A growing number of voters have concluded that Senator John McCain's running mate Sarah Palin is not qualified to be vice president, weighing down the Republican ticket to the White House in the last days of the campaign, a new poll shows.
"In order for McCain to win, he's got a very steep hill to climb. He's got to win all of the toss-up states, 64 electoral votes. Then he needs to strip away Ohio and Indiana with 31 electoral votes to get him to 252. And then he needs to either win Colorado and Virginia, which gets him to 274, or win one of them plus Pennsylvania, which would get him to 282 or 286. It's a steep uphill climb," said Karl Rove, the 'architect' of President Bush's electoral wins in 2000 and 2004.
Contending that the Afro-African was better placed to deal with deteriorating economy and sensitive world problems, including wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the newspaper said he was also likely to engineer sound alliances at international and national levels.
The Wall Street Journal-NBC News poll found that 52 per cent voters favour Obama against 42 per cent who support McCain, showing a four per cent increase since the poll two weeks ago. The poll has a margin of error plus or minus 2.9 percentage points.
Cities with a strong presence in health care, education, law, energy, and the government will feel the impact of a downturn less.
In their most lively but contentious face-to-face debate, Republican and Democratic presidential candidates John McCain and Barack Obama sparred over their respective economic, healthcare, energy and education policies, promoting their ideas to mostly undecided voters and slamming the other's as doomed to failure.
India is yet to devise a government mechanism to compensate those who live atop mineral-rich areas in Orissa, Chattisgarh and Jharkhand, says Sreelatha Menon.
44-year-old Palin 'knowingly permitted a situation to continue where impermissible pressure was placed on several subordinates in order to advance a personal agenda: To get Trooper Michael Wooten fired,' the 263-page state legislative investigative report said on Friday night.
In a format that allowed just two minute responses from the questions posed by debate moderator Gwen Ifill of PBS, issues of economy, the financial sector, healthcare, energy independence, the war on Iraq and future US foreign policy dominated the discussion.
Berman's bill -- which is in all respects similar to the Senate Committee's Bill that the government of India has found objectionable and offensive -- contains the additional proviso that in the event of a nuclear test by India, which leads to the automatic termination of the deal, the presidential waiver of this termination could be limited.
Republican Vice Presidential candidate and Alaska Governor Sarah Palin met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in New York on Wednesday.No details of the meeting, which lasted for half an hour, were released but Palin had been discussing international issues with world leaders who are here to attend the United Nations General Assembly session.Originally, Republican Presidential candidate John McCain was slated to accompany her but sources said he was held up in Washington.
All efforts by Republican Presidential nominee John McCain to establish himself as a "change factor" seems to have gone in vain, with a recent poll indicating that most American voter still consider him as a "typical Republican." In one of the sharpest differences highlighted in the latest New York Times/CBS News poll, 65 per cent of those polled said that Obama would bring real change to Washington, with only 37 per cent voting in favour of McCain.
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama will appear on the cult American talk show Saturday Night Live. Obama will tape an appearance for the show's season premiere on Saturday in New York.
The selection of Sarah Palin as a running mate has given a major impetus to the campaign of Republican presidential hopeful John McCain, according to the latest poll.The poll, released on Wednesday by the Wall Street Journal and NBC, shows that the Palin factor has lifted enthusiasm among McCain's supporters.It shows that a majority of voters are comfortable with the idea of the first term Alaska governor as vice-president.
ONGC Videsh Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Oil and Natural Gas Corporation, has put in a bid to buy stake in a discovered oil block in Angola, after a consortium of two Chinese companies has already reported to have bid $1.5 billion last month, confirmed a top official of OVL on condition of anonymity.
US Republican presidential candidate Senator John McCain's speech delivered at the Republican National Convention in St Paul, Minnesota, on Thursday at 10 pm was preceded by a video displaying footage of him being shot down in Vietnam and his survival and torture in what was called the 'Hanoi Hilton' and his refusal to get out early even though he was offered such a release.
Republicans, in choosing a woman, argue that they are the true party of feminists, even if their female candidate is anti-choice, pro-military, pro-guns, pro-religion in the public sector, anti-sexual education and is, in general, diametrically opposed to everything the feminist movement has achieved for American women.
Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal, once considered a potential running mate of Republican Presidential nominee John McCain, is in spotlight again as attention is focused on his state's response to Hurricane Gustav, which may make or break his political future.His predecessor Kathleen Blanco was severely criticised for her slow response to cope with the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, which smashed the Gulf Coast, leading to the flooding of New Orleans three years ago.
But rather than Kodiak bears, elk or wolves, Governor Palin got her crosshairs set on one man: US Senator and Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama.
While Hurricane Gustav on the country's Gulf Coast was the initial distraction that led to a truncated first day of the Republican National Convention, another storm was brewing over the disclosure that presidential candidate John McCain's running mate Alaska Governor Sarah Palin's 17-year-old unmarried daughter is five months pregnant.
United States President George W Bush has hailed the selection of Alaska's little-known female governor Sarah Palin as the running mate of Republican presidential nominee John McCain, calling her a 'proven reformer who is a wise steward' of taxpayers' dollars."I applaud Senator McCain for selecting Governor Palin. This decision is yet another example of why the American people can trust him to make wise decisions and to confidently lead this country," he said.
Palin, who is young (44) and moderate, might be able to stake a claim to many of the undecided and independent voters, where pundits expect the battle for the Presidency to be won or lost. Aside from her physical attractiveness (she is a former beauty queen), Palin's reputation as a 'clean government, anti-corruption' candidate would be a refreshing departure from the closed doors and whispered secrets of the Bush administration.
Sagar Pathak joins the Indian Air Force and the United States Air Force during their practice sessions together.
The brooding and compellingly intriguing Dark Knight will surely light up the box-office over the weekend in America, Canada and many other countries.
Outside Saudi Arabia, there is no spare capacity. Sanctions on Iran have meant that no new outside funds have come to bolster the current production of around 4 million barrels a day. Outside Saudi Arabia, there is no spare capacity. Sanctions on Iran have meant that no new outside funds have come to bolster the current production of around 4 million barrels a day.
Scientists have warned that the North Pole might be free of ice before the end of this year, turning into a vast expanse of water. Arctic scientists are preparing for this grim possibility after seeing a number of factors that have led to most of the Arctic ice being thin and vulnerable, as it enters its summer melting season. The extent of the ice is only half the picture, with satellite images showing that most of the Arctic ice at the moment is thin, young ice.
Switzerland and Caribbean islands? Sure. But Alaska and Nevada are getting in on the game.
Peak oil has been a matter of discussion in recent times. Christophe de Margerie, the Chief Executive of Total in France, says the world will never produce 100 mn barrels per day of oil; we currently produce around 85 mn barrels per day of oil. In UK, it is widely understood by the general public that the U.K. is going to be a net importer of energy from now on. Peak oil is a reality. It may take a generation for all the effects to be played out but they will be played out.
However, Obama fell behind in the number of delegates who would support his candidature in the Republican National Convention. In all, he has 653 delegates as compared to 668 with Hillary.
Drop that sandwich and let this story (and your taste buds) lead you on a year-long tour of the world's best culinary festivals.
James talks about the gold and silver markets, and shares his views on several interesting companies.
Chef Areez Patel provides us with both vegetarian and non-vegetarian recipes to enjoy this Christmas. Cheers!
When large companies fall into financial difficulties, it always amazes me to see where they turn first for help in overcoming their problems -- to their hourly workers and other frontline employees, who are asked to take pay cuts and reductions in benefits such as health insurance and pensions.
From the universal (catch that rainwater!) to the innovative (a hybrid locomotive!), half a hundred options for cleaning up your business.
The IAF wants to take part in the exercises slated for January 2008 and has sought the government's clearance, Air Force Chief Fali Homi Major said in Delhi on Friday.
Dr Rahul N Khurana, a surgeon at the Wilmer Eye Institute at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, and Captain Marisha Malik, of Potomac, Maryland, were among the Ten Outstanding Young Americans selected nationally by the US junior Jaycees
The cap of floating sea ice on the Arctic Ocean, which retreats during summer, shrank more than one million square miles this year, below the average minimum ice area reached in recent decades.
Seismologists draw parallels to the quakes that hit the Pacific region, extending from Peru to Banda Sea in the east of Indonesian islands.
Homonyms can be a hassle. Today, we look at more common errors made when words look and sound the same, but have completely different meanings!
IAF Wing Commanders Rahul Monga and Anil Kumar are circling the globe.
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