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Analysis: GOP, Dems clueless over oil

Fri, 16 May 2008 10:40:13 -0400

By MARTIN SIEFF
UPI Senior News AnalystWASHINGTON, May 16 (UPI) -- Global oil prices spiked at nearly $127 a barrel this week, and Republicans and Democrats alike in Congress don't have the faintest idea what to do about it.

Analysis: How Edwards boosts Obama

Thu, 15 May 2008 13:53:21 -0400

By MARTIN SIEFFWASHINGTON, May 15 (UPI) -- John Edwards' endorsement of Sen. Barack Obama won't help the Democrats' front-runner with the white working class, but it marks a major step in the coalescing of the party's establishment elite around Obama, further isolating Hillary Clinton.

Analysis: China's tragic super-quake

Wed, 14 May 2008 17:38:39 -0400

By MARTIN SIEFFWASHINGTON, May 14 (UPI) -- The tragic earthquake Monday in the Beichuan county of Sichuan province in southwest China will cast its shadow over the coming Olympic Games in Beijing.

Analysis: What Clinton's primary win means

Wed, 14 May 2008 12:54:04 -0400

By MARTIN SIEFFWASHINGTON, May 14 (UPI) -- Sen. Hillary Clinton's landslide victory over Sen. Barack Obama in the West Virginia primary Tuesday brings her no closer to winning the Democratic presidential nomination, but it is still a major blow for Obama.

Analysis: Lame-duck Bush flies to Mideast

Tue, 13 May 2008 19:46:22 -0400

By MARTIN SIEFFWASHINGTON, May 13 (UPI) -- U.S. President Bush lands in Israel Wednesday at the start of his latest Middle East trip as a lame-duck eagle.

Analysis: Israel's sober 60th birthday

Fri, 09 May 2008 12:41:47 -0400

By MARTIN SIEFFWASHINGTON, May 9 (UPI) -- Hezbollah, the Shiite Party of God, gave Israel a 60th birthday present it didn't bargain for by taking over West Beirut Friday.

Obama one step closer to Democratic nomination

Thu, 08 May 2008 16:29:41 -0400

By MARTIN SIEFFWASHINGTON, May 8 (UPI) -- Sen. Barack Obama knocked Sen. Hillary Clinton on to the ropes by his showings in the North Carolina and Indiana primaries.

Analysis: Putin stays true to himself

Thu, 08 May 2008 14:26:11 -0400

By MARTIN SIEFFWASHINGTON, May 8 (UPI) -- Vladimir Putin's first actions as prime minister of Russia were typical of the man, emphasizing the qualities with which he has transformed his nation's standing over the past eight years as its president.