By Kathy Kiely

Barack Obama arrived here Tuesday night emphasizing his solidarity with Israel and vowing as president to bring "sustained energy and focus" on ending the intractable Arab-Israeli conflict — the solution to which could hold the key to peace throughout the Middle East. Upon arrival on a late night flight from Jordan, the Democratic presidential candidate delivered a statement at the airport condemning an attack near the hotel where he was to stay. A Palestinian rammed a construction truck early Tuesday afternoon into three cars and a bus, injuring five people before an Israeli civilian shot and killed the attacker. Obama called the incident "a terrible tragedy" and "one more reminder of why we have to work diligently, urgently and in a unified way to defeat terrorism."

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By DAVID ESPO

Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama toured Israel's Holocaust memorial Wednesday, laying a wreath in memory of the 6 million Jews who died and saying, "Ultimately, this is a place of hope." Obama toured the Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial on a Jerusalem hillside as he moved through a busy day of meetings with Israeli and Palestinian officials, including Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas Obama drew an unusually warm welcome from Israeli President Shimon Peres, who said his greatest wish is for a "great president of the United States. That is the greatest promise for us and the rest of the world."

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CNN’s “The Situation Room” July 22, 2008 “I say East, West Coast and ANWR – get it all! … You're drilling and whatever you are able to find and put into the domestic system will help us.”CNN’s WOLF B

The Tampa Tribune, “March on Politics” Blog, By Billy House July 22, 2008 “Are there really 68 million acres of federal land already leased by oil companies but going idle and unexplored, as Democrats … contend? Not e

By: Erica Werner

By Sudarsan Raghavan

U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama landed in Baghdad Monday morning, on a fact-finding mission to discuss Iraq strategy and U.S. troop levels here, an issue that has become a cornerstone of debate in the presidential campaign. Obama was scheduled to meet senior U.S. and Iraqi leaders here, including Gen. David H. Petraeus and Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki. A U.S. Embassy official provided few details of Obama's tour, citing security concerns.

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By Kim Barker

Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama met with Afghan President Hamid Karzai for almost two hours Sunday in a friendly discussion that addressed some of the troubled country's challenges but avoided confrontation over touchy issues such as civilian casualties, militants in Pakistan or Obama's recent criticism of Karzai. In the meeting, the president, top Afghan officials and the U.S. congressional delegation talked broadly about progress and problems in Afghanistan since a U.S.-led invasion forced out the Taliban in late 2001, said Humayun Hamidzada, the spokesman for Karzai. "The Afghan tradition is that you welcome your visitor and you focus on the positive," Hamidzada said.

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Associated Press By John Porretto July 20, 2008 "If a company gets to the end of those terms and they're not making significant progress — and I do mean significant progress toward actually producing — those lease

The Washington Post, By Rep. Pete Hoekstra (R-MI) July 21, 2008 “Why are the Democrats in denial about recent gains in Iraq? Unfortunately, it appears that they realize that progress is being made and want to change the subj

July 18, 2008 After opposing the Democrat leadership's 'sham' energy bill yesterday, Congressman Gene Green (D-TX) once again expressed support for Republicans' "all-of-the-above" energy plan, saying on Fox News a short while ago,

By Barack Obama

What has long been missing from our national debate is an honest and serious discussion about the strategic consequences of our long-term presence in Iraq. This war prevents us from tackling nearly every serious threat we face, from a resurgent al-Qaeda in Afghanistan to a hostile Iranian regime intent on possessing nuclear weapons to the spread of extremist ideology around the world. Instead of being distracted from the most pressing threats that we face, I will harness all elements of American power to overcome them. My first order as Commander in Chief will be to end the war in Iraq and refocus our efforts on Afghanistan and our broader security interests. Let me be clear--my plan would not abandon Iraq. It is in our strategic interest to maintain a residual force that will go after al-Qaeda, train Iraqi security forces and protect U.S. interests.

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Investor's Business Daily, Editorial July 17, 2008 “The idea that oil companies are sitting on oil at $145 a barrel is laughable. Democrats simply oppose more fossil fuel use. Their environmentalist patrons worry more about

Texas Sen. John Cornyn, after losing a key endorsement from the Texas Medical Association rsquo;s (TMA) political action committee, has reversed course. He has voted for a bill supporters say will postpone a 10.6 percent cut in pay for physicians rsq...

By Perry Bacon Jr.

Barack Obama promoted his proposals to stop the spread of nuclear weapons to countries unfriendly to the United States and to address other security threats at a campaign event in this traditionally Republican state. The Democratic candidate is targeting GOP strongholds early in the general-election battle. Only a few days before a planned trip abroad to highlight his foreign policy credentials, Obama led a roundtable discussion that included Sen. Evan Bayh of Indiana and former Georgia senator Sam Nunn on the campus of Purdue University. Nunn has long worked on nonproliferation issues, and Bayh has served for years on the Senate Armed Services Committee. The senator from Illinois called for a renewed effort to secure nuclear weapons materials over the next four years from places such as the former Soviet Union. He also proposed convening a U.N. summit on the spread of nuclear terrorism and vowed to aim for a "nuclear-free world" by stopping the development of nuclear weapons.

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The Washington Times -- White House and Justice Department officials on Wednesday refused to tell 39 members of Congress why U.S. prosecutors never asked Mexico to detain a suspect in the killing of a U.S. Border Patrol agent or sought his extradition.

Fox News’ Special Report July 16, 2008 “In this time of heightened concern over energy, coming out in opposition to a power plant that could supply up to 35% of a region's heating needs would seem to be risky politics, bu

July 16, 2008 “The best thing we can do … is to promote conservation, alternatives, new energy exploration”Click here to watch. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke: “Let me address the oil price situation. I discu