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McCain team claims Obama’s lead is narrowing
Barack Obama and John McCain are embarking on a frenzied, multi-state blitz over the final days of the election campaign.
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Reviving the American dream
Not long ago it was fashionable to say that American elections didn’t matter much to the rest of the world. After eight years of George W Bush…
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Obama, Bill Clinton join forces for change
Bill Clinton and Barack Obama buried the hatchet and joined forces on Wednesday to deliver a rousing call for change six days from the US election.
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McCain renews attacks on Obama links to radical
John McCain renewed his attacks on Barack Obama’s ties to a 1960s radical on Wednesday as he targeted voters in the key battleground state of Florida.
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Obama’s final TV blitz to focus on economy
Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama launches an unprecedented television blitz on Wednesday to push his economic message on US networks.
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Obama, McCain spar over economy
White House frontrunner Barack Obama on Monday traded blows with John McCain over how to repair the stricken United States economy.
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Obama bids to close the deal with voters
Barack Obama was on Monday set to present his "closing argument" to voters as his epic White House duel with John McCain entered its final week.
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US may get a president before black Americans vote
The manipulation and intimidation that African-Americans must face in order to cast a vote will only get worse this year.
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Don’t count your chickens …
Democrats are gazing at a radical new dawn while Republicans are ready to attack the victor, writes Jonathan Freedland.
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Obama lead drops to five points in US race
Democrat Barack Obama’s lead over Republican rival John McCain has dropped to five points, according to a Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby poll.
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McCain looking for traction in US campaign
John McCain, fighting for traction 11 days before the presidential election, said on Friday he has a tough battle against Barack Obama in Colorado.
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McCain volunteer admits she made up attack
A John McCain campaign volunteer admitted she made up a story of being robbed and having the letter ”B” carved into her cheek by an assailant.
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It’s ‘Florida, Florida, Florida’ as McCain, Obama duel
A close-quarters struggle is evolving between Barack Obama’s vengeance-seeking Democrats and Republican John McCain’s crack ground troops.
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McCain raises spectre of nuclear war
John McCain raised the spectre of nuclear war as he struggled to overcome rival Barack Obama’s widening lead in the US polls.
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The Republicans have lifted the lid off their rightwing id
Republicans have race-baited in one form or other in most of our presidential contests since Richard Nixon’s time.
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McCain compares Obama to European socialists
John McCain compared Barack Obama to socialist leaders in Europe on Saturday, saying his rival wants to raise taxes on the wealthy.
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Early fraud claims ‘taint’ poll
An elder statesman of the Republican Party cast doubt on the legitimacy of the presidential election this week.
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Democrats are finally out and proud
Sam, the hotel waiter, wasn’t at breakfast on Friday morning. For the three weeks I have been in Roanoke we have talked politics over the buffet.
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‘I’m not George W’
Despite strong words, the final debate is unlikely to be the game-changer McCain had hoped for.
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McCain, Obama and the plumber who is a US sensation
It came so close to being remembered as the hockey mom election. But, doggone it, hockey moms will just have to wait another four years.
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TV debates rarely swing it, but let voters test the timber
The presidency is not won or lost by televised knockabout, but Obama has taken the opportunity to confirm his credentials.
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McCain takes off the gloves in final debate with Obama
John McCain went for the jugular in his final debate with Barack Obama on Wednesday as he sought to revive his flagging White House hopes.
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McCain in make-or-break face-off with Obama
Republican John McCain has a third and final chance to debate his way back into contention when he faces Barack Obama in New York later on Wednesday.
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Obama has four-point lead on McCain
Democrat Barack Obama has a four-point national lead over Republican John McCain as the White House rivals head into their final debate.
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Bush’s dog days, his enemies’ glee
George W Bush’s presidency is losing international influence, but it would be foolish to write obituaries for American power.
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McCain vows: I’ll be back
In a career littered with comebacks, Republican John McCain is now vowing one more effort to overhaul Barack Obama’s commanding poll lead.
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McCain tones down campaign
Republican hopeful John McCain has bowed to a growing chorus of condemnation over his personal attacks in the US election campaign.
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McCain ‘is heading for defeat’
American voters have lost faith in the Republican party amid the economic meltdown, says a Republican strategist.
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Palin’s Alaska vendetta adds to McCain’s woes
Nothing typifies the plight of John McCain’s campaign more than the roller-coaster ride of his vice-presidential pick, Sarah Palin.
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Election pendulum swings back to Obama in Ohio
Sarah Palin may be making all the headlines but in Canton, Ohio, it has always been about the economy.
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Palin found to have abused powers
John McCain’s election campaign on Friday night suffered the body blow for which Republicans had been bracing themselves.
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Obama opens five-point lead on McCain
Democrat Barack Obama has opened a five-point lead over Republican rival John McCain in the White House race, and expanded his support among women.
