USA News Editoweb 26 June 2008

Bush administration lifts North Korea sanctions

President Bush on Thursday lifted trade sanctions against North Korea and moved to remove it from the U.S. terrorism blacklist, a remarkable turnaround in policy toward the communist regime he once branded as part of an "axis of evil."

Obama, McCain react cautiously to N. Korea moves

Democrat presidential hopeful Barack Obama wants Congress to look closely at whether North Korea's nuclear declaration is accurate and the verification procedures are adequate.

endorses Obama for president

The AFL-CIO endorsed Barack Obama for president Thursday, uniting the nation's 15 million union workers behind the Illinois senator and giving him full access to labor's massive bank accounts and political machinery.

Poll: Most Clinton supporters back Obama

Barack Obama has won over more than half of Hillary Rodham Clinton's former supporters, according to an Associated Press-Yahoo News poll that finds party loyalty trumping hard feelings less than three weeks after their bruising Democratic presidential contest ended.

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