Obama: Iran should accept call to freeze its uranium enrichment program

Obama: Iran should accept call to freeze its uranium enrichment program : Democrat Barack Obama, speaking during a whirlwind overseas tour, said Friday that Iran should promptly accept an international call to freeze its uranium enrichment program, which some countries see as a potential step toward obtaining nuclear weapons. The presidential candidate met with French President Nicolas Sarkozy in Paris, where they discussed Iran, the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, climate change and other issues. Paris is the latest stop on Obama's weeklong international tour designed to reassure American voters that he is able to mend relations with key allies frustrated with eight years of the unpopular President George W. Bush, and that he can handle international affairs — an area where he has been criticized by Republican rival John... [read full story]