John McCain appeared to rule out a second run at the presidency as he gave his first interview since his resounding defeat at the hands of Barack Obama... more
Sarah Palin faced a bitter backlash from John McCain's allies as it emerged that Republican Party lawyers were heading to Alaska to retrieve her $150,000 (£95,000) campaign clothes... more
John McCain offered a gracious concession as he admitted his White House dream was finally over - but had to stop his supporters booing Barack Obama's name... more
Police set up road blocks as vast crowds headed for Chicago's Grant Park in the hope of celebrating the election of the first black President of the United States... more
Barack Obama addressed his final rally of a campaign last night in Virginia, one of the most symbolic and critical states in his quest to win back the South and pave his way to the presidency ... more
Barack Obama has opened up a commanding lead of as much as 14 points over John McCain in the closing stages of the race for the White House, latest polls show... more
Mervyn King once harboured ambitions to be the next Jim Laker: I was taught to bowl slow left arm at Old Town primary school by the headmaster ..."... more
Barack Obama and John McCain exchanged barbed comments on each other's policies, judgment and character in the third and final presidential TV debate... more
Third time lucky, or at least luckier. John McCain drew the first debate, lost the second and is now limping to the finish line in 20 days time as the official underdog. ... more
Markets: Presidential hopeful John McCain says he would sack the chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) his fellow Republican Christopher Cox for allowing financial markets to be used as a casino... more
President George Bush declared John McCain ready to lead America as a man with "courage and vision" - but pointedly did not travel to Minneapolis to address the Republican convention... more
British ministers were flying to the US this weekend for the Democratic Party convention in Denver, hoping to tap into the expertise of Barack Obama's barnstorming campaign... more
Sound check: German industrial metal band Rammstein literally play with fire in their live performances - and now they are about to unleash their singeing spectacle on London. Watch out for your eyebrows
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