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Us Elections

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/ 30 October 2008

More than a battle of t-shirts

There might be little to choose for Africa between an Obama and a McCain presidency, but their differences on women’s rights do matter.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 30 October 2008

Bo Town celebrates

Sierra Leonean support for Obama transcends age and religious differences, writes Olusegun Ogundeji.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 30 October 2008

Ability over skin colour

"Obama represents the unity of humanity. Dare I say it? This is a man who might go down in history as ‘Barack the Great’.”

By Moses Magadza
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Article
/ 30 October 2008

The legitimate triumph of an average man

Manyo Benard reports on how “Obamania” has gripped Cameroon.

By Manyo Benard
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Africa
/ 30 October 2008

Ghana goes gaga for granny

With the Hollywoodisation of the US presidential race, important local news is getting tougher to find, laments Kweku Yeboah Koranteng.

By Kweku Yeboah Koranteng
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Analysis
/ 29 October 2008

Of puritans and Palin’s underthings

Lev David: This one’s about why I think Sarah Palin deserves a place on the world stage, no matter the result of the United States Presidential Race.

By Lev David
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Analysis
/ 28 October 2008

The revolution goes high-tech

Technology provides voters with a platform to move beyond historical loyalties.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 27 October 2008

Don’t count your chickens …

Democrats are gazing at a radical new dawn while Republicans are ready to attack the victor, writes Jonathan Freedland.

By Jonathan Freedland
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Article
/ 19 October 2008

Early fraud claims ‘taint’ poll

An elder statesman of the Republican Party cast doubt on the legitimacy of the presidential election this week.

By Suzanne Goldenberg
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Article
/ 18 October 2008

‘I’m not George W’

Despite strong words, the final debate is unlikely to be the game-changer McCain had hoped for.

By Ewen Macaskill and Suzanne Goldenberg
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Article
/ 7 October 2008

Party tells McCain to get nastier

Republicans are urging John McCain to adopt more aggressive tactics against Barack Obama amid fears that the White House is slipping away from them.

By Ewen Macaskill
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Article
/ 6 October 2008

Hispanics urged to flex muscles

Democrat campaign targets the swing state of New Mexico. Dan Glaister reports

By Dan Glaister
Crap sandwiches on Capitol Hill
Article
/ 5 October 2008

Crap sandwiches on Capitol Hill

Washington has seen a ‘throw the bums out’ mood before. But this is something else.

By Simon Tisdall
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Article
/ 29 September 2008

Barack Obama goes on the attack

The financial crisis ended the Palin circus but the Democratic presidential candidate must buck up
his ideas to exploit McCain’s weak point.

By Michael Tomasky
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Article
/ 23 September 2008

Democrats in bid to defend right to vote

The Republicans argue that people who have lost their homes may no longer be resident at the address listed on voter records.

By Suzanne Goldenberg
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Article
/ 22 September 2008

Barack Obama plays the ‘incognegro’

Historically, there’s been a last-minute swing away from black candidates by white voters. Will Barack change things?

By Gary Younge
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Article
/ 21 September 2008

Palin’s views pull prochoice pennies

Despite being a pro-choice, liberal atheist, I gave money in honour of the US vice-residential candidate Sarah Palin today.

By Belinda Beresford
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Article
/ 19 September 2008

Election campaign with a difference

ON CIRCUIT: <i> Space Chimps</i> and <i>Swing Vote</i> make an entrance onto the circuit.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 15 September 2008

Palin: On a mission from God

Sarah Palin’s road from mayor of a small Alaskan town to John McCain’s running mate is littered with casualties, writes Ed Pilkington.

By Ed Pilkington
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Article
/ 13 September 2008

The world votes Obama

An America that disdains Obama for his global support risks turning current anti-Bush feeling into something far worse.

By Jonathan Freedland
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Article
/ 12 September 2008

Palin will not ‘blink’ in America’s ‘righteous’ cause

Republican vice-presidential pick Sarah Palin vowed on Thursday not to "blink" in pursuit of America’s "righteous" war in Iraq.

By Staff Reporter
No geo-strategic conspiracy
Article
/ 7 September 2008

No geo-strategic conspiracy

Putin claims that Washington is to blame for the Caucasus crisis. Does he really think Dick Cheney’s that clever?

By Simon Tisdall
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Article
/ 6 September 2008

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.

By Jonathan Freedland
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Article
/ 4 September 2008

The baiting of Ms Obama

As the focus last week turned to Barack Obama’s choice of running mate his other crucial partner continues to show that the Democratic nominee isn’t t

By Jessica Valenti
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Article
/ 3 September 2008

The price of war

As withdrawal from Iraq becomes a hot topic in the US presidential campaign, Peter Vale assesses The Three Trillion Dollar War.

By Peter Vale
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Article
/ 1 September 2008

The all-American family

It is clear that speech-making abilities in the Obama family are not restricted to Barack Obama.

By Michael A Cohen
Obama’s oratory may sway electorate
Article
/ 1 September 2008

Obama’s oratory may sway electorate

To a large degree the success of Obama’s presidential run so far has been built on his skills as a speechmaker, writes Ed Pilkington.

By Ed Pilkington
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Article
/ 31 August 2008

US election: It’s the most vicious election campaign

The Republican war room in Denver looked harmless. It was on a busy road in a neighbourhood of modest motels and petrol stations.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 31 August 2008

The Big Dog can still hunt

Bill Clinton did brilliantly what other Democrats had failed to do — make the case for President Barack Obama, writes Jonathan Freedland.

By Jonathan Freedland
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Article
/ 29 August 2008

McCain picks Palin as running mate in US election

US Republican presidential candidate John McCain has chosen Alaska Governor Sarah Palin as his running mate, a senior official said on Friday.

By Steve Holland
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Article
/ 28 August 2008

Oliech! Obama! Jelimo!

Olympic sensation Pamela Jelimo and footballer Dennis Oliech are two of Kenya’s hottest celebrities –so where are the T-shirts?

By Munene Kilongi
Obama plots route to victory
Article
/ 26 August 2008

Obama plots route to victory

Grass roots organisation brings conservative states within Democrats’ grasp, writes Suzanne Goldenberg.

By Suzanne Goldenberg
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