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    Obama won't cut aid to Israel
    05/10/2008 23:51
    US presidential candidate Senator Barack Obama has promised not to cut foreign aid to Israel if he is elected in November.
  • Obama leads - in cyberspace
  • Obama lauds 'miracle' Israel


  • Fury over Palin remark
    05/10/2008 19:39
    Republican vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin's attack on Democratic White House hopeful Barack Obama as someone who would "pal around with terrorists" has sparked a raging debate.
  • 'Obama palling with terrorists'


  • 'Obama palling with terrorists'
    04/10/2008 22:31
    Sarah Palin has accused Democrat Barack Obama of "palling around with terrorists" for his association with a former 1960s radical.
  • Obama slams McCain health plan
  • McCain struggling in the polls
  • 70m watch Biden-Palin debate


  • Onus on McCain to fight back
    04/10/2008 22:36
    The onus is on Republican John McCain to turn the US Presidential race around under exceptionally challenging circumstances - and his options are limited.
  • McCain struggling in the polls
  • 'Obama would surrender in Iraq'
  • McCain writes off Michigan


  • Obama leads - in cyberspace
    05/10/2008 13:42
    If the US presidential election was being held in cyberspace, Barack Obama would win in a landslide.
  • 'Obama palling with terrorists'
  • Onus on McCain to fight back
  • McCain struggling in the polls


  • Obama slams McCain health plan
    04/10/2008 20:01
    With the contentious financial bailout bill behind them, Barack Obama has launched an attack on presidential rival John McCain over health care.
  • McCain struggling in the polls
  • 70m watch Biden-Palin debate
  • Obama says it with flowers


  • Palin has plenty in the bank
    04/10/2008 16:25
    Sarah Palin, who regularly tells voters she knows what it is like to struggle to pay the bills, earns nearly $200 000 and has substantial savings.
  • Winking Palin tops expectations
  • Palin to return donations
  • Clintons earn $109m in 8 years


  • McCain struggling in the polls
    04/10/2008 14:34
    Republican John McCain is struggling to inject fresh energy into his White House campaign, as poll numbers show rival Barack Obama leads in swing states.
  • 70m watch Biden-Palin debate
  • Winking Palin tops expectations
  • McCain writes off Michigan


  • 70m watch Biden-Palin debate
    04/10/2008 08:44
    The vice presidential debate between Democrat Joe Biden and Republican Sarah Palin was the second most-watched US political debate ever.
  • Winking Palin tops expectations
  • Palin: Terrific or terrifying?
  • Biden, Palin go head-to-head


  • 'Obama would surrender in Iraq'
    03/10/2008 22:17
    Republican Sarah Palin has accused Democrats Barack Obama and Joe Biden of waving "a white flag of surrender" in Iraq.
  • Winking Palin tops expectations
  • Palin: Terrific or terrifying?
  • McCain dogged by questions


  • Obama says it with flowers
    03/10/2008 22:17
    White House hopeful Barack Obama has brought his motorcade to a halt to dash out and buy flowers for his wife for their 16th wedding anniversary.
  • Blazing a trail into US history
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  • Biden sends son off to Iraq
    03/10/2008 20:09
    Democratic vice presidential candidate Joe Biden has bid his son and other members of a Delaware National Guard unit goodbye as they prepare to deploy to Iraq.
  • Winking Palin tops expectations


  • Palin: Terrific or terrifying?
    03/10/2008 14:06
    For her admirers, Sarah Palin gave a barnstorming performance during her VP debate, but others cringed and shook their heads.
  • Winking Palin tops expectations
  • VIDEO: VP candidates debate


  • McCain writes off Michigan
    03/10/2008 09:46
    John McCain has conceded battleground Michigan to Barack Obama, a major retreat as he struggles to regain his footing.
  • McCain dogged by questions
  • US race 'swung dramatically'


  • Obama insensitive - UK envoy
    03/10/2008 09:42
    Britain's ambassador to Washington believes Barack Obama is "maybe aloof, insensitive", a leaked letter reveals.
  • Obama flays McCain on jobs
  • US race 'swung dramatically'


  • Winking Palin tops expectations
    03/10/2008 08:47
    Although shaky at times, Sarah Palin survived a high-pressure debate with Joe Biden to turn the page on a rocky two weeks.
  • Biden, Palin go head-to-head
  • VIDEO: VP candidates debate


  • Biden, Palin go head-to-head
    03/10/2008 06:47
    Sarah Palin and Joe Biden have clashed on the economy and Iraq during a lively but polite debate, but aimed most criticism at their rivals at the top of the ticket.
  • 'She's not prepared at all'
  • Biden 'in difficult situation'
  • VIDEO: VP debate


  • Obama flays McCain on jobs
    02/10/2008 21:08
    Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama says his rival, John McCain, is out of touch with the economic struggles of Americans.
  • US race 'swung dramatically'
  • Obama warns of catastrophe


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