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Obama, McCain vow to "launch a new era of reform"

U.S. president-elect Barack Obama and his former Republican presidential rival, John McCain, vowed on Monday to “launch a new era of reform” and work together on “critical challenges.” (L-R) Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Senator John McCain (R-AZ), President-elect Barack Obama and his chief-of-staff Rahm Emanuel during a meeting in Obama’s... Read more

Vietnamese nurse who treated McCain cheers Obama win

A file photo shows John McCain at a hospital in Vietnam after his plane was shot down over Hanoi in 1967. During the war, she helped save John McCain’s life, but when former Vietnamese nurse Nguyen Thi Thanh heard Barack Obama had been elected US president, she said his victory would be a vote for peace. Thanh,... Read more

John McCain concedes defeat in U.S. presidential election

Republican candidate John McCain conceded defeat in the U.S. presidential election Tuesday night, clearing the way for Barack Obama to become the first African-American president in U.S. history. U.S. Republican presidential nominee Senator John McCain (R-AZ) waves to the crowd at a midnight campaign rally in Prescott, Arizona Nov. 4, 2008.(Xinhua/Reuters Photo)McCain... Read more

Obama poised to win elections, chance for McCain dwindles

Ohio and Pennsylvania voted forDemocratic hopeful Barack Obama in the U.S. presidential election on Tuesday, U.S. TV networks projected. U.S. Democratic presidential nominee Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) gestures that there are four days left until the U.S. presidential election at a rally in Gary, Indiana, October 31, 2008.(Xinhua/Reuters Photo)Both the two states... Read more

Barack Obama wins U.S. presidential election, McCain concedes defeat

Democratic Party candidate Barack Obama won a landslide victory in the U.S. presidential election Tuesday. His Republican rival John McCain conceded defeat minutes later. U.S. Democratic presidential nominee Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) gestures that there are four days left until the U.S. presidential election at a rally in Gary, Indiana, October 31, 2008.(Xinhua/Reuters... Read more

Obama, McCain compete in battleground states as presidential race approaches finish line

The two U.S. presidential candidates intensified competition in their respective battleground states as the elections drawing to an end, ABC News reported Saturday. U.S. Democratic presidential nominee Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) gestures that there are four days left until the U.S. presidential election at a rally in Gary, Indiana, Oct. 31, 2008.(Xinhua/Reuters... Read more

Poll shows Obama beats McCain among early voters

U.S. Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama is leading his Republican opponent John McCain by 53 percent to 34 percent among early voters, a new poll indicated Tuesday. U.S. Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama greets supporters before delivering a speech in Canton, Ohio, October 27, 2008. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo)The poll was conducted by the Pew... Read more

Latest polls show U.S. presidential race uphill battle for McCain

Latest poll results Monday suggested that U.S. Republican presidential nominee John McCain faces an uphill battle just week ahead of the Nov. 4 presidential elections. U.S. Republican presidential nominee Senator John McCain (R-AZ) speaks at a campaign rally in Sarasota, Florida October 23, 2008.(Xinhua/Reuters Photo)His Democratic opponent Barack Obama is hanging... Read more

Bush, Cheney cast votes for McCain

U.S. President George W. Bush and his wife as well as Vice President Dick Cheney have cast their votes for their party’s presidential candidate John McCain, the White House said on Friday. Supporters cheer during a campaign rally with U.S. Republican presidential nominee Senator John McCain (R-AZ) in Denver, Colorado October 24, 2008. (Xinhua/Rueters Photo)“Today... Read more

Poll: McCain loses lead in rural American voters

Republican presidential candidate John McCain lost his lead in rural American voters as more of them favored his Democratic rival, Barack Obama, in handling the country’s economic crisis, said a poll released on Thursday. U.S. Republican presidential nominee Senator John McCain (R-AZ) and his wife Cindy wave to supporters at a campaign stop at All Star... Read more

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