Denver, Aug 29 : Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama’s campaign has brushed aside questions about its standing among traditional Democrats, saying it would win the presidential election by bringing new voters “particularly young people, blacks, Hispanics, and Independents” to the polls in November.

There are millions more Democrats today than when this process started and that’s going to be beneficial to us in November, said campaign’s chief strategist David Axelrod.

New York, August 29 : Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama’s accidental smooch with the wife of his vice-presidential choice Joe Biden has become an Internet sensation.

The footage, downloaded from YouTube by tens of thousands, shows Obama kissing Biden’s wife Jill on the lips as the his own wife was watching from the stands.

"Obama stunned the audience with a buss to Jill Biden," the New York Daily News quoted the Washington Post as writing about the incident.

New York, Aug. 29 : Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama’s acceptance speech on Thursday night, has proved that he has his foot firmly planted on the ground, and has successfully connected with the American people, a senior television journalist has said.

Vaughn Ververs, a senior political editor with the website CBSNEWS. com, said in an article for the network that Obama’s speech has raised “expectations to heights that not even the Colorado altitude could match.”

New York, Aug. 29: Republican presidential nominee John McCain has just lost two votes to Democratic rival Barack Obama – his wife Cindy McCain's half-sister and the woman's son.

"I'm not voting for McCain. I have a different political standpoint. I think (Obama's) proposals to improve the country are more positive and I'm not a big war believer," the New York Daily News quoted Kathleen Portalski, 65, as telling the website Usmagazine. com.

Portalski's son Nathan said he, too, is backing Obama. And with him it's not just politics - it's personal.

Denver, Colorado/Washington - Barack Obama, a one-term Democratic senator from Illinois, has begun the tough challenge of convincing voters that he is ready to tackle a series of international crises facing the next president of the United States.

It will be a key message as Obama campaigns for the White House between now and the November 4 general election. While abroad Obama is strongly preferred over his Republican rival John McCain, the case at home is more complicated.

London, Aug 29: A trendy range of boxer shorts featuring a large image of presidential hopeful Barack Obama has gone on sale ahead of his key speech to the Democratic convention.

The tight-fitting briefs, which have “08” printed on the rear, have been produced by trendy underwear designer Andrew Christian.

He has pledged to donate 1 dollar to the Obama campaign for every 29 dollars boxer short he sells.

They are available in navy blue, royal blue and red.