Kellye Harkey

National:
Taking questions from reporters until they ran out of them, McCain answered a clear, definitive "no" when asked about details from the Times story. Did staffers meet with him to express concern about his relationship with Alcade & Fay lobbyist Vicki Iseman? "No," McCain said. No meeting ever occurred? "No." Were staffers worried about their relationship? "If they were, they didn't communicate that with me," McCain said. Did he have an inappropriate relationship with her? "No," McCain said, describing her as "a friend." Standing with his wife, Cindy, McCain said he would not allow the story to distract him from his presidential campaign.

Opinion:
That is so messed up. Anyone who tries to bring someone down because they are going for what they want is a jerk. People just love to back stab other people when it means hurting the other persons reputation. If his wife believes him then fine and even if he did do it, it is non of our business. Americans just love to be in the loop about everything.

National:
Michelle Obama has been criticized for the comments, with some suggesting her remarks were unpatriotic. Campaigning in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Monday, Michelle Obama said, "For the first time in my adult lifetime, I'm really proud of my country and not just because Barack has done well, but because I think people are hungry for change." In a rare move, Cindy McCain, wife of the Arizona senator, took on Michelle Obama's comment Tuesday as she introduced her husband at a rally. "I'm proud of my country, I don't know if you heard those words earlier. I'm very proud of my country," she said.The Arizona senator also made a subtle dig at Michelle Obama's comments during his victory speech Tuesday night."I have never lived a day, in good times or bad, that I haven't been proud of the privilege" of being an American, McCain said in Columbus, Ohio. In interviews on Wednesday, Michelle Obama attempted to clarify her remarks. "What I was clearly talking about was that I'm proud in how Americans are engaging in the political process," she told WJAR in Rhode Island today.

Opinion:
Oh Michelle! Cant wives just learn to keep their mouths closed?! Now look at her! She is putting her foot in her mouth. She meant EXACTLY what she said hoping people would cheer and say “Yeah! Go Obama!!” But really all she heard was crickets because nobody wants a President or wife of a president to not be proud of America. We already know Sen. Obama is not proud of America.. he never wears his flag pin and has been seen not putting his hand over his heart. As we have seen in the past when you vote in a President you get the wife as well and saying something like that is all it takes for Americans to turn away.

International:
Today Stephen Gallige greets his neighbor Mathius Sendege with a hug and a pat on the back. Their relations were not always so friendly. "I know Mathius in two ways, the first way sometime back as a good neighbor of mine," said Gallige. "And the second way as someone who had participated in the killing of my family." Fourteen years ago the men were neighbors living outside of Kigali, Rwanda. They knew each other for years and their families were close. "His family even gave my brother-in-law a cow," said Sendege. Then in April 1994 everything changed. The Rwandan government issued a new policy — all ethnic Tutsis were to be exterminated by the country's Hutu population. All Hutus were ordered to kill any Tutsi they could, by any means necessary. The killings were swift and merciless. In 100 days, more than 800,000 people, mostly Tutsis and moderate Hutus, were murdered.

Opinion:
Everyone should take notes from this guy. When you do not forgive someone it only hurts you. I know so many people say that but it is true. This man is forgiving someone who killed his family. We, as normal sinful people, have a hard time forgiving a friend who said something that was hurtful. I really like this guy!

International:
Afghan and NATO-led troops killed two regional Taliban commanders in southern Afghanistan, and an explosion in the same province claimed the life of a British soldier, officials said Thursday. "As a result of this successful attack (on the commanders), the Taliban's networks have suffered another severe setback," said Brig. Gen. Carlos Branco, a spokesman for NATO's International Security Assistance Force.Top of FormThe joint NATO-Afghan forces killed commander Mullah Abdul Matin and his associate, Mullah Karim Agha, in the southern province of Helmand on Monday, the alliance said in a statement.

Opinion:
Hmm and people want to take the troops out of Iraq? Do people not understand that they want to be there. I know we miss our loved ones and I know because I have a cousin, who I am very close with, over with and has been since October and this is his second tour! Its sad when you hear about innocent people getting killed and death is nothing to celebrate but by doing things like this we are helping those people!