In a speech in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) again attacked proposals for a gas tax holiday. Obama said he, like Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY), favors a windfall profits tax on oil companies, and that he would “invest that money in clean, affordable, renewable sources of energy like wind power, and solar power, and biofuels, so that we’re not here talking about high gas prices next summer, and the summer after that, and five summers after that.”

Responding to reports of poor housing conditions for soldiers at Fort Bragg, Clinton sent a letter Tuesday to Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Carl Levin calling for hearings to evaluate housing “at all installations which will need to accommodate service members returning from Iraq or Afghanistan.”

Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY) on Monday released a plan to combat record high gas prices. According to the plan, Clinton would file a complaint with the World Trade Organization against OPEC countries to pressure them to up oil production. She would also stop new additions to the Strategic Petroleum Reserve and be ready to “release oil to counter market spikes and reduce volatility.”

Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) on Monday criticized Sen. John McCain’s (R-AZ) plan for a “gas tax holiday” as ineffective. Obama said consumers would save minimal amounts of money and bigger issues still need to be addressed (WSJ) . Clinton, on the other hand, has expressed support for a suspension of the gas tax during peak summer months.

Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) said on Fox News Sunday he plans to vote to confirm Gen. David Petraeus as head of Central Command, and praised Petraeus for having done a “a good tactical job in Iraq.”

Separately, Obama said in a weekend statement that he is “deeply concerned” about the situation in Zimbabwe. He said Washington should work with the South African Development Community, the African Union, and the UN Security Council “to join together in condemning the current crackdown.” He also said the United States should “stand ready to support efforts to hold the perpetrators of human rights abuses accountable for their actions.”

Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY) released a plan Sunday to protect members of the military from home foreclosures. The plan includes an “absolute moratorium” on foreclosures while service members are serving combat tours.

Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY) outlined her plan to strengthen the U.S. military in a press release Thursday. Her agenda includes ending the stop-loss policy that obliges soldiers to stay in the military for multiple tours of duty. She also intends to create a “GI Bill for the 21st Century” that would offer expanded benefits to veterans, as well as a program that would provide veterans with “no-collateral, low-interest microloans of up to $100,000 for entrepreneurial ventures.”

Adviser Dan Shapiro told the Jewish Telegraphic Agency that Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) would “do everything in his power to stop Iran from getting nuclear weapons and that all options are on the table, including military options,” but said he does not think discussing hypothetical situations concerning a nuclear Iran is productive.

Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY) outlined her plan to strengthen the U.S. military in a press release Thursday. Her agenda includes ending the stop-loss policy that obliges soldiers to stay in the military for multiple tours of duty. She also intends to create a “GI Bill for the 21st Century” that would offer expanded benefits to veterans, as well as a program that would provide veterans with “no-collateral, low-interest microloans of up to $100,000 for entrepreneurial ventures.”

Adviser Dan Shapiro told the Jewish Telegraphic Agency that Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) would “do everything in his power to stop Iran from getting nuclear weapons and that all options are on the table, including military options,” but said he does not think discussing hypothetical situations concerning a nuclear Iran is productive.