Together, Obama and McCain pledge new era
November 18, 2008
President-elect Barack Obama and his defeated Republican rival John McCain pledged on Monday a “new era of reform” to solve the US economic crisis, transform energy policy and safeguard national security.
Two weeks after the November 4 election, the pair said in a joint statement after talks here that Americans of all parties wanted their leaders to come together and “change the bad habits of Washington”.
Insiders spill the beans on Sarah Palin
November 6, 2008
Sarah Palin has told a US television network she has no comment on the “false allegations” leaked from John McCain’s camp in the aftermath of Tuesday’s election loss, including the fact she did not know Africa was a continent.
FOX News correspondent Carl Cameron said:
“We’re told she didn’t understand that Africa was a continent rather than a country just in itself – a whole host of questions that caused serious problems about her knowledgeability”
Obama’s Victory Speech : Yes We Can
November 5, 2008
Barack Obama, the first black president of the United States, has declared:
“Change has come to America”.
In a historic victory over Republican candidate Senator John McCain, the President-elect told a sea of supporters in a Chicago park. He said:
“If there is anyone out there who still doubts that America is a place where any things are possible, who still wonders if the dream of our founders is alive … who still questions the power of our democracy, tonight is your answer,”
Victory for Obama! Making History by Becoming the First Black US President
November 4, 2008
Barack Obama has won the US presidency and become the US’s first black president-elect and its 44th leader, US media networks have declared.
Republican White House hopeful John McCain today conceded defeat to Senator Obama, saying he had congratulated his opponent in a phone call.
John McCain cops a Tongue Lashing
November 4, 2008
The acutely embarrassing photograph of Senator John McCain caught with his tongue hanging out after the third and final presidential debate has become a subject of pitiless ridicule on the internet.
Obama forging ahead to Victory
November 4, 2008
Barack Obama is on the cusp of making history today by becoming the 44th president of the United States of America and its first African-American leader with early poll results showing Obama winning the crucial battleground state of Ohio.
He was ahead in the crucial battleground state of Florida and was competitive in other key states won in 2004 by the Republican Party.
Obama holds edge in key battleground states
November 4, 2008
Millions of US voters flooded polling stations today, looking to elect front-running Democrat Barack Obama the first black US president or hand Republican John McCain an upset win in their historic clash.
Obama enjoyed a solid lead in recent national polls and held the edge in a string of battleground states that could still swing the election either way, as both candidates hunted the 270 electoral college votes needed to win.
Adoring voters line up
November 4, 2008
It poured with rain at Barack Obama’s second last rally, in Charlotte, North Carolina, but nothing could dampen the enthusiasm of the majority African American crowd who came to see the man who could make history today as America’s first black president.
Obama wins in earliest vote
November 4, 2008
Democrat Barack Obama has come up a big winner in the presidential race in Dixville Notch, New Hampshire, where the nation’s first election day votes were cast and counted.
Senator Obama defeated Republican John McCain 15-6. Independent Ralph Nader was also on the ballot, but received no votes.
Palin takes prank call from fake Sarkozy
November 2, 2008
Sarah Palin told a Canadian comedian posing as French President Nicolas Sarkozy during a prank call that “maybe in eight years” she will be president.
The US vice-presidential nominee unwittingly discussed politics, the perils of hunting with Vice-President Dick Cheney, and Sarkozy’s “beautiful wife”, in the telephone call with comedian Marc-Antoine Audette released on Saturday and set to air on a Quebec radio station on Monday.
