http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Politics-Photos/ss/1617 Politics Photos on Yahoo! News Photos Thu, 21 Aug 2008 19:31:04 GMT Thu, 21 Aug 2008 19:31:04 GMT http://rss.news.yahoo.com/ 142 18 http://l.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/us/nws/th/main_142b.gif http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/categories/1617/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Politics-Photos/ss/1617 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/categories/1617/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Politics-Photos/ss/1617/im:/080821/photos_pl_afp/d7b0a803ccdab29b8383a641f6dd6899 (AFP/File) - World Trade Organization chief Pascal Lamy, pictured in June 2008, and top US trade negotiator Susan Schwab were to meet in Washington in an effort to restart the Doha Round of negotiations, a US official said Thursday.(AFP/File/Eric Piermont)

]]> (AFP/File) Thu, 21 Aug 2008 19:31:04 GMT http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080821/capt.cps.njb90.210808213004.photo00.photo.default-512x331.jpg?x=130&y=84&q=85&sig=VQ6N_f_FuWqVfoT8aTGXeg-- World Trade Organization chief Pascal Lamy, pictured in June ... (AFP/File) - World Trade Organization chief Pascal Lamy, pictured in June 2008, and top US trade negotiator Susan Schwab were to meet in Washington in an effort to restart the Doha Round of negotiations, a US official said Thursday.(AFP/File/Eric Piermont)

]]> (AFP/File) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/categories/1617/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Politics-Photos/ss/1617/im:/080821/photos_pl/2008_08_21t125454_450x266_us_usa_politics_conventions (Reuters) - Presumptive U.S. presidential nominees Senator John McCain (R-AZ) and Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) are shown in this combination of file photographs from campaign stops from July 18, 2008 in Warren Michigan (McCain) and August 4, 2008 (Obama) in Lansing, Michigan. (Rebecca Cook/Files/Reuters)

]]> (Reuters) Thu, 21 Aug 2008 19:27:59 GMT http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080821/2008_08_21t125454_450x266_us_usa_politics_conventions.jpg?x=130&y=76&q=85&sig=yohfJET1YZfymGdvwVxRxQ-- Presumptive U.S. presidential nominees Senator John McCain (R-AZ) ... (Reuters) - Presumptive U.S. presidential nominees Senator John McCain (R-AZ) and Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) are shown in this combination of file photographs from campaign stops from July 18, 2008 in Warren Michigan (McCain) and August 4, 2008 (Obama) in Lansing, Michigan. (Rebecca Cook/Files/Reuters)

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/categories/1617/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Politics-Photos/ss/1617/im:/080821/photos_pl/2008_08_21t152618_450x305_us_usa_politics_conventions (Reuters) - The high-tech stage with multiple video screens shows test patterns at the Pepsi Center, site of the 2008 Democratic National Convention in Denver, Colorado August 18, 2008. The four-day convention begins a week from today. (Rick Wilking/Reuters)

]]> (Reuters) Thu, 21 Aug 2008 19:27:59 GMT http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080821/2008_08_21t152618_450x305_us_usa_politics_conventions.jpg?x=130&y=88&q=85&sig=TItgHlRDLlNqCkEQBEbegg-- The high-tech stage with multiple video screens shows test patterns ... (Reuters) - The high-tech stage with multiple video screens shows test patterns at the Pepsi Center, site of the 2008 Democratic National Convention in Denver, Colorado August 18, 2008. The four-day convention begins a week from today. (Rick Wilking/Reuters)

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/categories/1617/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Politics-Photos/ss/1617/im:/080821/photos_pl/2008_08_21t140732_450x280_us_usa_politics (Reuters) - Democratic presidential candidate Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) speaks at a campaign event in Chester, Virginia, August 21, 2008. (Jim Young/Reuters)

]]> (Reuters) Thu, 21 Aug 2008 19:25:36 GMT http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080821/2008_08_21t140732_450x280_us_usa_politics.jpg?x=130&y=80&q=85&sig=_qG95YISKNfBgdNmPqvipA-- Democratic presidential candidate Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) ... (Reuters) - Democratic presidential candidate Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) speaks at a campaign event in Chester, Virginia, August 21, 2008. (Jim Young/Reuters)

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/categories/1617/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Politics-Photos/ss/1617/im:/080821/photos_pl/2008_08_21t152345_450x339_us_usa_politics_obama_foreignpolicy (Reuters) - Democratic presidential candidate Senator Barack Obama buys a drink at a campaign stop at Longstreet Deli in Petersburg, Virginia, August 21, 2008. (Jim Young/Reuters)

]]> (Reuters) Thu, 21 Aug 2008 19:24:49 GMT http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080821/2008_08_21t152345_450x339_us_usa_politics_obama_foreignpolicy.jpg?x=130&y=97&q=85&sig=II.XRUg3OGNR4Vf8BBz9mg-- Democratic presidential candidate Senator Barack Obama buys ... (Reuters) - Democratic presidential candidate Senator Barack Obama buys a drink at a campaign stop at Longstreet Deli in Petersburg, Virginia, August 21, 2008. (Jim Young/Reuters)

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/categories/1617/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Politics-Photos/ss/1617/im:/080821/photos_pl/2008_08_21t143251_450x305_us_usa_politics_obama_foreignpolicy (Reuters) - Democratic presidential candidate Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) (R) speaks at a town hall meeting in Chester, Virginia, August 21, 2008. (Jim Young/Reuters)

]]> (Reuters) Thu, 21 Aug 2008 18:34:03 GMT http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080821/2008_08_21t143251_450x305_us_usa_politics_obama_foreignpolicy.jpg?x=130&y=88&q=85&sig=YBohUWwE4cNGMpegscWA.g-- Democratic presidential candidate Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) ... (Reuters) - Democratic presidential candidate Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) (R) speaks at a town hall meeting in Chester, Virginia, August 21, 2008. (Jim Young/Reuters)

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/categories/1617/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Politics-Photos/ss/1617/im:/080821/photos_pl_afp/ffdbdf7807e9d48bf15f5dc48414ff0d (AFP/File) - Pedestrians walk past a banner on the controversial nuclear treaty in Mumbai in July 2008. The Nuclear Suppliers Group, which controls the export and sale of nuclear technology worldwide, debated Thursday whether to amend its rules and allow India to share US knowhow.(AFP/File/Sajjad Hussain)

]]> (AFP/File) Thu, 21 Aug 2008 19:11:09 GMT http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080821/capt.cps.njb75.210808210915.photo03.photo.default-360x512.jpg?x=91&y=130&q=85&sig=CnCOuZZGpZG4jRdpfZH4wA-- Pedestrians walk past a banner on the controversial nuclear ... (AFP/File) - Pedestrians walk past a banner on the controversial nuclear treaty in Mumbai in July 2008. The Nuclear Suppliers Group, which controls the export and sale of nuclear technology worldwide, debated Thursday whether to amend its rules and allow India to share US knowhow.(AFP/File/Sajjad Hussain)

]]> (AFP/File) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/categories/1617/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Politics-Photos/ss/1617/im:/080821/photos_pl_afp/d9b1040854b1d0ce1f6c45c696b5c223 (AFP/File) - Indian Left parties activists shout slogans and hold placards during a protest against the Indo-US nuclear deal in New Delhi in July 2008. The Nuclear Suppliers Group, which controls the export and sale of nuclear technology worldwide, debated Thursday whether to amend its rules and allow India to share US knowhow.(AFP/File/Manan Vatsyayana)

]]> (AFP/File) Thu, 21 Aug 2008 19:11:09 GMT http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080821/capt.cps.njb75.210808210915.photo00.photo.default-512x320.jpg?x=130&y=81&q=85&sig=5959k6YCq9yP0HropwgMEA-- Indian Left parties activists shout slogans and hold placards ... (AFP/File) - Indian Left parties activists shout slogans and hold placards during a protest against the Indo-US nuclear deal in New Delhi in July 2008. The Nuclear Suppliers Group, which controls the export and sale of nuclear technology worldwide, debated Thursday whether to amend its rules and allow India to share US knowhow.(AFP/File/Manan Vatsyayana)

]]> (AFP/File) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/categories/1617/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Politics-Photos/ss/1617/im:/080821/photos_pl_afp/69ae25d8708601c2672685a7ac10d3d0 (AFP/File) - Indian Youth Congress supporters ride motorcycles during a pro-Indo-US Nuclear deal rally in New Delhi on August 9, 2008. The Nuclear Suppliers Group, which controls the export and sale of nuclear technology worldwide, debated Thursday whether to amend its rules and allow India to share US knowhow.(AFP/File/Raveendran)

]]> (AFP/File) Thu, 21 Aug 2008 19:11:09 GMT http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080821/capt.cps.njb75.210808210915.photo01.photo.default-342x512.jpg?x=86&y=130&q=85&sig=120O_Nq10JgO1r1OtHPX0w-- Indian Youth Congress supporters ride motorcycles during a pro-Indo-US ... (AFP/File) - Indian Youth Congress supporters ride motorcycles during a pro-Indo-US Nuclear deal rally in New Delhi on August 9, 2008. The Nuclear Suppliers Group, which controls the export and sale of nuclear technology worldwide, debated Thursday whether to amend its rules and allow India to share US knowhow.(AFP/File/Raveendran)

]]> (AFP/File) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/categories/1617/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Politics-Photos/ss/1617/im:/080821/photos_pl_afp/02b7f86c77c7851eb7e2db74db85699a (AFP/File) - US President George W. Bush (R) reaches out to shake hands with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh (L) during a bilateral meeting in Toyako, Japan, in July 2008 during the G-8 Summit. The Nuclear Suppliers Group, which controls the export and sale of nuclear technology worldwide, debated Thursday whether to amend its rules and allow India to share US knowhow.(AFP/File/Jim Watson)

]]> (AFP/File) Thu, 21 Aug 2008 19:11:09 GMT http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080821/capt.cps.njb75.210808210915.photo02.photo.default-512x342.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=FNLW99spA3W05zgbaechfQ-- US President George W. Bush (R) reaches out to shake hands with ... (AFP/File) - US President George W. Bush (R) reaches out to shake hands with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh (L) during a bilateral meeting in Toyako, Japan, in July 2008 during the G-8 Summit. The Nuclear Suppliers Group, which controls the export and sale of nuclear technology worldwide, debated Thursday whether to amend its rules and allow India to share US knowhow.(AFP/File/Jim Watson)

]]> (AFP/File) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/categories/1617/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Politics-Photos/ss/1617/im:/080821/photos_pl_afp/b37a3b88f2838b73f2e4c760e1331bb4 (AFP/File) - Indian activists of the Communist Party of India (Marxist-Lenist), CPI (ML) take part in a demonstration against the Indo-US nuclear deal, in New Delhi in July 2008. The Nuclear Suppliers Group, which controls the export and sale of nuclear technology worldwide, debated Thursday whether to amend its rules and allow India to share US knowhow.(AFP/File/Manan Vatsyayana)

]]> (AFP/File) Thu, 21 Aug 2008 19:11:09 GMT http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080821/capt.cps.njb75.210808210915.photo04.photo.default-361x512.jpg?x=91&y=130&q=85&sig=W_jDPbUAmhJrMnl9_3rPtA-- Indian activists of the Communist Party of India (Marxist-Lenist), ... (AFP/File) - Indian activists of the Communist Party of India (Marxist-Lenist), CPI (ML) take part in a demonstration against the Indo-US nuclear deal, in New Delhi in July 2008. The Nuclear Suppliers Group, which controls the export and sale of nuclear technology worldwide, debated Thursday whether to amend its rules and allow India to share US knowhow.(AFP/File/Manan Vatsyayana)

]]> (AFP/File) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/categories/1617/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Politics-Photos/ss/1617/im:/080821/photos_pl/2008_08_21t140833_450x364_us_iraq_rice (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice (L) shakes hands with Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshiyar Zebari after a news conference in the heavy fortified Green Zone in Baghdad August 21, 2008. (Ali Abbas/Pool/Reuters)

]]> (Reuters) Thu, 21 Aug 2008 19:07:23 GMT http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080821/2008_08_21t140833_450x364_us_iraq_rice.jpg?x=130&y=105&q=85&sig=KYuKFEwe7H6.o8VPXrjYSQ-- U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice (L) shakes hands with ... (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice (L) shakes hands with Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshiyar Zebari after a news conference in the heavy fortified Green Zone in Baghdad August 21, 2008. (Ali Abbas/Pool/Reuters)

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/categories/1617/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Politics-Photos/ss/1617/im:/080821/photos_pl/2008_08_21t032633_450x336_us_iraq_rice (Reuters) - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice arrives at a news conference during a NATO foreign ministers meeting at the Alliance headquarters in Brussels, August 19, 2008. (Francois Lenoir/Reuters)

]]> (Reuters) Thu, 21 Aug 2008 19:07:23 GMT http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080821/2008_08_21t032633_450x336_us_iraq_rice.jpg?x=130&y=97&q=85&sig=nNR.iTayy7A9pcxK4FHYfw-- Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice arrives at a news conference ... (Reuters) - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice arrives at a news conference during a NATO foreign ministers meeting at the Alliance headquarters in Brussels, August 19, 2008. (Francois Lenoir/Reuters)

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/categories/1617/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Politics-Photos/ss/1617/im:/080821/photos_pl/2008_08_21t071943_450x247_us_iraq_rice (Reuters) - Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki (R) meets visiting Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice in Baghdad August 21, 2008. (Handout/Iraqi Government/Reuters)

]]> (Reuters) Thu, 21 Aug 2008 19:07:23 GMT http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080821/2008_08_21t071943_450x247_us_iraq_rice.jpg?x=130&y=71&q=85&sig=spJEfKaYAsoVqfLMsCaIIQ-- Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki (R) meets visiting Secretary ... (Reuters) - Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki (R) meets visiting Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice in Baghdad August 21, 2008. (Handout/Iraqi Government/Reuters)

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/categories/1617/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Politics-Photos/ss/1617/im:/080821/photos_pl/2008_08_21t140904_450x296_us_iraq_rice (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice (L) and Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari (R) hold a joint news conference in the heavy fortified Green Zone in Baghdad August 21, 2008. (Ali Abbas/Pool/Reuters)

]]> (Reuters) Thu, 21 Aug 2008 18:10:59 GMT http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080821/2008_08_21t140904_450x296_us_iraq_rice.jpg?x=130&y=85&q=85&sig=CfCSWt1Tbzih_WYHpeykrw-- U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice (L) and Iraqi Foreign ... (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice (L) and Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari (R) hold a joint news conference in the heavy fortified Green Zone in Baghdad August 21, 2008. (Ali Abbas/Pool/Reuters)

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/categories/1617/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Politics-Photos/ss/1617/im:/080821/photos_pl/2008_08_21t140814_450x353_us_iraq_rice (Reuters) - Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshiyar Zebari speaks during a joint news conference with U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice in the heavy fortified Green Zone in Baghdad August 21, 2008. (Ali Abbas/Pool/Reuters)

]]> (Reuters) Thu, 21 Aug 2008 18:10:59 GMT http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080821/2008_08_21t140814_450x353_us_iraq_rice.jpg?x=130&y=102&q=85&sig=yjjSeMnAIqLE10IE7R4rRA-- Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshiyar Zebari speaks during a joint ... (Reuters) - Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshiyar Zebari speaks during a joint news conference with U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice in the heavy fortified Green Zone in Baghdad August 21, 2008. (Ali Abbas/Pool/Reuters)

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/categories/1617/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Politics-Photos/ss/1617/im:/080821/photos_pl_afp/4895df4c874adf987013c591f0e43471 (AFP/USMC/File) - Photo obtained from the US Marine Corps shows the USS Mount Whitney in 2003. The United States is sending a third ship, the USS Mount Whitney, to the Black Sea at the end of the month with humanitarian aid for Georgia, the US Navy said Thursday.(AFP/USMC/File)

]]> (AFP/USMC/File) Thu, 21 Aug 2008 18:48:34 GMT http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080821/capt.cps.njb55.210808204747.photo00.photo.default-355x512.jpg?x=90&y=130&q=85&sig=2nGK43Ob1j_C4uCR37iKow-- Photo obtained from the US Marine Corps shows the USS Mount ... (AFP/USMC/File) - Photo obtained from the US Marine Corps shows the USS Mount Whitney in 2003. The United States is sending a third ship, the USS Mount Whitney, to the Black Sea at the end of the month with humanitarian aid for Georgia, the US Navy said Thursday.(AFP/USMC/File)

]]> (AFP/USMC/File) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/categories/1617/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Politics-Photos/ss/1617/im:/080821/photos_pl_afp/bd7aad0535f5f289d8c4c73f66ba1780 (AFP/Getty Images/File) - Republican presidential nominee Arizona Senator John McCain speaks on August 18, 2008 in Orlando, Florida. Democrat Barack Obama ripped into McCain Thursday saying he was out of touch with economic reality after the Republican confessed to being in the dark about how many properties he owns.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Matt Stroshane)

]]> (AFP/Getty Images/File) Thu, 21 Aug 2008 18:36:23 GMT http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080821/capt.cps.njb41.210808203429.photo00.photo.default-341x512.jpg?x=86&y=130&q=85&sig=t3g1bm8DUlmm0G555RPhmQ-- Republican presidential nominee Arizona Senator John McCain ... (AFP/Getty Images/File) - Republican presidential nominee Arizona Senator John McCain speaks on August 18, 2008 in Orlando, Florida. Democrat Barack Obama ripped into McCain Thursday saying he was out of touch with economic reality after the Republican confessed to being in the dark about how many properties he owns.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Matt Stroshane)

]]> (AFP/Getty Images/File) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/categories/1617/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Politics-Photos/ss/1617/im:/080821/photos_pl_afp/abf54107b6fcfcfdb3a484210e280779 (AFP/Graphic) - A graph charting the fluctuating popularity of US presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain since January. Obama ripped into McCain Thursday saying he was out of touch with economic reality after the Republican confessed to being in the dark about how many properties he owns.(AFP/Graphic)

]]> (AFP/Graphic) Thu, 21 Aug 2008 18:36:23 GMT http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080821/capt.cps.njb41.210808203429.photo01.photo.default-512x235.jpg?x=130&y=59&q=85&sig=QEjQtxoqjaZJBVB_YieD9Q-- A graph charting the fluctuating popularity of US presidential ... (AFP/Graphic) - A graph charting the fluctuating popularity of US presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain since January. Obama ripped into McCain Thursday saying he was out of touch with economic reality after the Republican confessed to being in the dark about how many properties he owns.(AFP/Graphic)

]]> (AFP/Graphic) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/categories/1617/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Politics-Photos/ss/1617/im:/080821/photos_pl_afp/d90f744fb7fc5eca7f5ecf8318d50719 (AFP/Getty Images/File) - US Republican presidential candidate John McCain (L) alongside Senator Joseph Lieberman (R) speaks at a press conference on August 13, 2008 in Birmingham, Michigan. Democrat Barack Obama ripped into McCain Thursday saying he was out of touch with economic reality after the Republican confessed to being in the dark about how many properties he owns.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Bill Pugliano)

]]> (AFP/Getty Images/File) Thu, 21 Aug 2008 18:36:23 GMT http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080821/capt.cps.njb41.210808203429.photo02.photo.default-512x355.jpg?x=130&y=90&q=85&sig=4rt_JpGubnIMz2wfDSW1rw-- US Republican presidential candidate John McCain (L) alongside ... (AFP/Getty Images/File) - US Republican presidential candidate John McCain (L) alongside Senator Joseph Lieberman (R) speaks at a press conference on August 13, 2008 in Birmingham, Michigan. Democrat Barack Obama ripped into McCain Thursday saying he was out of touch with economic reality after the Republican confessed to being in the dark about how many properties he owns.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Bill Pugliano)

]]> (AFP/Getty Images/File) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/categories/1617/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Politics-Photos/ss/1617/im:/080821/photos_pl_afp/0dde30db3fcc21cf154e731530ce36ee (AFP) - Democratic presidential candidate US Senator Barack Obama speaks during a discussion on economy at John Tyler Community College in Chester, Virginia.(AFP/Emmanuel Dunand)

]]> (AFP) Thu, 21 Aug 2008 18:36:23 GMT http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080821/capt.cps.njb41.210808203429.photo03.photo.default-512x343.jpg?x=130&y=87&q=85&sig=8Sqsd0ddHPB7U0bQfijDtQ-- Democratic presidential candidate US Senator Barack Obama speaks ... (AFP) - Democratic presidential candidate US Senator Barack Obama speaks during a discussion on economy at John Tyler Community College in Chester, Virginia.(AFP/Emmanuel Dunand)

]]> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/categories/1617/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Politics-Photos/ss/1617/im:/080821/photos_pl_afp/4799eb0845aad47ccd9abdfb278da7d0 (AFP) - US Democratic presidential candidate Illinois Senator Barack Obama (R) and Virginia Governor Tim Kaine speak on the economy at John Tyler Community College in Chester, Virginia. Obama ripped into John McCain Thursday saying he was out of touch with economic reality after the Republican confessed to being in the dark about how many properties he owns.(AFP/Emmanuel Dunand)

]]> (AFP) Thu, 21 Aug 2008 18:36:23 GMT http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080821/capt.cps.njb41.210808203429.photo04.photo.default-512x363.jpg?x=130&y=92&q=85&sig=0WLK5Z2XGMaDl4TgKGiJCw-- US Democratic presidential candidate Illinois Senator Barack ... (AFP) - US Democratic presidential candidate Illinois Senator Barack Obama (R) and Virginia Governor Tim Kaine speak on the economy at John Tyler Community College in Chester, Virginia. Obama ripped into John McCain Thursday saying he was out of touch with economic reality after the Republican confessed to being in the dark about how many properties he owns.(AFP/Emmanuel Dunand)

]]> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/categories/1617/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Politics-Photos/ss/1617/im:/080821/photos_pl_afp/4b941d9b393e5f32372a2580d868bc77 (AFP/Getty Images/File) - Senator Hillary Clinton speaks as she campaigns for US Democratic presidential candidate Illinois Senator Barack Obama on August 17, 2008 in Espanola, New Mexico. Hillary Clinton may not end up as Barack Obama's running mate, but her role at his nominating party will be crucial, with her army of voters apparently not yet fully sold on the new Democratic champion.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Rick Scibelli)

]]> (AFP/Getty Images/File) Thu, 21 Aug 2008 18:16:10 GMT http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080821/capt.cps.njb27.210808201456.photo00.photo.default-512x341.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=Koz1y1igAr6rJfIZX1zrgQ-- Senator Hillary Clinton speaks as she campaigns for US Democratic ... (AFP/Getty Images/File) - Senator Hillary Clinton speaks as she campaigns for US Democratic presidential candidate Illinois Senator Barack Obama on August 17, 2008 in Espanola, New Mexico. Hillary Clinton may not end up as Barack Obama's running mate, but her role at his nominating party will be crucial, with her army of voters apparently not yet fully sold on the new Democratic champion.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Rick Scibelli)

]]> (AFP/Getty Images/File) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/categories/1617/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Politics-Photos/ss/1617/im:/080821/photos_pl_afp/6abda681ad19af1cba9223addcc80e8a (AFP/Getty Images/File) - Supporters greet U.S. Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY) as she campaigns for presumptive Democratic presidential nominee U.S. Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) August 8, 2008 in Henderson, Nevada. Hillary Clinton may not end up as Barack Obama's running mate, but her role at his nominating party will be crucial, with her army of voters apparently not yet fully sold on the new Democratic champion.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Ethan Miller)

]]> (AFP/Getty Images/File) Thu, 21 Aug 2008 18:16:10 GMT http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080821/capt.cps.njb27.210808201456.photo01.photo.default-512x371.jpg?x=130&y=94&q=85&sig=lM7l9Bmpdm7sdG3SpVfChA-- Supporters greet U.S. Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY) as she campaigns ... (AFP/Getty Images/File) - Supporters greet U.S. Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY) as she campaigns for presumptive Democratic presidential nominee U.S. Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) August 8, 2008 in Henderson, Nevada. Hillary Clinton may not end up as Barack Obama's running mate, but her role at his nominating party will be crucial, with her army of voters apparently not yet fully sold on the new Democratic champion.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Ethan Miller)

]]> (AFP/Getty Images/File) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/categories/1617/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Politics-Photos/ss/1617/im:/080821/photos_pl_afp/86bb78d5dfeececccbe2c8d199c43b8a (AFP) - US-built Humvees allegedly seized by Russian forces are escorted by Russian troops while departing the military airbase in Senaki on August 19, 2008. The United States has received no assurances from Russia that it will return US military vehicles seized in Georgia, a Pentagon spokesman said Thursday.(AFP/Louisa Gouliamaki)

]]> (AFP) Thu, 21 Aug 2008 18:05:13 GMT http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080821/capt.cps.njb15.210808200349.photo00.photo.default-512x344.jpg?x=130&y=87&q=85&sig=haiDIBBG.lConsENS.yDKQ-- US-built Humvees allegedly seized by Russian forces are escorted ... (AFP) - US-built Humvees allegedly seized by Russian forces are escorted by Russian troops while departing the military airbase in Senaki on August 19, 2008. The United States has received no assurances from Russia that it will return US military vehicles seized in Georgia, a Pentagon spokesman said Thursday.(AFP/Louisa Gouliamaki)

]]> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/categories/1617/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Politics-Photos/ss/1617/im:/080821/photos_pl_afp/4f2c6f5385498795024daf6c0532a309 (AFP/HO/File) - This 2004 US Navy handout image shows an explosion from an air strike during the opening hours of Operation Phantom Fury. A former US Marine ignored strict rules for handling detainees and ordered the killing of four unarmed Iraqi prisoners during 2004 fighting in Fallujah, a landmark trial in California was told on Thursday.(AFP/HO/File/Lcpl James J. Vooris)

]]> (AFP/HO/File) Thu, 21 Aug 2008 18:01:52 GMT http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080821/capt.cps.njb10.210808200056.photo00.photo.default-512x341.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=bwM7yXsPQB1807YYkzf9uA-- This 2004 US Navy handout image shows an explosion from an air ... (AFP/HO/File) - This 2004 US Navy handout image shows an explosion from an air strike during the opening hours of Operation Phantom Fury. A former US Marine ignored strict rules for handling detainees and ordered the killing of four unarmed Iraqi prisoners during 2004 fighting in Fallujah, a landmark trial in California was told on Thursday.(AFP/HO/File/Lcpl James J. Vooris)

]]> (AFP/HO/File) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/categories/1617/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Politics-Photos/ss/1617/im:/080821/photos_pl_afp/86944e5afb638f79e8e84ec04a440231 (AFP/File) - The US Department of Justice, which seal is seen here, announced Thursday they arrested a man over his alleged fundraising for a foundation authorities say backs Hamas, the Palestinian organization Washington has designated a terrorist group.(AFP/File)

]]> (AFP/File) Thu, 21 Aug 2008 17:55:57 GMT http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080821/capt.cps.njb04.210808195446.photo00.photo.default-380x261.jpg?x=130&y=89&q=85&sig=bIvYHGbGrx2bELkgwiw23Q-- The US Department of Justice, which seal is seen here, announced ... (AFP/File) - The US Department of Justice, which seal is seen here, announced Thursday they arrested a man over his alleged fundraising for a foundation authorities say backs Hamas, the Palestinian organization Washington has designated a terrorist group.(AFP/File)

]]> (AFP/File) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/categories/1617/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Politics-Photos/ss/1617/im:/080821/photos_pl/2008_08_21t133034_450x319_us_usa_politics_denver_republicans (Reuters) - A sign in a hair salon welcomes attendees to the 2008 Democratic National Convention in Denver, Colorado August 18, 2008. (Rick Wilking/Reuters)

]]> (Reuters) Thu, 21 Aug 2008 17:31:40 GMT http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080821/2008_08_21t133034_450x319_us_usa_politics_denver_republicans.jpg?x=130&y=92&q=85&sig=QkmzpW5OZsuCKJlA5x.adg-- A sign in a hair salon welcomes attendees to the 2008 Democratic ... (Reuters) - A sign in a hair salon welcomes attendees to the 2008 Democratic National Convention in Denver, Colorado August 18, 2008. (Rick Wilking/Reuters)

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/categories/1617/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Politics-Photos/ss/1617/im:/080821/photos_pl/2008_08_21t134033_450x293_us_pakistan_usa_bush (Reuters) - President George W. Bush pauses during remarks about the War on Terror to the Veterans of Foreign Wars National Convention at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida August 20, 2008. (Jonathan Ernst/Reuters)

]]> (Reuters) Thu, 21 Aug 2008 17:42:10 GMT http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080821/2008_08_21t134033_450x293_us_pakistan_usa_bush.jpg?x=130&y=84&q=85&sig=FaaZlAGcfFPIcOMd3TU6Hw-- President George W. Bush pauses during remarks about the War ... (Reuters) - President George W. Bush pauses during remarks about the War on Terror to the Veterans of Foreign Wars National Convention at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida August 20, 2008. (Jonathan Ernst/Reuters)

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/categories/1617/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Politics-Photos/ss/1617/im:/080821/photos_pl_afp/c098ddfc8ff74eb97f4d13167eac304a (AFP/Pool) - US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice (L) meets with Iraq's Prime minister Nouri al-Maliki (R) in the heavily fortified Green Zone in Baghdad. Washington and Baghdad said on Thursday they were very close to signing a crucial military deal that would decide the future of American forces in Iraq after the UN mandate expires in December.(AFP/Pool/Pool)

]]> (AFP/Pool) Thu, 21 Aug 2008 17:32:26 GMT http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080821/capt.cps.nja87.210808193006.photo00.photo.default-512x317.jpg?x=130&y=80&q=85&sig=sBmTuy9sRwzmq2KGf5ndLA-- US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice (L) meets with Iraq's ... (AFP/Pool) - US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice (L) meets with Iraq's Prime minister Nouri al-Maliki (R) in the heavily fortified Green Zone in Baghdad. Washington and Baghdad said on Thursday they were very close to signing a crucial military deal that would decide the future of American forces in Iraq after the UN mandate expires in December.(AFP/Pool/Pool)

]]> (AFP/Pool) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/categories/1617/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Politics-Photos/ss/1617/im:/080821/photos_pl_afp/1bf55644d83edea989c1ef5b9dbaf17f (AFP/File) - US soldiers guard the Al-Zawraa zoo in Baghdad on August 8, 2008. Washington and Baghdad said on Thursday they were very close to signing a crucial military deal that would decide the future of American forces in Iraq after the UN mandate expires in December.(AFP/File/Ali al-Saadi)

]]> (AFP/File) Thu, 21 Aug 2008 17:32:26 GMT http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080821/capt.cps.nja87.210808193006.photo01.photo.default-437x512.jpg?x=110&y=130&q=85&sig=7VADzgg6G_75lDWfqdMCDg-- US soldiers guard the Al-Zawraa zoo in Baghdad on August 8, ... (AFP/File) - US soldiers guard the Al-Zawraa zoo in Baghdad on August 8, 2008. Washington and Baghdad said on Thursday they were very close to signing a crucial military deal that would decide the future of American forces in Iraq after the UN mandate expires in December.(AFP/File/Ali al-Saadi)

]]> (AFP/File) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/categories/1617/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Politics-Photos/ss/1617/im:/080821/photos_pl_afp/1d3ad1e7c20039ece11bf11e62e9ed26 (AFP/File) - US Army soldiers conduct a routine vehicle search in street in Baghdad in July 2008. Washington and Baghdad said on Thursday they were very close to signing a crucial military deal that would decide the future of American forces in Iraq after the UN mandate expires in December.(AFP/File/Ahmad al-Rubaye)

]]> (AFP/File) Thu, 21 Aug 2008 17:32:26 GMT http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080821/capt.cps.nja87.210808193006.photo02.photo.default-512x347.jpg?x=130&y=88&q=85&sig=clhachSN6spyaoz.3ue4gA-- US Army soldiers conduct a routine vehicle search in street ... (AFP/File) - US Army soldiers conduct a routine vehicle search in street in Baghdad in July 2008. Washington and Baghdad said on Thursday they were very close to signing a crucial military deal that would decide the future of American forces in Iraq after the UN mandate expires in December.(AFP/File/Ahmad al-Rubaye)

]]> (AFP/File) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/categories/1617/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Politics-Photos/ss/1617/im:/080821/photos_pl_afp/91bff7058da5f6af3f6efa15c176d97f (AFP/Pool) - US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebaris shakes hands at the end of their joint press conference in the heavily fortified Green Zone in Baghdad. Washington and Baghdad said on Thursday they were very close to signing a crucial military deal that would decide the future of American forces in Iraq after the UN mandate expires in December.(AFP/Pool/Ali Abbas)

]]> (AFP/Pool) Thu, 21 Aug 2008 17:32:26 GMT http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080821/capt.cps.nja87.210808193006.photo03.photo.default-512x437.jpg?x=130&y=110&q=85&sig=.fR1Rv4uSrpKJRhXwxry1Q-- US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Iraqi Foreign Minister ... (AFP/Pool) - US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebaris shakes hands at the end of their joint press conference in the heavily fortified Green Zone in Baghdad. Washington and Baghdad said on Thursday they were very close to signing a crucial military deal that would decide the future of American forces in Iraq after the UN mandate expires in December.(AFP/Pool/Ali Abbas)

]]> (AFP/Pool) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/categories/1617/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Politics-Photos/ss/1617/im:/080821/photos_pl_afp/dbf6bf06440626c40d2812cf73bdaaee (AFP) - Democratic presidential candidate Illinois Senator Barack Obama and Virginia Governor Tim Kaine during a discussion on economy at John Tyler Community College in Chester, Virginia. Surging Republican John McCain has narrowed the White House race to a statistical dead-heat, halving Barack Obama's opinion poll leads as the Democrat gears up for his nominating convention next week.(AFP/Emmanuel Dunand)

]]> (AFP) Thu, 21 Aug 2008 17:22:39 GMT http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080821/capt.cps.nja76.210808191920.photo03.photo.default-512x344.jpg?x=130&y=87&q=85&sig=ObHsxuASat7V.hDezKuJKA-- Democratic presidential candidate Illinois Senator Barack Obama ... (AFP) - Democratic presidential candidate Illinois Senator Barack Obama and Virginia Governor Tim Kaine during a discussion on economy at John Tyler Community College in Chester, Virginia. Surging Republican John McCain has narrowed the White House race to a statistical dead-heat, halving Barack Obama's opinion poll leads as the Democrat gears up for his nominating convention next week.(AFP/Emmanuel Dunand)

]]> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/categories/1617/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Politics-Photos/ss/1617/im:/080821/photos_pl_afp/ca47b865e9969bcc9ee7c76e24077afc (AFP/Getty Images/File) - US Republican presidential candidate John McCain (L) alongside Senator Joseph Lieberman (R) speaks with the news media at a press conference August 13, 2008 in Birmingham, Michigan. Surging McCain has narrowed the White House race to a statistical dead-heat, halving Barack Obama's opinion poll leads as the Democrat gears up for his nominating convention next week.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Bill Pugliano)

]]> (AFP/Getty Images/File) Thu, 21 Aug 2008 17:22:39 GMT http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080821/capt.cps.nja76.210808191920.photo04.photo.default-512x355.jpg?x=130&y=90&q=85&sig=VeRYwAs8b1bdmNu6w_p2Mg-- US Republican presidential candidate John McCain (L) alongside ... (AFP/Getty Images/File) - US Republican presidential candidate John McCain (L) alongside Senator Joseph Lieberman (R) speaks with the news media at a press conference August 13, 2008 in Birmingham, Michigan. Surging McCain has narrowed the White House race to a statistical dead-heat, halving Barack Obama's opinion poll leads as the Democrat gears up for his nominating convention next week.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Bill Pugliano)

]]> (AFP/Getty Images/File) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/categories/1617/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Politics-Photos/ss/1617/im:/080821/photos_pl_afp/7bd0576544b3385233f5e597c12dd16d (AFP/Getty Images/File) - Hillary Clinton (right) boards her campaign plane after speaking at a campaign event with Indiana Senator Evan Bayh in May. Surging Republican John McCain has narrowed the White House race to a statistical dead-heat, halving Barack Obama's opinion poll leads as the Democrat gears up for his nominating convention next week.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Joe Raedle)

]]> (AFP/Getty Images/File) Thu, 21 Aug 2008 17:22:39 GMT http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080821/capt.cps.nja76.210808191920.photo00.photo.default-512x341.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=bNIk6Ws5aSJYP4LJKoImIA-- Hillary Clinton (right) boards her campaign plane after speaking ... (AFP/Getty Images/File) - Hillary Clinton (right) boards her campaign plane after speaking at a campaign event with Indiana Senator Evan Bayh in May. Surging Republican John McCain has narrowed the White House race to a statistical dead-heat, halving Barack Obama's opinion poll leads as the Democrat gears up for his nominating convention next week.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Joe Raedle)

]]> (AFP/Getty Images/File) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/categories/1617/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Politics-Photos/ss/1617/im:/080821/photos_pl_afp/d413dbe85123e542b6daf299c375e6da (AFP/Getty Images/File) - Republican presidential nominee Arizona Sen. John McCain speaks on August 18 in Orlando, Florida. Surging Republican John McCain has narrowed the White House race to a statistical dead-heat, halving Barack Obama's opinion poll leads as the Democrat gears up for his nominating convention next week.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Matt Stroshane)

]]> (AFP/Getty Images/File) Thu, 21 Aug 2008 17:22:39 GMT http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080821/capt.cps.nja76.210808191920.photo01.photo.default-341x512.jpg?x=86&y=130&q=85&sig=tosM5YQ0QO5kCow30WAfmg-- Republican presidential nominee Arizona Sen. John McCain speaks ...