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United States Elections

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/ 26 October 2008

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.

By Andrew Quinn
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/ 25 October 2008

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.

By Steve Holland
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/ 25 October 2008

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.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 24 October 2008

Fair game?

Over the past few days, a music video entitled Red, White and Milf has appeared. It features a cowboy singing a song about Sarah Palin.

By Kira Cochrane
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/ 23 October 2008

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.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 22 October 2008

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.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 22 October 2008

Tina Fey glues ears down to look like Sarah Palin

Tina Fey says she glues her ears down for her impressions of Sarah Palin, but it took her a while to accept she was almost a perfect double.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 21 October 2008

Hillary Clinton goes all out for former foe Obama

Hillary Clinton campaigned for Barack Obama on Monday, turning the populist fervour that enflamed their White House duel on to Republican John McCain.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 20 October 2008

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.

By Michael Tomasky
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/ 19 October 2008

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.

By Jeff Mason and Caren Bohan
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/ 18 October 2008

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.

By Gary Younge
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/ 17 October 2008

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.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 17 October 2008

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.

By Martin Kettle
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/ 16 October 2008

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.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 15 October 2008

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.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 15 October 2008

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.

By John Whitesides
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/ 14 October 2008

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.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 13 October 2008

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.

By Ed Pilkington
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/ 13 October 2008

McCain ‘is heading for defeat’

American voters have lost faith in the Republican party amid the economic meltdown, says a Republican strategist.

By Suzanne Goldenberg
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/ 12 October 2008

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.

By Paul Harris
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/ 12 October 2008

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.

By Paul Harris
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/ 11 October 2008

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.

By Ian Cobain and Ewen Macaskill
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/ 10 October 2008

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.

By John Whitesides
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/ 9 October 2008

Obama and the world

Though domestic concerns and the country’s future in Iraq will most likely decide the 2008 US election, something greater rests on the outcome.

By Thomas Schaller
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/ 9 October 2008

Time running out for McCain to turn the tide

After a lacklustre debate, John McCain now has less than four weeks to turn the race for the White House around.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 8 October 2008

Obama, McCain battle in tense debate

Republican John McCain and Democrat Barack Obama battled over the best way to help struggling US workers on Tuesday in a sometimes tense debate.

By John Whitesides
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/ 7 October 2008

US candidates dig up the dirt before TV debate

The US presidential debate slipped deeper into the mud on Monday as the Democrats joined the Republicans in dredging up damaging events.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 6 October 2008

Tempers hot as White House debate looms

On the eve of the second presidential debate, Democrat Barack Obama on Monday challenged Republican John McCain’s integrity.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 6 October 2008

Obama accuses McCain of smear campaign

Barack Obama counterattacked on Sunday by saying John McCain was more interested in a smear campaign than fixing the United States economy.

By Mark Egan
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/ 5 October 2008

Palin says Obama friendly with terrorists

Republican vice-presidential nominee Sarah Palin accused Democratic candidate Barack Obama on Saturday of ”palling around with terrorists”.

By Jason Szep
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/ 4 October 2008

Palin’s winks and you betchas divide women of Florida

Never before perhaps has such a tiny gesture assumed such electoral importance as Sarah Palin’s wink.

By Suzanne Goldenberg
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/ 3 October 2008

Biden, Palin trade barbs over Iraq, economic crisis

Republican Sarah Palin and Democrat Joe Biden clashed on the economy and Iraq during a lively but polite debate on Thursday.

By John Whitesides
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