July 24 - Presumed Democratic nominee Barack Obama completed a day long trip to Jerusalem, where he met with Israeli leaders, and to the West Bank, where he met with Palestinian leaders. Obama pledged continued support of Israel need for security.

July 23 - On his overseas trip, Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama continued to support his plan for a US withdrawal from Iraq while stressing that that the war-torn country also needed a political solution to the conflict. In a visit to Jordan, Obama vowed to work for a solution to the Israel-Palestinian peace conflict.

July 16 - Barack Obama outlined his foreign policy objectives at a speech in Washington DC. The basis of his foreign policy is to shift focus away from Iraq, which has been the Bush Administration's focus since 2002.

July 3 - Presumptive Republican nominee John McCain traveled to Colombia and Mexico to talk free trade, a position he fully backs.

He's supported every free trade agreement to go through Congress, the North American Free Trade Agreement, the Central American Free Trade Agreement, Peru, Oman, China, Singapore. McCain has a 100 percent free trade approval rating from the free-market think tank CATO.

June 25 - The CIA's mistreatment of detainees at Guantanamo - and the Bush administration's authorization of such treatment - have brought condemnation from U.S. and international critics. As such, the practice of torture and what to do about Guantanamo have become issues in this year's Presidential campaign.

June 20 - Since 2006, members of the United Nations Security Council have been pressing Iran about its nuclear activities, saying they fear the Middle East country has secret weapons programs. Iran's government says its only goal is to develop nuclear power for civilian use.

Apr. 24, Interview - For presidential hopefuls, Senator Barak Obama, Hillary Clinton and John McCain Free Trade agreements have become a hot bottom issue not only in Congress but on the campaign trail. Election Unspun producer Karen Miller spoke with Lori Wallach Director of Public Citizens Global Trade Watch Division to find out why.

Apr. 24, Feature - Both Democratic Presidential candidates have been embarrassed by secret meetings on 'free trade deals'. A staff member in Barack Obama's campaign met with Canadian officials, reportedly to assure them that Obama is more supportive of the North American Free Trade Agreement than his speeches suggest. more recently, a top strategist in Hillary Clinton's campaign met with Colombian officials, as part of his PR firm's work supporting the U.S.-Colombia Free Trade Agreement. With Congress likely to vote on the controversial Colombia deal later this year, the Colombian government has retained multiple lobbyists with Democratic Party ties. Judith Siers-Poisson and Diane Farsetta of PR Watch dot org report.

Apr. 14, Feature - The Democratic National Convention is still four and a half months away and the planning has been going just as long as the campaigning. But the Democratic Party is not the only one with big ideas for Denver. A large coalition of activists is ready for the Colorado Rockies.

Apr. 11, Interview - Senator Joe Lieberman's unyielding support for John McCain is based on foreign policy. They both support a continuation of the war in Iraq, stepped up pressure on Iran, and a no-questions asked support for Israel.

Apr. 9, Interview - A controversial working agreement between President Bush and Nouri Al Maliki received some attention at the hearings. Iraq Ambassador Ryan Crocker says the agreement is necessary for troops to have authorization to continue work in Iraq. Dismissing signs of a permanent occupation, Crocker says:

Apr. 9, Feature - The three Presidential candidates returned to their day job, for one day as US commander in Iraq, General David Petreaus and Iraq Ambassador Ryan Crocker defended current Iraq policy to, possibly, their future boss, at Senate hearings on Iraq. But still embroiled in the Presidential campaign, the candidates attempted to differentiate themselves on the war.

Mar. 19, Feature - On this fifth anniversary of the war in Iraq, with protests taking place around the country, and with this war unlikely to end this year, the next President will inherit this war. The major party candidates have planned Iraq related events this week to re-affirm their stance on the war.

Democrat Hillary Clinton gave a speech on Iraq Monday where she highlighted some recent changes to her Iraq policy, and bloated her previous positions.

Mar. 19, Interview - The US's dependency on oil and its effects on a new President's Iraq plan remains unanswered. But Steve Kretzmann and Trina Zahller from PriceOfOil.org try to give some insight.

Mar. 19, Headlines - Barack Obama attempted to heal some wounds in his political race by addressing an issue that burns - race in the US.

In one of the most challenging times of his presidential race, Obama was forced to give this speech in response to comments made by his preacher Reverend Jeremiah Wright Sermons where he damned America and other comments considered to be hateful by many.