Supporters cheer Olympic torch in peaceful Vietnam relay
Crowds of supporters waved red national flags and cheered the Olympic torch in Vietnam on Tuesday, the last international leg of its harried journey around the world. The relay in Vietnam's commercial centre Ho Chi Minh City.
Nations:Vietnam Activities:2008 Beijing Olympics Torch
2008-04-29
Protesters across the world condemn Iraq war
Thousands of protestors marched against the Iraq war in Los Angeles on Saturday as part of a global day of action that drew huge crowds in London and smaller protests elsewhere in Europe and Canada.
Nations:Canada U.K. Sweden Norway Denmark Vietnam People:Gordon Brown Tony Blair George W. Bush Tom Cruise Activities:Anti-war Movement Vietnam War
2008-03-16
Obama takes winning streak into Tuesday contests
Democrat Barack Obama hopes to extend his winning streak over rival Hillary Clinton on Tuesday, when voters in three battlegrounds make their choices in a close and bruising Democratic presidential race.
Nations:U.S. Vietnam People:Mike Huckabee Mitt Romney George Allen Samuel Alito Barack Obama John McCain Activities:US Election 2008
2008-02-12
Giuliani exits race, endorses McCain
Rudy Giuliani, who sought to make the leap from New York mayor to the White House, bowed out of the Republican presidential contest Wednesday and endorsed front-runner and longtime friend John McCain.
Nations:U.S. Vietnam People:Rudy Giuliani John McCain Mitt Romney Ronald Reagan Hillary Clinton Activities:US Election 2008
2008-01-30
Long march in store for McCain, Romney
John McCain has emerged as the man to beat for the Republican nomination. Only Mitt Romney stands in his way.
Nations:U.S. Vietnam People:Mike Huckabee Mitt Romney Rudy Giuliani John McCain Ronald Reagan Activities:US Election 2008
2008-01-30
GOP race in Florida is Romney vs. McCain
As a matter of logic, Mitt Romney would seem to have an edge going into Florida's Republican primary on Tuesday. The economy is the No. 1 issue, and the former Massachusetts governor clearly has the strongest economic portfolio of the Republican presidential candidates, as a megawealthy businessman, turnaround artist of the 2002 Olympics, and a state chief executive.
Nations:U.S. Vietnam People:Mike Huckabee Mitt Romney Rudolph Giuliani John McCain Hillary Clinton Activities:US Election 2008
2008-01-29
Romney, McCain call each other 'liberal'
Mitt Romney and John McCain accused each other Monday of harboring liberal tendencies, a charge bordering on blasphemy in the increasingly caustic campaign for the Republican presidential nomination.
Nations:U.S. Vietnam People:Mitt Romney Mike Huckabee Rudy Giuliani John McCain John Kerry Activities:US Election 2008
2008-01-28
McCain takes campaign to Florida
Republican John McCain wooed Cuban-American voters on Monday and banked on the support of their leaders to help his presidential campaign win the state that gave President George W. Bush his narrow victory in 2000.
Nations:U.S. Vietnam People:Rudy Giuliani John McCain George W. Bush Activities:US Election 2008 Vietnam War
2008-01-21
McCain wins South Carolina primary
Sen. John McCain won a hard-fought South Carolina primary Saturday night, avenging a bitter personal defeat in a bastion of conservatism and gaining ground in an unpredictable race for the Republican presidential nomination. Democrats Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama split the spoils in Nevada caucuses marred by late charges of dirty politics.
Nations:U.S. Vietnam People:Fred Thompson Mike Huckabee Mitt Romney Rudy Giuliani Duncan Hunter John McCain Activities:US Election 2008
2008-01-19
Clinton, Romney win Nevada caucuses
Democratic Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton won the Nevada caucuses Saturday, powering past Sen. Barack Obama in a hard-fought race marred by late charges of dirty politics. Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney coasted to an easy win in the Republican contest.
Nations:U.S. Vietnam People:Fred Thompson Mike Huckabee Mitt Romney Rudy Giuliani Duncan Hunter John McCain Activities:US Election 2008
2008-01-19
Candidates face off in Nev., SC contests
Republican presidential hopefuls faced off in sleepy Nevada caucuses and a hard-fought South Carolina primary on Saturday, a pair of contests likely to winnow an unwieldy field of rivals.
Nations:U.S. Vietnam People:Fred Thompson Mike Huckabee Mitt Romney Rudy Giuliani John McCain John Edwards Activities:US Election 2008
2008-01-19
Uncertain GOP race shifts to SC, Nev.
The race ever more chaotic, four Republicans are angling for superiority in a fast-approaching presidential primary in South Carolina, a state known for rough-and-tumble politics and predicting the outcome of the GOP nomination.
Nations:U.S. Vietnam People:George W. Bush Fred Thompson Mike Huckabee Mitt Romney Rudy Giuliani John McCain Activities:US Election 2008
2008-01-16
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