President Bush’s decisions on Iraq troop withdrawals and talks with Iran and North Korea have put John McCain on the defensive. Full story
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An hour with Barack Obama
NBC News exclusive: Democratic presidential candidate Obama sits down with Tom Brokaw.
Obama, in London, meets Brown
Presidential contender Barack Obama defended his decision to travel to Europe and the Mideast on Saturday, saying that problems encountered by Americans are often best dealt with by working with allies.
Bush at private event: ‘Wall Street got drunk’
President George W. Bush has an explanation for the housing-market meltdown that has thrown the global economy into turmoil: Wall Street got drunk.
'Impeachment light' hearing on Capitol Hill
The Democratic-run House Judiciary Committee put on a hearing that it insisted was not about removing President Bush from office. Instead, they called it a probe into "executive power and its constitutional limitations."









