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Menage politique a trois a la Sarah
Fireball from the land of shrinking ice floes ... Sarah Palin with John McCain. Photo: Reuters A great woman who worked with Ronald Reagan was on the phone shortly after Republican Senator John McCain...
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Where the race is headed and why
Best of enemies ... Obama and McCain at a forum on national service at Columbia University in New York on September 11. Photo: Reuters One Obama adviser said, "We're not running for American Idol here...
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McCain loses surge
On the attack ... Barack Obama. Photo: AP A week ago, White House '08 outlined the fundamentals that continue to shape the presidential election towards Barack Obama and Joe Biden, and highlighted an...
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On eve of debate, Nixon and Kennedy pay a visit
Ghosts from the past ... then presidential candidates John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon on September 26,1960, following their debate at a Chicago television studio. Photo: AP It is an irony of history...
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Round one to Obama
Past and the future ... John McCain and Barack Obama shake hands after the debate. Photo: AFP It took almost 90 minutes before John McCain finally got to the heart of his beef with Barack Obama. "I...
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No game changer
Sarah Palin is no babe in the woods when it comes to debates; she whomped her opponents in more than 23 of them in her 2006 race to become Governor of Alaska and showed steel, resilience, humour and...
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Round two to Obama
Running out of time ... John McCain speaks as Barack Obama listens during the second presidential debate. Photo: AP John McCain and Sarah Palin are in a deep, dark, tough corner and they did not punch...
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Obama poised to win Electoral College
Locked in ... Barack Obama talks to residents in Holland, Ohio. Photo: AFP On July 31, White House '08 projected an impending Obama victory in the Electoral College with 273 electoral votes. This was...
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Round three: a draw and Obama keeps his edge
A draw ... John McCain and Barack Obama shake hands at the start of the debate at Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York. Photo: AP So this is where the economic tsunami and two debates have got...
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Let's win one for the Gipper
Three amigos ... Ronald Reagan, Gerald Ford and Richard Nixon. Photo: Reuters; Digital altering: smh.com.au The three former presidents assembled for one last time in this campaign. The meeting was...
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Why Obama will win
Supporters listen to Barack Obama at a rally in Denver. Photo: AP Barack Obama will win the presidency by a comfortable margin next Tuesday. It is not 1948 and Barack Obama is not Thomas Dewey. And if...
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Why Obama will win (II)
In high gear ... rock legend Bruce Springsteen introduces Barack Obama during a rally in Cleveland, Ohio, on Sunday. Photo: AFP All evidence is that the vaunted Obama turnout machine is now in high...
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Obama to win more than 306 Electoral votes
Having a ball ... Barack Obama speaks to a prospective voter as he visits a campaign office in Charlotte, North Carolina. Photo: Getty Images Election day will dawn in the United States in a few...
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V-O Day: Barack Obama is President-elect of the US
President-elect ... Barack Obama gives his victory speech to supporters in Grant Park in Chicago, Illinois. Photo: Getty Images Barack Obama has won a stunning, decisive victory and will be the 44th...
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Barack Obama and the American dream (IV)
New leader of superpower ... a poster of Barack Obama as Superman on Melrose Avenue, Los Angeles, a day after the election. Photo: AFP A close colleague burst into the office on Thursday morning, the...
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