U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama, on a foreign tour he hopes will boost his election chances, on Thursday gives an outdoor speech in Berlin on transatlantic ties that is likely to draw thousands.

The likely Democratic presidential nominee and his wife are determined that his bid not disrupt the normal, happy childhood of their daughters.

When it comes to the economy, which presidential candidate is the best man for the job? Advisers for John McCain and Barack Obama appeared on CNBC to go head-to-head on politics, economics and trade.

In Berlin, where John F. Kennedy, Ronald Reagan and Bill Clinton all made famous speeches, the Democratic presidential hopeful will find himself stepping into perhaps another iconic moment.

Republican Sen. John McCain insisted on Monday that he has been consistently right on both Iraq and Afghanistan, disparaging Obama as "someone who has no military experience whatsoever."

The Republican presidential candidate has told an Israeli TV station that stiffer sanctions might stop Iran's threats against Israel.

Both presidential candidates vow to reform the nation's defense procurement if elected president, yet each is unwilling to take a stand against the rising cost of a White House perk: the new Marine One helicopter.

The former president said Thursday he is eager to campaign for Obama whenever the Democrat needs him, but has not given any thought to whether he wants to speak at the party convention in Denver.

Some experts believe there will be a "renaissance" in nuclear power-plant construction in the next few years. So the need for uranium, the main fuel in such plants, is expected to grow sharply.

The GOP presidential candidate  told the NAACP and some skeptical black voters Wednesday that he will expand education opportunities, partly through vouchers for low-income children to attend private school.

Democrat Barack Obama said Tuesday that the New Yorker magazine's satirical cover depicting him and his wife as flag-burning, fist-bumping radicals doesn't bother him but that it was an insult to Muslim Americans.

Many economists have concluded that a second dose of government stimulus spending is required to prevent a broad economic unraveling and provide relief to millions of Americans grappling with joblessness, plunging home prices and tight credit.

The GOP presidential candidate  told the NAACP and some skeptical black voters Wednesday that he will expand education opportunities, partly through vouchers for low-income children to attend private school.

Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean is embarking on a voter registration bus tour he hopes will help push Dixie to the Democrats.

Barack Obama's campaign says a satirical New Yorker magazine cover showing the Democratic presidential candidate dressed as a Muslim and his wife as a terrorist is "tasteless and offensive."