created.newsvine.com — Barack Obama said Friday that persuading NATO allies to contribute more troops to Afghanistan could lead to U.S. troops cuts and help improve the U.S. economy, with reduced military expenditure being diverted into tax cuts to help middle class families.

www.openleft.com — The chatter today is still about Obama being in Europe and drawing crowds of hundreds of thousands of people.  It's a fierce echo of JFK. Here he is. Obama impressed in Europe, but Steve Clemons is critical.  Not only did Obama miss the bureaucratic heart of Europe - Brussels - bu More ...

us.rd.yahoo.com — Bloomberg - July 25 (Bloomberg) -- Political strategists and pollsters are on the hunt for the ``soccer moms'' and ``Nascar dads'' of 2008, the blocs of swing voters with enough clout to turn the tide in the presidential race.

www.huffingtonpost.com — What will be McCain's next ad? Blaming Obama for the housing or banking crisis? Long lines to see Dark Knight? It's all Obama's fault!

www.lemonde.fr — Alors que tous les médias sont braqués sur le candidat démocrate et sa tournée internationale, son rival fait plus discrètement campagne à travers les Etats-Unis.

twitter.com — fakejohnmccain: Goddamn Obama. I've gotta get out of town and relax for a little while. Who's up for ribs? http://is.gd/13MJ

cubfan.newsvine.com — Conservatives are poised to argue that Obama's popularity with audiences abroad ought to raise doubts among Americans at home.

news.bbc.co.uk — US Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama arrives in Paris for a brief visit on the latest leg of his world tour.

www.huffingtonpost.com — While sharing a similar ideology, al-Qa'eda and the Taliban are fundamentally distinct entities. It would behoove Sen. Obama, and his Republican counterpart, to explain exactly who the "Taliban" are they plan to fight.

feeds.feedburner.com — There hasn’t been a youngster living in the White House since Amy Carter's arrival at age nine, back in 1977. But with Barack Obama -- father to Malia, 10, and Sasha, 7 -- in the running to become the next U.S. president, there could soon be two new kids throwing...