Washington, Sept. 8 : Because Barack Obama is black does not mean that white blue-collar workers should vote for him, said Labor leader Gerald W. McEntee.

"There are some of our local union presidents who are afraid - that''s the word, afraid - to give out literature for Barack Obama," said McEntee, the president of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, at a gathering of Illinois delegates at the Democratic National Convention last month.

Washington, Sept. 8 : Senator Barack Obama''s foes seized Sunday upon a brief slip of the tongue, when the Democratic presidential nominee was outlining his Christianity but accidentally said, "my Muslim faith."

The three words -- immediately corrected -- were during an exchange with ABC''s George Stephanopoulos on "This Week," when he was trying to criticize the quiet smear campaign suggesting he is a Muslim.

Washington, Sept. 8 : The American economy has lost 605,000 jobs this year and needs to add about 150,000 jobs each month just to keep pace with the growing
workforce.

According to The Guardian, this could be good news for the Democratic Party that is seeking to recapture Washington on the plank of change after an eight-year political
hiatus.

Washington, Sep 8 : American voters doubt the ability of Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama and his party to keep the US safe from terrorism and handle other national security crises, according to a new Democratic study.

As the general election gets fully under way and most polls show the presidential race remains close, an analysis by a Democratic pollster and party advocacy group released late last week found the party''s “national security credibility gap is returning.”

New York, Sept. 8 : His name is John McCain, but believe it or not, he is voting for Barack Obama.

Johnathan B. McCain, a Brooklyn-based musician, is not a Republican, travels frequently to Europe and says a few people have said that he looks like Obama.

According to the New York Daily News, McCain, 40, says that he has never used his famous name - or his striking resemblance to Obama to get a good table in a crowded restaurant or get out of a parking ticket.

The combination, however, has gotten him on talk radio shows around the city.

New York, Sept. 8 : Republican presidential nominee John McCain has taken a slight lead over his Democratic rival Barack Obama -- 48-45 percent, according to the latest Gallup Daily Tracking poll published on Sunday.

It is the largest advantage for McCain, though still within the 2-point margin of error, since May.

The 48 percent also registers the largest raw number McCain has received in the poll since Gallup started its daily tracking of the two presidential candidates in March. McCain matched that number in May.