06-15-2008, 11:43 AM
Will Democrat Obama back Indo-US nuke deal?
Mon, Jun 9 10:32 AM
Will Democrat Barack Obama, who once proposed a "killer" amendment to a legislation on Indo-US civil nuclear deal placing limits on the amount of atomic fuel to be sold to India, back the landmark agreement if he wins the White House race? While a clear-cut answer is not available, the 46-year-old Illonis Senator who overcame an intense electoral battle against his rival Hillary Clinton in the Democratic Presidential nomination race, had reluctantly backed the legislation on the deal worked out by the Republican administration of President George W Bush.
Though the African-American senator co-sponsored the "killer legislation", it was eventually rejected.
The Clinton campaign had been more vocal on the issue saying that she was voted in its favour and was not "lukewarm" in her response as Democrats are perceived on the issue.
"She looked into the issue.... She decided to vote in favour of the nuclear deal and was a supporter of it," Clinton campaign chairman Terry McAuliffe said.
However, the strongest backing for the stalled deal has come from Obama's Republican rival John McCain who said the nuclear agreement will strengthen ties with the world's biggest democracy and involve India in the fight against nuclear proliferation.
With Clinton now having formally bowed out of the race and backing to him, Obama wants to define the faltering economy as the paramount issue facing the country.
Mon, Jun 9 10:32 AM
Will Democrat Barack Obama, who once proposed a "killer" amendment to a legislation on Indo-US civil nuclear deal placing limits on the amount of atomic fuel to be sold to India, back the landmark agreement if he wins the White House race? While a clear-cut answer is not available, the 46-year-old Illonis Senator who overcame an intense electoral battle against his rival Hillary Clinton in the Democratic Presidential nomination race, had reluctantly backed the legislation on the deal worked out by the Republican administration of President George W Bush.
Though the African-American senator co-sponsored the "killer legislation", it was eventually rejected.
The Clinton campaign had been more vocal on the issue saying that she was voted in its favour and was not "lukewarm" in her response as Democrats are perceived on the issue.
"She looked into the issue.... She decided to vote in favour of the nuclear deal and was a supporter of it," Clinton campaign chairman Terry McAuliffe said.
However, the strongest backing for the stalled deal has come from Obama's Republican rival John McCain who said the nuclear agreement will strengthen ties with the world's biggest democracy and involve India in the fight against nuclear proliferation.
With Clinton now having formally bowed out of the race and backing to him, Obama wants to define the faltering economy as the paramount issue facing the country.