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Fierce competition in U.S. midterm
congressional elections
BEIJING, Nov. 4 (Xinhuanet) -- Democrats and
Republicans are in a tightly contested race that could decide control of the
U.S. Senate in the midterm congressional elections to be held on Nov. 7.
The battle headed on Friday to a tense finish, with
Democrats threatening to sweep Republicans out of power and President George W.
Bush trying to stoke turnout among the party faithful. Full story>>
Bush vows not to retreat from Iraq
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U.S. President George W. Bush speaks during a
campaign in Greeley, Colorado Nov. 4, 2006. U.S. President George W. Bush
vowed on Saturday that the United States will not retreat from Iraq
although the Iraq war has cost the lives of more than 2800 American
servicemen. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo)
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WASHINGTON, Nov. 4 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President George
W. Bush vowed on Saturday that the United States will not retreat from Iraq
although the Iraq war has cost the lives of more than 2800 American servicemen.
"A lot of our fellow citizens are justifiably
concerned about Iraq. But what the enemy doesn't understand about this
administration and millions of Americans is we're not going to run," he said
during a campaign in Greeley, Colorado. Full story>>
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U.S. President George W. Bush shakes hands with a
supporter at a Republican party rally in Elko, Nevada, Nov. 2, 2006. Bush
began a six-day election swing in the run up to the Nov. 7 congressional
midterm elections. (Xinhua/AFP Photo)
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U.S. President George W. Bush (L) waves alongside
U.S. Senator Conrad Burns (R-MT) at a Republican party rally in Billings,
Montana, November 2, 2006. Bush began a six-day election swing in the run
up to the November 7 congressional midterm elections.(Xinhua/AFP
Photo)
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Poll: American voters focus on Iraq,
terrorism
WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 (Xinhua) -- One week before next
Tuesday's midterm Congressional elections, Iraq and terrorism top the list of
issues that American voters consider "extremely important," a new poll released
on Wednesday showed.
The CNN poll, conducted from Friday through Sunday,
found that 49 percent of those surveyed said they consider Iraq "extremely
important" in deciding how to vote. Full story>>
Poll: Hillary Clinton, Obama top
Democratic presidential candidates
WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Senators Hillary
Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama topped the list of potential Democratic
candidates for the party's presidential nomination in 2008, a new CNN poll
showed.
Obama, from Illinois, recently said he was
considering a bid for his party's presidential nomination, trailed only Clinton
on the list, CNN reported Thursday, citing poll results released on Wednesday.
Obama got support from 17 percent of registered
Democrats, ahead of former Vice President Al Gore, former Senator John Edwards
of North Carolina and Senator John Kerry of Massachusetts, according to the
poll. Full story>> [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]
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