Tag: US Elections
Daughter urges: Don't speak for Johnny Cash
Rosanne Cash is tired of people using her late father's name to further their own political agendas.[MORE]
US presidential candidates court religious right
US presidential hopefuls John McCain and Barack Obama have appeared together for the first time in the 2008 election campaign and they chose an unusual setting.[MORE]
US presidential candidates court religious right
US presidential hopefuls John McCain and Barack Obama have appeared together for the first time in the 2008 election campaign and they chose an unusual setting.[MORE]
Jackson Browne sues McCain over song use
Singer-songwriter Jackson Browne is suing presidential nominee Senator John McCain and the Republican Party for using his song Running On Empty in a recent TV commercial.[MORE]
Clinton's name to be presented to convention
Hillary Clinton will be symbolically put forward as a presidential candidate at the Democratic convention later this month, even though she narrowly lost the nominating battle to Barack Obama, the two campaigns said.[MORE]
Clinton used in McCain ad
Hillary Clinton's critics said her strident attacks on Barack Obama would return as Republican fodder, and they have been proved right, as Ms Clinton has made her debut in an advertisement for Republican White House hopeful John McCain.[MORE]
Hilton enters election race with spoof ad
Socialite Paris Hilton is "like, totally ready to lead" the United States of America.[MORE]
McCain in oil giants' pockets: Obama
United States presidential hopeful Barack Obama has dismissed rival John McCain as "in the pocket" of profit-pumping US oil giants, in a counter-attack which follows a week of pummelling from the Republican candidate. [MORE]
America's big 'beauty contest' hots up
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US White House hopefuls Barack Obama and John McCain are getting closer to choosing their running mates.[MORE]
McCain camp says Obama playing 'race card'
John McCain's campaign has accused Barack Obama of playing the "race card" after the Democratic White House candidate complained Republicans were trying to scare voters away from him.[MORE]
Obama is just like Britney, Paris: McCain
Barack Obama is accused of being just another vapid celeb like Britney or Paris.[MORE]
Gloves come off in US presidential campaign
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Republicans are attacking US presidential hopeful Barack Obama for cancelling a visit to wounded troops.[MORE]
Obama heads home after world tour
US presidential hopeful Barack Obama has left London and is heading home after a high-profile world tour aimed at cementing his foreign policy credentials in the run-up to the November election.[MORE]
McCain meets Dalai Lama, presses China on rights
After meeting with the Dalai Lama in Colorado, US Republican presidential candidate John McCain has urged China to address human rights concerns and free Tibetan prisoners.[MORE]
McCain favours Nuremberg-style trial for bin Laden
US presidential candidate John McCain has said he favors a trial for Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden in the fashion of the Nuremberg trials for Nazi leaders held after World War II.[MORE]
Obama drops visit to wounded troops in Germany
US Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama has dropped a plan to visit wounded US troops in Germany amid concerns the stop would be viewed as a political event.[MORE]
Thousands turn out as Obama urges world to 'stand as one'
Tens of thousands have turned out in Berlin to hear Senator Obama while on the German leg of his world tour.[MORE]
Obama gets star treatment on Mid East tour
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From the way Barack Obama was received during his Middle East tour, it is clear support for the US presidential hopeful runs wide and deep.[MORE]
Obama still leads McCain in presidential poll
Democrat Barack Obama has a six-point lead over Republican John McCain in the US presidential race.[MORE]
Obama vows support for Israel during visit
US presidential candidate Barack Obama has begun a visit to Israel and the West Bank by promising to reinvigorate the Middle East peace process.[MORE]
Obama stands by Iraq withdrawal pledge
United States Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama says he remains committed to a 16-month timetable for a US military withdrawal from Iraq, after his tour of the country in which he met with Iraqi leaders and US officials. [MORE]
Iraq PM backs withdrawal of US troops by 2010: Obama
US presidential hopeful Barack Obama says that Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki has expressed his support for a pullout of US troops from Iraq by 2010, in a statement released by the Democrat's senate office in Washington.[MORE]
McCain flags Iraq troop withdrawal within 2 years
Republican presidential candidate John McCain has appeared to leave a door open on to a large-scale drawdown of US troops from Iraq in the next two years.[MORE]
Obama wrong to oppose Iraq troop surge: McCain
John McCain says that Barack Obama will see during his trip to Iraq that he was wrong to oppose the troop "surge" strategy. [MORE]
Obama tours Iraq
US presidential contender Barack Obama is visiting Iraq as part of his foreign fact-finding tour where he will meet senior officials and American commanders.[MORE]
