International Business News - Rdp http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif Barack Obama is celebrating the 4th of July in Butte, Montana, attending a parade and picnic. It's a state that usually gives its three electoral votes to a Republican. Only two Democrats have carried Montana since 1948. Republicans typically take it for granted and Democrats usually write if off. But this year, Obama is spending a sizeable amount of time and money to try to win it. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/85803-montana-battleground.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080704/obama-visits-traditionally-republican-montana.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080704/obama-visits-traditionally-republican-montana.htm Fri, 04 Jul 2008 08:24:16 EDT The Senate passed a $162 billion war spending plan Thursday, sending to President Bush legislation that will pay for operations in Iraq and Afghanistan until the next president takes office. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/81077-congress-energy.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080627/congress-passes-iraq-war-spending-bill.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080627/congress-passes-iraq-war-spending-bill.htm Fri, 27 Jun 2008 07:41:14 EDT The 92-6 roll call by which the Senate on Thursday passed a bill to pay for war operations, boost college aid for troops, extend unemployment benefits and provide emergency flood relief. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080626/how-they-voted-senate-roll-call-on-war-bill.htm Thu, 26 Jun 2008 22:54:18 EDT The Senate passed a $162 billion war spending plan Thursday, sending to President Bush legislation that will pay for operations in Iraq and Afghanistan until the next president takes office. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/80333-congress-energy.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080626/congress-weighs-iraq-medicare-bills.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080626/congress-weighs-iraq-medicare-bills.htm Thu, 26 Jun 2008 23:06:46 EDT Excerpts from recent editorials in newspapers in the United States and abroad: June 20 http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080625/editorial-roundup-excerpts-from-recent-editorials.htm Wed, 25 Jun 2008 14:49:23 EDT The Supreme Court has struck down a Louisiana law that allows the execution of people convicted of a raping a child. In a 5-4 vote, the court says the law allowing the death penalty to be imposed in cases of child rape violates the Constitution's ban on cruel and unusual punishment. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080625/court-rejects-death-penalty-for-raping-children.htm Wed, 25 Jun 2008 10:14:28 EDT The stage was set for an expensive and closely watched Senate race in Maine as Democrat Tom Allen brushed aside his primary challenger while South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham easily won his primary against a fellow Republican. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/68957-us-senate-graham.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080611/graham-beats-gop-challenger-in-sc-senate-primary.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080611/graham-beats-gop-challenger-in-sc-senate-primary.htm Wed, 11 Jun 2008 05:40:05 EDT Sen. Lindsey Graham easily won his primary Tuesday against a fellow Republican who accused him of being too liberal for South Carolina and hammered his ties to John McCain. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/68627-us-senate-graham.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080610/graham-faces-gop-challenge-in-s-c-senate-primary.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080610/graham-faces-gop-challenge-in-s-c-senate-primary.htm Tue, 10 Jun 2008 23:00:16 EDT Republican U.S. Rep. Steve Pearce and Democrat U.S. Rep. Tom Udall won their parties' nominations for New Mexico's soon-to-be-vacant Senate seat, while New Jersey Sen. Frank Lautenberg strolled past primary opposition in his bid to join the winner on Capitol Hill. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/63403-turnout-primary.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080604/3rd-oldest-senator-wins-nomination-for-5th-term.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080604/3rd-oldest-senator-wins-nomination-for-5th-term.htm Wed, 04 Jun 2008 06:18:51 EDT Sen. Frank Lautenberg, the chamber's third-oldest member at 84, easily won nomination for a new term Tuesday over a challenger who sought to make an issue of his age. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080603/third-oldest-senator-seeks-nomination-for-fifth-term.htm Tue, 03 Jun 2008 23:15:35 EDT The speaker of the Oregon House on Tuesday narrowly won a chance to challenge the sole GOP senator on the West Coast, defeating a fiery political activist who made light of the fact that he has a metal hook for a left hand. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/51165-oregon-primary.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080521/ky-ore-voters-choose-us-senate-candidates.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080521/ky-ore-voters-choose-us-senate-candidates.htm Wed, 21 May 2008 02:32:16 EDT A millionaire businessman who grew up on a tobacco farm was leading Tuesday in the race for the Democratic Senate nomination, pursuing a chance to challenge Republican leader Mitch McConnell, the powerful four-term incumbent with a big campaign bankroll. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080520/ky-ore-voters-to-choose-us-senate-candidates.htm Tue, 20 May 2008 20:39:22 EDT Mississippi Democrat Travis Childers won a special election to Congress on Tuesday, helping his party to a third victory in recent months for seats long in Republican hands. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080513/miss-democrat-wins-house-seat-in-special-election.htm Tue, 13 May 2008 22:50:23 EDT Former U.S. Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns easily wins in Nebraska's Republican U.S. Senate primary. Johanns beats political newcomer Pat Flynn for the Republican nomination. He'll now take on the winner of a four-way Democratic contest in November's general election. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080513/johanns-wins-neb-republican-us-senate-primary.htm Tue, 13 May 2008 22:40:07 EDT Democrat Travis Childers wins a U.S. House seat in Mississippi's deeply Republican 1st Congressional District. Childers defeated Republican Greg Davis in a special election to fill the final few months of a two-year term in Congress. The seat was vacated when Roger Wicker was appointed to the U.S. Senate after Trent Lott resigned. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080513/miss-democrat-wins-house-seat-in-gop-stronghold.htm Tue, 13 May 2008 22:11:50 EDT Senator Jay Rockefeller wins an easy victory in West Virginia's Democratic primary. Rockefeller is seeking a fifth term in the U.S. Senate. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080513/rockefeller-wins-democratic-nomination-in-w-va.htm Tue, 13 May 2008 20:40:38 EDT Democratic hopefuls in Mississippi and Nebraska tried to gain footing in traditionally Republican strongholds in two congressional contests Tuesday, while a scandal-clouded state Supreme Court election took center stage in West Virginia. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080513/voters-select-candidates-in-miss-w-va-and-neb.htm Tue, 13 May 2008 15:37:03 EDT Barack Obama's sprint to the Democratic nomination received another boost Friday as two more superdelegates pledged their support, including one who dropped his backing for Hillary Rodham Clinton's faltering White House bid. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/45023-clinton-2008.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080509/obama-wins-2-more-superdelegates-clinton-keeps-campaigning.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080509/obama-wins-2-more-superdelegates-clinton-keeps-campaigning.htm Fri, 09 May 2008 08:51:55 EDT Hillary Rodham Clinton, defying electoral math stacked against her, is urging supporters to ignore predictions that her White House bid was over. Barack Obama, meanwhile, was reaching out to top Democrats who could help seal a historic nomination well within his grasp. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/45006-clinton-2008.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080509/clinton-urges-supporters-to-ignore-dire-predictions.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080509/clinton-urges-supporters-to-ignore-dire-predictions.htm Fri, 09 May 2008 07:39:50 EDT Barack Obama pocketed the support of at least four Democratic convention superdelegates on Wednesday, building on the momentum from a convincing North Carolina primary victory. Rival Hillary Rodham Clinton vowed to remain in the race "until there's a nominee." http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/44624-clinton-2008.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080507/obama-gains-superdelegates-clinton-vows-to-stay-in-race.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080507/obama-gains-superdelegates-clinton-vows-to-stay-in-race.htm Wed, 07 May 2008 15:43:20 EDT