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United States Elections

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/ 8 November 2008

It’s the meltdown, stupid

Look back at the polls just two months ago and you will see that John McCain was nipping at Barack Obama’s heels in the race to the White House.

By Kevin Davie
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/ 7 November 2008

The challenge ahead

Let’s be clear about this: Barack Obama has achieved an immense and historic victory.

By Martin Kettle
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/ 6 November 2008

US slays its demons

There are times when the usually glacial pace of social progress accelerates to such a degree that you feel you are experiencing it in real time.

By Gary Younge
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/ 6 November 2008

Obama’s new United States

Barack Obama will pay homage to Abraham Lincoln when he takes the oath of office as the United States’s next president in January.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 6 November 2008

World hails Obama’s victory, urges change of tack

World leaders have hailed Barack Obama’s triumph in the US election, and have called for the global superpower to change the way it does business.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 5 November 2008

Obama faces daunting wartime transition

President-elect Barack Obama will quickly face big decisions as the US undergoes its first wartime change of administration since the Vietnam era.

By Andrew Gray
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/ 5 November 2008

Africa cheers Obama victory

African leaders on Wednesday hailed the prospect of the first black United States president entering the White House.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 5 November 2008

Mandela hails Obama after election victory

Anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela on Wednesday congratulated United States president-elect Barack Obama on his election victory.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 5 November 2008

Obama’s victory brings a new dawn of leadership

The man who once described himself as a ”skinny kid with a funny name” stood before the crowd and took upon his shoulders the weight of leadership.

By Jonathan Freedland
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/ 5 November 2008

Motlanthe joins leaders in congratulating Obama

South African President Kgalema Motlanthe congratulated United States president elect Barack Obama on Wednesday on his victory.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 5 November 2008

Republicans in Texas shattered by Obama win

Sue Harris was not quite sure how to react to the victory of Barack Obama. At a party held by the local Republican party, she was lost for words.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 5 November 2008

‘Change has come to America’

Barack Obama rode a wave of voter discontent to a historic White House victory on Tuesday, promising change as the first black US president.

By John Whitesides
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/ 4 November 2008

Staying close to the candidates on the trail

On one campaign flight in August, I was finally getting some rest when I was woken by a familiar baritone. I looked up, startled, to see Barack Obama.

By Jeff Mason
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/ 4 November 2008

Obama, McCain await voters’ decision

Barack Obama and John McCain faced the verdict of Americans voting on Tuesday after a long and bitter struggle for the White House.

By John Whitesides
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/ 4 November 2008

Obama and McCain face judgement of US voters

Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain face the verdict of United States voters on Tuesday after a long and bitter struggle.

By John Whitesides
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/ 4 November 2008

Obama ends final rally with cry for change

Presidential frontrunner Barack Obama issued a barnstorming call for change at his final campaign rally on Monday.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 3 November 2008

Stock markets mixed ahead of US vote

World stock markets turned mixed on Monday as already nervous investors waited for Tuesday’s United States presidential vote.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 3 November 2008

Obama in command on eve of US vote

Barack Obama stood on the threshold of history on Monday as polls gave the Democrat a solid lead over John McCain on the last day of campaigning.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 3 November 2008

Winning was the easy bit, Mr President

Whether it’s Barack Obama or John McCain who makes it to the White House, the briefing the president gets on the economy will be a sombre affair.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 2 November 2008

Palin falls prey to Canadian pranksters

US vice-presidential hopeful Sarah Palin fell prey to a prankster on Saturday when he called her impersonating French President Nicolas Sarkozy.

By Richard Valdmanis
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/ 2 November 2008

History beckons Obama, McCain on election day

Americans choose on Tuesday between Barack Obama and John McCain in an epochal election that could enshrine their first black president.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 1 November 2008

McCain renews attacks on ‘far left’ Obama

John McCain ramped up his attacks on Democratic rival Barack Obama on Saturday, describing his rival as stuck in the ”far left lane” of US politics.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 1 November 2008

McCain, Obama battle enters final weekend

John McCain on Friday seized on Arnold Schwarzenegger’s star power in Ohio, a state critical to his hopes of clawing back Barack Obama’s lead.

By Jeff Mason
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/ 31 October 2008

Obama campaign claims edge in early voting

Barack Obama’s campaign says Democratic voters are piling up imposing early voting totals in battleground states.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 31 October 2008

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.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 30 October 2008

Barack who?

Bulawayo, my home city, is well known for its wide roads that allowed ox-span wagons to turn with ease.

By Busani Bafana
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/ 30 October 2008

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.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 29 October 2008

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.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 29 October 2008

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.

By Caren Bohan
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/ 28 October 2008

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.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 27 October 2008

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.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 27 October 2008

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.

By Gary Younge
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