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04.11.2008, 23:20
As the race for the American presidency draws to an end, voters across the United States are enduring massive queues to cast their votes. Analysts are expecting the turnout to be the highest since the 1960 U.S. presidential election.
05.11.2008, 06:30
Democratic senator Barack Obama has triumphed in the race for the White House after beating Republican rival John McCain. He will become America’s 44th President after passing the necessary winning post of 270 Electoral College votes.
05.11.2008, 02:42
Polling stations have closed in Chicago, the home city of Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama. And regardless of the outcome, this U.S. election has been historic, especially for African Americans.
07.11.2008, 22:33
U.S. President-elect Barack Obama has said Iran’s development of a nuclear weapon is ‘unacceptable’. At his first news conference since Tuesday’s victory, Barack Obama also said Tehran must stop its “support of terrorist organisations”.
11.12.2008, 07:48
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A retired Red Army Lieutenant who fought in Vietnam has confessed to shooting down the plane of defeated presidential candidate, John McCain. Colonel Yuriy Trushechkin told Russia’s Moskovsky Komsomolets he had no regrets about downing the future Senato
Published: 05 November, 2008, 15:26
In the conservative, Republican city of Phoenix, capital of Arizona, senator John McCain watched as much of the voting went against him. In a state where race is still an issue, many voters backed Senator Obama.
