Obama running for the White House

The senator of Illinois is currently running for the White House but first of all he has to win the Primaries

Eric Holder to become first Black U.S. Attorney General

Eric Holder to become first Black U.S. Attorney General

U.S. President-elect, Barack Obama, will appoint Eric Holder as Attorney General. According to a party official the former deputy attorney general accepted Obama’s offer...
Obama –  Clinton, a long overdue union?

Obama – Clinton, a long overdue union?

Hillary Clinton has emerged as a surprise contender to become secretary of state in Barack Obama’s administration, months after the pair fought a bitter...
Obama and G20 summit : Only one president at a time

Obama and G20 summit : Only one president at a time

Barack Obama will play no part in this weekend’s Group of 20 economic summit in Washington, although his advisers will hold talks with visiting...
Barack and Michelle Obama go to the White House

Barack and Michelle Obama go to the White House

Barack Obama stepped inside the Oval Office for the first time on Monday during a visit to the White House for talks with George...
Mixed greetings and feelings and the Obama win

Mixed greetings and feelings and the Obama win

Barack Obama on Wednesday moved swiftly to capitalise on the momentum from his historic victory by announcing a string of senior appointments aimed at...
The morning after King’s Dream : Henceforth, White House no more for whites only

The morning after King’s Dream : Henceforth, White House no more for whites only

'Let us not seek to satisfy our thirst for freedom by drinking from the cup of bitterness and hatred,’ Martin Luther King told his...
Obama win : Kenya declares national holiday

Obama win : Kenya declares national holiday

Kenya reverberated into a thunderous applause on Wednesday, moments after media projections showed Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama has cruised to poll victory to...
An incontestable win for Barack Obama

An incontestable win for Barack Obama

With 270 electoral votes needed to win Presidential elections, the 47-year-old first-term Illinois senator, Tuesday, secured the needed electoral votes to clinch the ticket...
Exit Polls and Early Projections indicate Obama win

Exit Polls and Early Projections indicate Obama win

John McCain was on the defensive in a number of Republican strongholds on Tuesday night as early counts in the historic US presidential election...
Exit polls favoring Obama, McCain in close pursuit

Exit polls favoring Obama, McCain in close pursuit

Barack Obama and John McCain cast their ballots this morning as voters streamed to the polls across the country to elect the 44th president...
Obama wins first votes : Big celebration awaits historical elections around the world

Obama wins first votes : Big celebration awaits historical elections around the world

There is a sense of an impending celebration waiting to set off among many communities across the globe after the US presidential election today....
Economy : The determining factor of US November 4 polls

Economy : The determining factor of US November 4 polls

A US political analyst has said only the candidate that is able to convincingly articulate his economic and foreign relations policy will win the...
Obama’s double digit lead :  “Civil War”ahead for GOP ?

Obama’s double digit lead : “Civil War”ahead for GOP ?

John McCain enters the final day of the 2008 presidential contest facing what even some prominent Republicans were dubbing a difficult fight as a...
Obama’s strong showing in early voting reflects party’s success

Obama’s strong showing in early voting reflects party’s success

As the candidates head into the final weekend of the US’s longest and most expensive presidential campaign, some 20m Americans have already cast their...
McCain hopes for a Harry-Truman-Win against Obama

McCain hopes for a Harry-Truman-Win against Obama

Advisers to John McCain on Wednesday spelled out why they think he can still win Tuesday's election, even as senior Republicans prepared for civil...
McCain claims polls in favour of Obama incorrect

McCain claims polls in favour of Obama incorrect

John McCain on Sunday warned Americans against the increasingly likely prospect of a Democratic takeover of Washington’s two main branches of government next week,...
Landslide victory for Obama

Landslide victory for Obama

Barack Obama is heading for a landslide victory over John McCain in 12 days’ time if his double-digit poll leads prove accurate and sustained,...
Colin Powell : A position in Obama government

Colin Powell : A position in Obama government

Barack Obama said on Monday he would consider a formal government role for Colin Powell, the Republican former secretary of state who endorsed him...
Southern Whites and Obama, the changing face of American politics

Southern Whites and Obama, the changing face of American politics

In this year’s state Democratic primary, more than 400,000 voters went to the polls compared with 76,000 who voted in 2004. Traditionally, for a...
Republican Nevada backs Obama

Republican Nevada backs Obama

Like a stunned gambler who has enjoyed a long run of success only to lose all his winnings on a cruel turn of the...
Obama-McCain : Economy changes game plan

Obama-McCain : Economy changes game plan

There have been times in the past few weeks when the US presidential race could have been mistaken for an episode of The Jerry...
Obama on McCain and old age issue

Obama on McCain and old age issue

A new TV advertisement by Barack Obama on Friday mocked John McCain as an ageing and out-of-touch Washington insider as the Democrat fought to...
Obama and Clinton to meet as McCain moves into poll lead

Obama and Clinton to meet as McCain moves into poll lead

Barack Obama is set to meet Bill Clinton at the former president’s foundation headquarters in Harlem on Thursday in their first face-to-face meeting since...
Obama – McCain trade verbal punches over swing votes

Obama – McCain trade verbal punches over swing votes

Barack Obama and John McCain on Monday kick off the first formal week of the general election race, signalling their plan over the next...
Obama defines McCain in clear terms

Obama defines McCain in clear terms

Barack Obama accepted the Democratic nomination for president on Thursday night with a hard-hitting address at a 75,000-seat stadium that blended flashes of the...
Who wants to kill Barack Obama?

Who wants to kill Barack Obama?

Thursday’s endorsement of Barack Obama by the Democratic Party as its official presidential candidate will only be a formality, but one that will seek...
Hillary Clinton brings house to tears as she calls supporters to back Barack Obama

Hillary Clinton brings house to tears as she calls supporters to back Barack Obama

Hillary Clinton rose to the occasion and in most peoples view far exceeded expectations in a speech that offered a ringing endorsement of Barack...
Michelle Obama sets a very high bar for Cindy McCain

Michelle Obama sets a very high bar for Cindy McCain

Put the Academy Awards and the first day of the Democratic convention side by side and it would be hard to distinguish which was...
Bourse boss chided for raising almost US $1m illegally in Obama’s name

Bourse boss chided for raising almost US $1m illegally in Obama’s name

Weighing in on the controversy over the fund raising in Nigeria for Barack Obama's campaign organisation, the country's main opposition Action Congress (AC) party...
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Tension mounts as McCain closes in on Obama

In 1980, Ronald Reagan asked voters whether they felt better off than four years earlier. He went on to defeat Jimmy Carter a few...