John McCain

Doubts surface over McCain loyalist’s ‘B’ scar face attack

John McCain’s Washington, Oct 24 : Doubts are being expressed about a McCain volunteer’s claim of being robbed in Pittsburgh by an attacker who cut a ''B'' in her face after noticing a McCain bumper sticker on her car.

According to the FOX news, within hours after the alleged assault was made public, doubts were expressed about her account. Police say Todd initially refused medical attention, though she later went to the hospital.

McCain’s latest gaffe is agreeing with Obama supporters about racist Pennsylvania

John McCain, Barack ObamaLondon, Oct 24 : John McCain, the Republican Presidential candidate, recently in a major gaffe said he agreed with Obama supporters that some people from western Pennsylvania were racist.

According to the Telegraph, while speaking to an audience in the region, the Senator said, "You know, I think you may have noticed that Senator Obama''s supporters have been saying some pretty nasty things about Western Pennsylvania lately.”

"And you know, I couldn''t agree with them more," he added.

McCain has 22pct cancer death risk in 4yrs

McCain has 22pct cancer death risk in 4yrsLondon, October 24 : An American doctor has estimated that the Republican presidential candidate John McCain has a six per cent risk of dying of a skin cancer recurrence each year, about 22 per cent over four years.

"There is a one-in-four to one-in-five chance that he would not survive a first term," New Scientist magazine quoted John Alam of a Cambridge, Massachusetts, as saying.

His estimate is higher than that of McCain''s physician at the Mayo Clinic, who had once said that the Senator had a less than 10 per cent chance of deadly relapse.

Obama takes 13-point lead over McCain

Obama takes 13-point lead over McCainWashington, Oct 24 : Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama holds a 13-point lead over Republican rival John McCain, a new CBS News/New York Times poll shows.

Obama now leads McCain 52 percent to 39 percent among likely voters nationwide, roughly the same lead he held last week. Just five percent are undecided, and more than 9 in 10 of each candidate''s supporters say their mind is made up.

“Joe the Plumber” to remain McCain campaign’s battering ram

Washington, Oct 24 : Just 12 days before the US presidential election, Republican White House nominee John McCain continues to keep “Joe the Plumber,” as well as his concerns about how rival Barack Obama’s tax policies would affect him, at the center of the campaign.

The economy is hands-down the top issue for voters, and the candidates are escalating their battle over whose tax plans would do the most for cash-strapped Americans.

Joe Wurzelbacher, the Ohio plumber who caused waves on the campaign trail after Obama told him he wants to “spread the wealth around,” is more than a talking point.

McCain is making “Joe the Plumber” his battering ram, FOX News reported.

Just one percent French people prefer McCain, 78 percent Obama

Washington, Oct 24 : A new poll shows that Democratic White House candidate Barack Obama enjoys overwhelming support in western Europe.

It’s hardly a secret that Obama is Europe’s favorite US presidential candidate, FOX News reported.

But a new poll shows that in France, just one percent of people think Obama’s rival John McCain should win the White House.

By contrast, 78 percent back Obama, while 5 percent don’t want either to win.

The poll found the five largest Europeans countries were unanimously behind Obama in the US race.

In Germany, McCain’s support isn’t much stronger. Five percent of those polled supported the Republican nominee, compared with 72 percent for Obama.

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