http://www.ft.com/world/us/politicshttp://www.ft.com/rss/world/us/politicsFT.com - US and Canada, Politicsen© Copyright The Financial Times Ltd 2008. "FT" and "Financial Times" are trademarks of the Financial Times. See http://www.ft.com/servicestools/help/terms#legal1 for the terms and conditions of reuse.support@ft.comTue, 8 Jul 2008 19:40 BSTWed, 09 Jul 2008 16:11:34 BSTNewspapers60http://news.ft.com/cms/d1f3ce1a-6bbe-11da-bb53-0000779e2340.gifhttp://www.ft.com/world/us/politics(PICS-1.1 "http://www.classify.org/safesurf/" L gen true for "http://www.ft.com/" r (SS~~000 1))http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/4f8b6f72-4d12-11dd-b527-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/4f8b6f72-4d12-11dd-b527-000077b07658.htmlRecent history says that Barack Obama will have to fight a bitter campaign if he is to scrape a narrow victory for the White House. But a number of independent operatives believe an Obama landslide is a growing possibilityTue, 8 Jul 2008 19:40 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/9ed8ff14-4c4e-11dd-96bb-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/9ed8ff14-4c4e-11dd-96bb-000077b07658.htmlCarly Fiorina has made clear she would be open to a job in John McCain's administration should he win the presidential election, amid speculation touting her as a potential running mate for the Republican candidateMon, 7 Jul 2008 23:19 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/de766832-4c4e-11dd-96bb-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/de766832-4c4e-11dd-96bb-000077b07658.htmlUS presidential presumptive nominees Barack Obama and John McCain now seek to woo the extensive New York fundraising networks built up by former candidates Hillary Clinton and Rudolph GiulianiMon, 7 Jul 2008 20:39 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/555b97ac-4c35-11dd-96bb-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/555b97ac-4c35-11dd-96bb-000077b07658.htmlThe Iraqi prime minister has for the first time suggested establishing a timetable for the withdrawal of US troops, a step that the Bush administration has long opposedMon, 7 Jul 2008 18:38 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/319343b0-4b95-11dd-a490-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/319343b0-4b95-11dd-a490-000077b07658.htmlA Barack Obama administration would seek to ban risk-based pricing on all individual health insurance plans to stop companies cherry-picking healthy customers, a senior adviser has saidSun, 6 Jul 2008 23:37 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/1fb84852-4b77-11dd-a490-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/1fb84852-4b77-11dd-a490-000077b07658.htmlSome reversion to the centre was inevitable after the primaries. Case by case, Obama can explain the changes. Still, his new centrism carries risksSun, 6 Jul 2008 18:38 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/1e33a8b8-4a06-11dd-891a-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/1e33a8b8-4a06-11dd-891a-000077b07658.htmlThe move from the left seems to be working but policy refinements may just look like flip-flops, reports Andrew WardFri, 4 Jul 2008 21:27 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/eef24060-49af-11dd-891a-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/eef24060-49af-11dd-891a-000077b07658.htmlThe president and the first lady will go to the opening ceremonies of the Olympic Games in China as human rights activists call for world leaders to boycott the eventFri, 4 Jul 2008 11:25 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a0ba6dc0-4958-11dd-9a5f-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a0ba6dc0-4958-11dd-9a5f-000077b07658.htmlJohn McCain, the Republican US presidential candidate, ended a 24-hour visit to Mexico promising that as president he would ensure greater co-operation with the US's neighbour in its war against drugsFri, 4 Jul 2008 00:43 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/40d28d3e-492b-11dd-9a5f-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/40d28d3e-492b-11dd-9a5f-000077b07658.htmlThe best way for the Colombian president Alvaro Uribe to consolidate after his spectacular hostage rescue coup is to persuade his supporters to select a successor Thu, 3 Jul 2008 19:31 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/15ac9456-48fe-11dd-9a5f-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/15ac9456-48fe-11dd-9a5f-000077b07658.htmlJapan's pre-eminent interest lies in working to extend and strengthen the rules-based international order to draw in China and other rising powers. More than anything else, this part of the world needs a robust mutual security system, writes Philip Stephens Thu, 3 Jul 2008 19:18 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0b8ac13a-490f-11dd-9a5f-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0b8ac13a-490f-11dd-9a5f-000077b07658.htmlA safer way of helping the poor would be through increases in taxes at all incomes or targeted cuts in spending, writes Samuel Brittan Thu, 3 Jul 2008 19:13 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/afb0dbb8-4870-11dd-a851-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/afb0dbb8-4870-11dd-a851-000077b07658.htmlÁlvaro Uribe, Colombia's president, secured one of the most significant triumphs of his political career when troops freed Ingrid Betancourt and 14 other hostages held by the leftwing Farc guerrillasThu, 3 Jul 2008 10:13 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/019b5a82-4864-11dd-a851-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/019b5a82-4864-11dd-a851-000077b07658.htmlBaghdad's foreign minister says 'a comfortable stage of negotiations' has been reached towards an agreement allowing US troops to operate legally in the country next yearThu, 3 Jul 2008 02:02 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/15ccda8a-488c-11dd-a851-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/15ccda8a-488c-11dd-a851-000077b07658.htmlRush Limbaugh, the conservative talk radio host, has signed an eight-year contract extension said to be worth as much as $400mThu, 3 Jul 2008 00:25 BST