.S. combat troops.
LOS ANGELES TIMES
The country's main leftist party faces the possibility of months more disarray after it threw out a disputed leadership vote held four months ago.
In a stunning blow to President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, Argentina's Senate early Thursday morning narrowly defeated a controversial increase in grain export taxes that has sparked four months of paralyzing protests by farmers.
DALLAS MORNING NEWS
Having terrorized police and prosecutors across the country, Mexico's drug cartels are escalating their battle with the government by turning their sights on politicians. The most recent threat target is the governor of Chihuahua state, which borders Texas.
Venezuela's top military prosecutor urged a former defense minister Thursday to cooperate in a corruption probe, but denied the case is retaliation for his criticisms of President Hugo Chávez's government
An Argentine Senate vote rejecting divisive export taxes Thursday may boost grain supply and put more food on the world's tables - if President Cristina Fernandez accepts the surprise veto by lawmakers from her own party.
When democracy returned to Chile nearly two decades ago after the dictatorship of Gen. Augusto Pinochet, rivals on the political left and center realized they needed to work together to make sure the bad old days of political polarization didn't return.
A forum for Democratic candidates for Broward sheriff turned into a mudslinging fest Tuesday night. The five candidates appeared before more than 200 party activists at a Democratic party meeting in Plantation. The winner of the Aug. 26 primary will face Sheriff Al Lamberti Nov. 4.
BROWARD POLITICS
The Florida Election Commission has fined two Broward County Commission candidates for misrepresenting themselves. County Commissioner Josephus Eggelletion filed the complaint against two challengers, Lauderdale Lakes Commissioner John Billingsley and Rev. Allen B. Jackson, for not using the word ''for'' between their names and ''County Commissioner'' in campaign ads.
CONGRESSIONAL RACES
Democrats for the second fundraising period in a row have outpaced Miami's three Republican members of Congress, suggesting an increasingly competitive challenge for the incumbents.
Florida's future first lady is a study in contrasts. A pampered princess yet uncompromising businesswoman. A big spender who collects multimillion-dollar homes.
POLITICS
Putting to rest weeks of speculation, former Democratic state Sen. Walter ''Skip'' Campbell announced Thursday that he's giving up his high-profile campaign to unseat the incoming Senate president.
CONGRESSIONAL RACES | VOTER POLL
A new poll suggests tight races between two Miami Democrats and the Cuban-American Republican members of Congress they are challenging.
Beth Reinhard is The Miami Herald's political columnist. Born and raised in S. Fla., she has been a reporter since 1991. She joined The Miami Herald in 1998.
Congress is moving quickly to pass a housing package that aims to help 400,000 strapped homeowners avoid foreclosures and prevent Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac from collapsing.
Republican presidential candidate John McCain says Democrat Barack Obama is wrong about the Iraq war. But Obama's campaign says McCain was wrong about the war's timeline during a nationally televised interview Tuesday.
President Bush has signed a bill honoring the late NBC newsman Tim Russert by naming a stretch of highway in New York after him.
Republican John McCain on Wednesday credited the recent $10-a-barrel drop in the price of oil to President Bush's lifting of a presidential ban on offshore drilling, an action he has been advocating in his presidential campaign.
The rules in the Obama household for Malia and Sasha are clear-cut:
THE MIDDLE EAST
Heading into a full day of meetings Wednesday with Israeli and Palestinian leaders, Barack Obama said Tuesday that if he is elected he will push for a two-state peace settlement ''from the minute I'm sworn into office,'' but added that ``it's unrealistic to expect that a U.S. president alone can suddenly snap his fingers and bring about peace in this region.''
President Bush is hoping that this will be the year his party ousts Democratic Rep. Jim Marshall from Congress and he came to Georgia on Tuesday to pump money into the campaign of Marshall's challenger.
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama defended his proposal to negotiate with Iran Wednesday and said he would use "big sticks and big carrots" to persuade the country's leaders not to develop nuclear weapons.
CAMPAIGN 2008
Eight years after sharing a spot on the Democratic presidential ticket, U.S. Sen. Joe Lieberman of Connecticut returned to Florida to campaign for the other party and court Jewish and Cuban voters, who will likely play a big role in the state in November.
CAMPAIGN 2008 | FLORIDA
Democrat Barack Obama outraised Republican John McCain by nearly $500,000 in Florida in June, validating his decision to rebuff limited public campaign financing for the general election.
IRAQ
Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al Maliki took advantage of Barack Obama's internationally watched visit Monday to set a two-and-a-half-year timeline for the withdrawal of U.S. forces from Iraq.
POLITICO
John McCain has narrowed his vice-presidential possibilities to the point where he considered a decision this week -- but he’s likely to hold off, say sources close to the campaign.
Barack Obama's army of small-dollar donors gave his presidential campaign its biggest boost in June, contributing more than $30 million in individual sums of $200 or less.
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Andres Oppenheimer
Columnist Andres Oppenheimer, author of five best-sellers on Latin American affairs, comments on the latest events in Latin America and U.S.- Latin American affairs.