Barack Obama

Obama reveals his dance skills on Ellen Degeneres show

Obama reveals his dance skills on Ellen Degeneres show In a surprise appearance on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show”, Barack Obama showed Degeneres his dance moves, while taping it all on Tuesday in Miami, in front of a live audience. Right after the rally, with nearly 40 people behind him, Obama was ready to go via satellite.

The ‘ball’ set rolling when DeGeneres got right down to business, commenting on Obama’s dancing prowess, or lack of it, saying: “Your wife, Michelle, was on the show and she was talking some smack about your moves.”

Republicans target Barack Obama through nasty 9/11-linked mailer

New York, Oct. 22: The Republicans have unleashed a blistering mailing against Barack Obama that invokes the 9/11 attacks with a disturbing image of a jumbo jet and a warning that the Democrat nominee isn''t "who you think he is."

According to the New York Post, the attack flier reportedly has been landing in homes in Missouri and Virginia – two states that the Democrats have been working hard to convert to blue in November.

The front cover shows a plane with its nose aimed squarely at a few travelers in an airport waiting area, and warns, "Terrorists don''t care who they hurt."

The image of a plane in conjunction with terrorism was a clear reference to the airplanes-as-weapons attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.

McCain, Palin use Biden's 'Crisis' prediction to question Obama

McCain, Palin use Biden's 'Crisis' prediction to question ObamaHarrisburg (Pennsylvania, US), Oct. 22 : Republican running mates John McCain and Sarah Palin have once again questioned Barack Obama''s readiness to lead the country in the wake of the latter’s running mate Joe Biden saying that Obama would face a "generated crisis."

"We don''t want a president who invites testing from the world at a time when our economy is in crisis and Americans are already fighting in two wars," McCain said Tuesday in Harrisburg, Pennyslyvania.

McCain garners 68 percent of U.S. troop vote, Obama has 23 percent

McCain garners 68 percent of U.S. troop vote, Obama has 23 percentWashington, Oct. 22: A Military Times poll indicates landslide support for Republican presidential candidate John McCain.

While McCain has captured 68 percent of the military vote, his Democratic rival Barack Obama has 23 percent.

The Military Times, which publishes the Army Times, Navy Times, Marine Corps Times and Air Force Times, polled 80,000 subscribers from September 22 to September 29.

The non-scientific survey gathered 4,300 respondents -- all of them registered and eligible to vote.

Sarah Palin slams Obama for his ‘hot pursuit policy’ on Pak

Sarah Palin slams Obama for his ‘hot pursuit policy’ on PakWashington, Oct 22 : Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin has reportedly launched a fresh attack on Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama, saying that his hot pursuit policy of sending troops into Pakistan in search of Al Qaeda and Taliban militants “could spark an international crisis”.

She also criticized Bush for showing his support for former Pakistani dictator-turned-President Pervez Musharraf.

Obama-Biden team gained significantly from debates: CBS/NYT poll

Obama-Biden team gained significantly from debates: CBS/NYT pollNew York, Oct. 22: The standing of the Democratic presidential ticket of Barack Obama and Joe Biden improved during the three presidential debates and the vice presidential debate, a new CBS News/New York Times poll shows.

In a poll taken just before the first presidential debate, the Obama-Biden ticket held a five point edge, with 48 percent of likely voters backing the Democratic ticket and 43 percent supporting the Republican ticket of John McCain and Sarah Palin.

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