Barack Obama is expected to propose a radical cut in nuclear missiles and warheads as he seeks to overturn eight years of US opposition to arms treaties... more
Barack Obama has increased his target of creating jobs to three million as he prepares to take over the worst American economy since the Second World War... more
The Democratic candidate may be on the doorstep of the White House but one Right-wing commentator says many still worry that they don’t know what Obama stands for... more
George Soros has denounced America's $700 billion bank bail out as "ill-conceived" despite relief across the world after US senators voted in favour of the deal... more
John McCain made a brilliant move in choosing Sarah Palin, the 44-year-old governor of Alaska, to be his running-mate. This appointment ought to make up for all his own deficiencies. Palin is young. She's female. She's attractive; she's got some celebrity, having been the runner-up in a Miss Alaska beauty pageant... 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