Republican presidential candidate John McCain will take part in a debate with Democrat Barack Obama on Friday, his campaign said.

The presidential debate, still scheduled for Friday, provides the first opportunity for voters to see John McCain and Barack Obama together.

Just 40 days from the US general election, the financial crisis has transformed the White House race into a daring duel of political brinkmanship.

A grainy YouTube video surfaced on Wednesday showing Sarah Palin being blessed in her hometown church three years ago by a Kenyan pastor who prayed for her protection from "witchcraft"

Democrat Barack Obama has opened a nine-point lead over Republican John McCain in the US presidential race amid turmoil in the financial system.

Democratic White House hopeful Barack Obama said on Monday the US will overcome the financial crisis that has sent shockwaves through Wall Street.

White House hopeful Barack Obama reversed a Republican surge and bounded into the lead on Thursday in national polls swayed by the financial crisis.

Democrat Barack Obama ridiculed his White House rival John McCain on Wednesday as a lifelong member of the "old boys' network".

The young governor from the remote state engaged in her own brand of shuttle diplomacy in the summer of 2007, even posing with some of her troops.

The presidential campaign got nastier on Sunday as a newspaper revealed that Sarah Palin used her position as governor to give top jobs to friends.