http://mobile.reuters.com Copyright 2008 Reuters en-us Mon, 08 Sep 2008 05:30:36 -0400 http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/images/small/logo.png http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/Category/CPOL?src=RSS-POL http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CPOL/npoliticsNews_uUSN0738590620080908?src=RSS-POL ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico (Reuters) - Republican John McCain heads into the final stretch of the U.S. presidential campaign with a 4-point lead over Democrat Barack Obama, a USA Today/Gallup poll released on Sunday showed. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 08:45:19 +0000 2008-09-08T084519Z_01_N07385906_RTRUKOC_0_US-USA-POLITICS-POLL.xml http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CPOL/npoliticsNews_uUSN0838310720080908?src=RSS-POL NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) - ABC News' Charles Gibson has snagged the first interview with Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin since she was named the GOP's vice presidential pick on August 29. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 08:44:39 +0000 2008-09-08T084439Z_01_N08383107_RTRUKOC_0_US-PALIN.xml http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CPOL/npoliticsNews_uUSN1928744420080907?src=RSS-POL ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico (Reuters) - Republican nominee John McCain said in an interview aired on Sunday he would bring Democrats into his Cabinet and administration as part of his attempt to change the political atmosphere in Washington. Sun, 07 Sep 2008 17:14:30 +0000 2008-09-07T171430Z_01_N19287444_RTRUKOC_0_US-USA-POLITICS.xml http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CPOL/npoliticsNews_uUSN0733023520080907?src=RSS-POL WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, who has not faced the U.S. media since her surprise pick to run for vice president 10 days ago, will begin giving interviews in a "few days," Republican presidential nominee John McCain said in remarks aired on Sunday. Sun, 07 Sep 2008 22:40:42 +0000 2008-09-07T224042Z_01_N07330235_RTRUKOC_0_US-USA-POLITICS-PALIN-MEDIA.xml http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CPOL/npoliticsNews_uUSL752723320080907?src=RSS-POL RABAT (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice urged a resolution of the Western Sahara dispute on Sunday, saying she saw "good ideas" for solving an impasse that has long held back north Africa's development. Sun, 07 Sep 2008 19:35:10 +0000 2008-09-07T193510Z_01_L7527233_RTRUKOC_0_US-MAGHREB-USA-RICE.xml http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CPOL/npoliticsNews_uUSN0444424820080907?src=RSS-POL NEW YORK (Reuters) - Cindy McCain or Michelle Obama for the White House? Among fashionistas, the wives of the Republican and Democratic presidential candidates John McCain and Barack Obama are drawing the kind of enthusiasm that Nancy Reagan and Jacqueline Kennedy once attracted. Sun, 07 Sep 2008 20:07:18 +0000 2008-09-07T200718Z_01_N04444248_RTRUKOC_0_US-USA-FASHION-POLITICS.xml http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CPOL/npoliticsNews_uUSN0633930820080906?src=RSS-POL TERRE HAUTE, Indiana (Reuters) - Presidential nominees John McCain and Barack Obama will appear together on Sept. 11 in New York at the site where the World Trade Center collapsed after being hit by hijacked planes in 2001. Sat, 06 Sep 2008 20:31:23 +0000 2008-09-06T203123Z_01_N06339308_RTRUKOC_0_US-USA-POLITICS-SEPT11.xml http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CPOL/npoliticsNews_uUSDAH72494220080907?src=RSS-POL TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran will hold its 2009 presidential election on June 12, when conservative Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is widely expected to stand for a second four-year term despite criticism over his economic policies. Sun, 07 Sep 2008 14:28:01 +0000 2008-09-07T142801Z_01_DAH724942_RTRUKOC_0_US-IRAN-ELECTION-DATE.xml http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CPOL/npoliticsNews_uUSL510482820080907?src=RSS-POL RABAT (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice defended her administration's strategy in Iraq on Sunday and said she had an "open" relationship with Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki following claims Washington had spied on him. Sun, 07 Sep 2008 19:32:51 +0000 2008-09-07T193251Z_01_L5104828_RTRUKOC_0_US-IRAQ-USA-SPYING.xml http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CPOL/npoliticsNews_uUSN0733176920080907?src=RSS-POL RABAT (Reuters) - The heart of many homes is the kitchen and that is where Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi hosted Condoleezza Rice for a Ramadan meal this week, a symbolic gesture to try to end decades of enmity. Sun, 07 Sep 2008 23:55:20 +0000 2008-09-07T235520Z_01_N07331769_RTRUKOC_0_US-LIBYA-USA-RELATIONS.xml http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CPOL/npoliticsNews_uUSN0736662420080908?src=RSS-POL WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The odds of the U.S. Congress passing a U.S.-India civil nuclear deal this year are long, U.S. congressional aides and analysts said on Sunday, but the deal is all but certain to win approval eventually. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 02:15:12 +0000 2008-09-08T021512Z_01_N07366624_RTRUKOC_0_US-NUCLEAR-INDIA-USA.xml http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CPOL/npoliticsNews_uUSN0738139120080907?src=RSS-POL RABAT (Reuters) - Muammar Gaddafi gave U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice some unique gifts to remember their first encounter, including a necklace with a locket that included a picture of the Libyan leader. Sun, 07 Sep 2008 23:55:15 +0000 2008-09-07T235520Z_01_N07331769_RTRUKOC_0_US-LIBYA-USA-RELATIONS.xml-sidebar-1 http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CPOL/npoliticsNews_uUSN0736540320080907?src=RSS-POL RABAT (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Sunday that it would be unwise for Washington to lift an embargo against Cuba, despite its pleas following Hurricane Gustav. Sun, 07 Sep 2008 20:41:31 +0000 2008-09-07T204131Z_01_N07365403_RTRUKOC_0_US-CUBA-USA-RICE.xml http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CPOL/npoliticsNews_uUSL361920420080907?src=RSS-POL BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Al Qaeda remains a dangerous force in Iraq despite a general decline in violence and U.S. troops must continue to confront the militant group, the outgoing top U.S. general in the country said. Sun, 07 Sep 2008 19:32:25 +0000 2008-09-07T193251Z_01_L5104828_RTRUKOC_0_US-IRAQ-USA-SPYING.xml-sidebar-1 http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CPOL/npoliticsNews_uUSWBT00965320080907?src=RSS-POL CHICAGO (Reuters) - Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama said on Sunday the U.S. government's takeover of mortgage finance companies Fannie Mae and Freddie make was necessary to prevent a deeper economic crisis. Sun, 07 Sep 2008 17:35:34 +0000 2008-09-07T173537Z_01_N05271063_RTRUKOC_0_US-FANNIE-FREDDIE.xml-sidebar-3 http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CPOL/npoliticsNews_uUSN0737057720080907?src=RSS-POL ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico (Reuters) - Republican White House candidate John McCain supports a federal takeover of mortgage finance giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac but wants eventually privatization, his advisors said. Sun, 07 Sep 2008 18:39:37 +0000 2008-09-07T183952Z_01_N05271063_RTRUKOC_0_US-FANNIE-FREDDIE.xml-sidebar-6 http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CPOL/npoliticsNews_uUSDAH72079920080907?src=RSS-POL TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran's armed forces will begin three days of war games on Monday involving anti-aircraft defense systems, Iranian media said on Sunday. Sun, 07 Sep 2008 14:27:41 +0000 2008-09-07T142801Z_01_DAH724942_RTRUKOC_0_US-IRAN-ELECTION-DATE.xml-sidebar-1 http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CPOL/npoliticsNews_uUSL633187320080906?src=RSS-POL RABAT (Reuters) - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice pushed for closer north African counter-terrorism cooperation on Saturday on a tour of an oil-rich region hit by attacks blamed on al Qaeda. Sat, 06 Sep 2008 22:52:42 +0000 2008-09-06T225242Z_01_L6331873_RTRUKOC_0_US-MAGHREB-USA-RICE.xml http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CPOL/npoliticsNews_uUSN1928744420080906?src=RSS-POL NEWARK, New Jersey (Reuters) - Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama warned the elderly on Saturday that Republican rival John McCain would put their retirement income in danger. Sat, 06 Sep 2008 20:19:34 +0000 2008-09-06T201934Z_01_N19287444_RTRUKOC_0_US-USA-POLITICS.xml http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CPOL/npoliticsNews_uUSN0637587220080906?src=RSS-POL DENVER (Reuters) - As Barack Obama spoke on Thursday night to a packed football stadium in Denver, the audience of some 75,000 people alternated between reverent silence and a roaring approval that shook the stands. Sat, 06 Sep 2008 19:20:16 +0000 2008-09-06T192016Z_01_N06375872_RTRUKOC_0_US-USA-POLITICS-SCENE.xml