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Barack Obama makes travel plans for Europe and the Middle East
By John Hockenberry, Adaora Udoji, Jesse Baker
Friday, July 18 2008
Obama’s first major trip overseas next week is drawing major media attention, though the itinerary is still a mystery. Jordan, Israel and the Palestinian territories, Iraq, Afghanistan, Germany, France and the United Kingdom, have been mentioned as possible stops, and three TV networks — CBS, ABC and NBC — have requested that their nightly news anchors tag along.
Guests: Jeff Zeleny, New York Times political correspondent




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