Obama leads Romney nationally: Poll
September 19th, 2012 - 11:34 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 19 (IANS) Amid a political row caused by Mitt Romney's controversial remarks that 47 percent of Americans looked themselves as victims, a new poll showed President Barack Obama ... Read more...
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Obama gains six point advantage over Romney: poll
September 11th, 2012 - 6:00 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 11 (IANS) With a new poll showing President Barack Obama getting a six point advantage over Mitt Romney after last week's Democratic National Convention, the Republican challenger ... Read more...
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Romney wins six, but fails to deliver a knockout (Second Lead)
March 7th, 2012 - 6:59 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, March 7 (IANS) Pulling off a narrow victory over Rick Santorum in the key battleground state of Ohio, Mitt Romney surged ahead of the pack, but could not ... Read more...
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Romney pulls ahead, but Ohio still hangs in balance (Lead)
March 7th, 2012 - 1:09 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, March 7 (IANS) Mitt Romney pulled ahead to score his fourth victory in Super Tuesday primaries in ten states, but with the most hotly contested prize Ohio witnessing ... Read more...
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Obama blames Republican ‘rigidity’ for US woes
August 17th, 2011 - 10:22 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 17 (IANS) President Barack Obama has blamed his Republican opponents for the political logjam in Washington, saying their "ideological rigidity" is standing in the way of compromises ... Read more...
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Oz elections still up for grabs, though Labor is ahead
August 20th, 2010 - 4:55 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Aug.20 (ANI): A poll has found that the elections in Australia are still up for grabs, with Labor just ahead of the coalition with 51-49 on a two-party preferred basis.The Essential ... Read more...
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Heres how the Obamas reacted at the moment of victory on election night
November 15th, 2008 - 12:31 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 15 (ANI): President-elect Barack Obama and First Lady-elect Michelle Obama describe the moment on election night when the reality of his victory hit home.In their first post-election interview, ... Read more...
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Republican election wizard had predicted landslide victory for Obama
November 5th, 2008 - 11:57 am ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 5 (ANI): Even as Democrat Barack Obama today registered a historic landslide victory with 338 votes against 155 to his rival John McCain, a leading Republican election wizard in ... Read more...
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Obama boosts lead (Lead)
November 5th, 2008 - 11:00 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Nov 5 (DPA) Democrat Barack Obama boosted his lead over his Republican rival John McCain in the electoral college, claiming 200 votes in elections Tuesday after capturing the key battleground state ... Read more...
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Ohio goes to Obama
November 5th, 2008 - 10:19 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Nov 5 (DPA) The battleground state of Ohio will be won by Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama, US networks Fox News, NBC and ABC projected Tuesday.The loss puts Republican John McCain ... Read more...
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Obama takes early lead; close tussle in battleground states
November 5th, 2008 - 10:05 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Nov 5 (IANS) As the epic electoral battle between Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain for the keys to the White House drew towards its finale, the two rivals were ... Read more...
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McCain wins Georgia, projections show
November 5th, 2008 - 9:25 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Nov 5 (DPA) Republican John McCain has defeated Democrat Barack Obama in the state of Georgia, according to projections by the television networks Fox News and MSNBC Tuesday.The projections for the ... Read more...
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Pennsylvania goes to Obama, networks project
November 5th, 2008 - 8:43 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Nov 5 (DPA) The eastern battleground state of Pennsylvania will be won by Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama, US networks ABC and NBC projected Tuesday.Pennsylvania, with 21 electoral votes, was considered ... Read more...
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Polls close in key state Virginia
November 5th, 2008 - 8:12 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Nov 5 (DPA) Voting booths closed in Virginia Tuesday with a tight race in the battleground state between Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain.Virginia has not voted for a Democratic ... Read more...
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In final campaign swing, McCain claims momentum
November 5th, 2008 - 5:51 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Nov 5 (DPA) Republican presidential candidate John McCain said Tuesday he has regained momentum and expressed confidence that he would overtake Democrat Barack Obama when all the ballots are counted."I feel ... Read more...
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US voters turn out in droves in historic election (Second Lead)
November 4th, 2008 - 11:25 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Nov 4 (IANS) Democrat Barack Obama, with a decisive edge in opinion polls, joined early voters as Americans across the nation turned out in droves Tuesday to choose between him and ... Read more...
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McCain will close campaign with slash and burn attacks on him, says Obama
November 1st, 2008 - 1:41 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 1 (ANI): Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama told supporters to expect rival John McCains campaign to end in a crescendo of attacks on him.More of the slash and ... Read more...
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Schwarzenegger wants Obama to put some meat on his skinny legs and arms!
November 1st, 2008 - 12:41 pm ICT by ANI
Columbus (Ohio), Nov 1 (ANI): California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger poked fun at Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obamas slight frame while praising John McCain at a campaign stop here.Schwarzenegger had the crowd ... Read more...
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Obama launches media blitz in final push
October 30th, 2008 - 11:22 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Oct 30 (IANS) As Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama launched a multi-million dollar media blitz projecting himself as an agent of age in the final days of the campaign, Republican rival ... Read more...
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US casino bosses putting their chips behind McCain
October 25th, 2008 - 5:00 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 25 (ANI): A handful of tycoons, who control the gambling industry in America, are playing an unprecedented role by putting all their money behind Senator John McCain in Nevada, ... Read more...
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McCains anti Obama tax ploy actually working to the latters benefit
October 25th, 2008 - 4:08 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 25 (ANI): Republican presidential nominee John McCain has turned to an argument that has served his party well in recent history, using stump speeches and television ads to drive ... Read more...
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Obama rushes to ailing grandmother at height of election
October 24th, 2008 - 5:01 am ICT by IANS
San Francisco, Oct 24 (DPA) Democratic candidate Barack Obama was rushing to the bedside of his ailing grandmother in Hawaii Thursday, taking a break from intense campaigning to make sure he saw ... Read more...
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With just 3 weeks to go, Obama takes 8 point lead over McCain
October 14th, 2008 - 10:58 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Oct 14 (IANS) With Americans worried about the global financial turmoil, Democrat Barack Obama has taken an 8-point lead over Republican rival John McCain just three weeks before the Nov 4 ... Read more...
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Palin disagrees with McCains Michigan pull out
October 4th, 2008 - 2:35 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Oct.4 (ANI): Alaska Governor and Republican vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin has said that she disagreed with the McCain Campaign''s decision to pull out of Michigan.
In an interview with FOX ... Read more...
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Michelle Obama urges students to vote for her husband
October 2nd, 2008 - 4:28 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 2 (ANI): Michelle Obama has urged University of Colorado students in Boulder at a campaign rally to register and to vote for her husband, Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama.Michelle ... Read more...
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Palin draws 60,000-strong crowd in Florida
September 22nd, 2008 - 4:25 pm ICT by ANI
The Villages (Florida, US), Sept.22 (ANI): The Palin wave shows no signs of diminishing.
On her first trip as John McCains running mate to the battleground state of Florida, Palin drew a ... Read more...
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Clinton avoids overt criticism of Palin in Florida
September 9th, 2008 - 4:20 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Sept.9 (ANI): In her first campaign outing since the Democratic National Convention, New Yorks junior Senator, Hillary Rodham Clinton, avoided criticizing new contender for female voters, Alaska Governor Sarah ... Read more...
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`No money till you keep your word, fans tell Obama
July 5th, 2008 - 4:39 pm ICT by ANI
New York, July 5 (ANI): Stop giving money to Barack Obama! Don't volunteer for him! That's the biting message from some unhappy precincts of Obama Nation.
A New York Obama backer disenchanted ... Read more...
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Clinton wins Texas primary
March 5th, 2008 - 2:59 pm ICT by admin
Washington, Mar 5 (ANI): Hillary Rodham Clinton threw up a roadblock on Barack Obamas path to the Democratic presidential nomination by winning the giant Texas primary.
On Tuesday night, Clinton won the ... Read more...
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