McCain steps up criticism of Obama over Iraq

Republican presidential candidate, Sen. John McCain spoke as Democratic candidate Sen. Barack Obama toured Europe. DENVER (AP) Republican presidential candidate John McCain says that Democratic rival Barack Obama's policies would have led to defeat in both Iraq and Afghanistan and caused the entire Middle East to erupt into war. McCain spoke as Obama continued his tour of Europe. McCain said...

US elections: Fred Thompson to lead praise of John McCain

The Republican party is seeking to resume normal service at its convention with high-profile speakers lined up to praise John McCain in his presidential election contest with Barack Obama. Republicans say Fred Thompson, one of the failed presidential hopefuls, and Joe Lieberman, the Democrat turned independent, will speak tonight about McCain's biography and their friendship with him.

US election: John McCain congratulates Barack Obama in advert aired during convention coverage

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Obama vows to erase Bush-McCain legacy

Declaring "we are a better country than this," Barack Obama launched a sharp assault on Republican presidential rival John McCain on Thursday, promising to reverse the economic failures of the past eight years and restore America's reputation in the world. Obama, the first black White House nominee of a major U.S. party, linked McCain directly to President George W.

Americans trust McCain over Obama on Russia

US voters believe by a two-to-one margin that Republican White House candidate John McCain is better qualified than his rival Barack Obama to deal with a resurgent Russia, a new poll found on Tuesday. The Quinnipiac University survey also finds McCain gaining on his Democratic rival in the national race, in which he now trails by 47 per cent to 42 per cent overall...

McCain and Palin hit the road

Republicans John McCain and Sarah Palin kicked off a two-month battle for the White House on Friday with a promise that "change is coming," a theme co-opted from their Democratic rivals.

McCain says he will include Democrats in Cabinet

Republican nominee John McCain said in an interview aired on Sunday he would bring Democrats into his Cabinet and administration as part of his attempt to change the political atmosphere in Washington. "It's going to be the best people in America, the smartest people in America," he said in an interview taped on Saturday. Both McCain and Barack Obama...

Obama stretches poll lead as Mickey Mouse enters fray

Barack Obama has opened a dramatic 14-point lead over John McCain in a new opinion poll, amid evidence that the McCain camp's character attacks are doing more to harm the Republican senator than his opponent. A New York Times/CBS poll published yesterday shows that if the election was held now, 53 per cent of voters surveyed would vote for Obama compared to 39 per cent for McCain.

Scrappy McCain tries to change course of election

A scrappy John McCain used the final presidential debate last night to try to unsettle his opponent, Barack Obama, with a fusillade of attacks, accusing him variously of threatening to weigh down Americans with new taxes, waging a historically negative campaign and taking extremist positions on abortion.

McCain heads off potential rebellion

John McCain appeared last night to have energised his rank and file supporters and headed off a potential rebellion of conservative Christians at his party's convention in St Paul, Minnesota, this week thanks to his unorthodox choice of Sarah Palin, the Governor of Alaska, as his running mate.

How McCain panicked into dangerous Palin gamble

Evidence continued to mount today that John McCain, who will this week formally accept the presidential nomination for the Republican Party in St Paul, made a rushed decision to select Sarah Palin, the Governor of Alaska, as his running mate and that normal vetting procedures were curtailed.

Attacks by Bears Put Anchorage on Edge

Motion-sensitive cameras have been installed in a park in Anchorage, where two people were attacked by bears this summer. A version of this article appeared in print on August 17, 2008, on page A16 of the New York edition. Need to know more? 50% off home delivery of The Times. I Was There. Just Ask Photoshop. How About the Home Front? Get 50% off home delivery of The Times. U.S.

Barack Obama and John McCain square off at Saddleback Church

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Singer sues McCain for using song to attach Obama

Singer-songwriter Jackson Browne sued Republican presidential nominee-in-waiting John McCain and the Ohio and national Republican committees in US District Court in Los Angeles, accusing them of using his song Running on Empty without his permission.

Palin energises U.S. Republicans

U.S. Republican presidential nominee John McCain has a new attack dog. Her name is Sarah Palin, and she bites hard. Palin's mocking critique of Democrat Barack Obama and the Washington elite charged up Republicans looking for signs of hope that she and McCain can win the White House on November 4. Now it is McCain's turn.

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