Lipstick comments colour US presidential campaign

A spat over gender politics erupted on the US presidential campaign on Wednesday with John McCain accusing Democrat Barack Obama of a sexist attack.

Obama: McCain-Palin message is like 'lipstick on a pig'

Barack Obama has launched an attack on his Republican rivals' reformist credentials, likening their promise of change to putting "lipstick on a pig".

Obama slams 'shameless' McCain, Palin

Barack Obama ripped into John McCain and Sarah Palin as never before on Monday, accusing his Republican White House foes of "shameless" dishonesty.

US culture wars are back

Furore surrounding John McCain’s running mate is a return to the old American politics of red state versus blue state, writes Jonathan Freedland.

Heard about John McCain's special ability?

United States Republican presidential candidate John McCain on Friday fell victim to cheeky editing of his profile on Wikipedia.

McCain accepts party's nomination, promises jobs

Republican John McCain cast himself as an independent-minded reformer on Thursday, and vowed "change is coming" if he is elected president.

Palin's 'something different -- out of the box'

Sarah Palin was on Thursday hailed as the single most important unifying force behind the Republican presidential nominee, John McCain.

Palin energises Republicans, lashes out at Obama

United States Republican presidential nominee John McCain has a new attack dog. Her name is Sarah Palin, and she bites hard.

Sarah Palin makes Republican convention debut

Sarah Palin has dominated the Republican convention for days without making a public appearance but on Wednesday she takes the spotlight.

McCain's Republican convention off to slow start

Not only did Gustav slow Republican presidential hopeful John McCain's big convention party, it also spared him from Democratic criticism.

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