John McCain

Palin, McCain snub NBC; select CBS for on the road interview with Palin

New York, Sept. 18 :Palin, McCain snub NBC; select CBS for on the road interview with Palin A CBS Evening News anchor will spend two days on the road with the Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin, the network said Tuesday.

K. Couric''s interview with Palin during the trip would be aired on September 29 and 30 on the CBS Evening News and The Early Show.

It has been timed for just before the Oct. 2 vice presidential debate between Palin and Democrat Joe Biden.

McCain, Obama differ on how to tackle another 9/11

New York, Sept. 18:McCain, Obama differ on how to tackle another 9/11 The two presidential candidates – John McCain (Republican) and Barack Obama (Democrat), it seems, have contrasting positions on how to deal with incidents like 9/11, should they occur again in the immediate future.

McCain told CBS News that as president, he would like to get both Republicans and Democrats on one platform to deal with a calamity of this nature in a unified way.

Barack Obama retakes lead over John McCain: CBS/NYT poll

Barack Obama retakes lead over John McCain: CBS/NYT pollNew York, Sept. 18: Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama has retaken a lead over Republican rival John McCain, according to the latest CBS/NYT poll.

The poll indicates Obama as having taken a 48 percent to 43 percent lead over McCain among registered voters.

McCain had a two percentage point lead among registered voters in a CBS News poll released on September 8th, just after the Republican National Convention. Prior to the party conventions, Obama led McCain by three points.

McCain embraces regulation after years of opposition

Washington, Sept. 17 : Senator John McCain is scrambling to recast himself as a champion of regulation to end "reckless conduct, corruption and unbridled greed" on Wall Street.

"The Government has a clear responsibility to act in defense of the public interest, and that''s exactly what I intend to do," a fiery McCain said at a rally in Tampa, Florida.

"In my administration, we''re going to hold people on Wall Street responsible. And we''re going to enact and enforce reforms to make sure that these outrages never happen in the first place," the Washington Post quoted him, as saying.

McCain ''invented BlackBerry'', says his key adviser

London, Sept. 17 :McCain ''invented BlackBerry'', says his key adviser A senior policy adviser to Republican presidential nominee and Senator John McCain has claimed that he helped create the modern-day "miracle" known as the BlackBerry.

The Telegraph quoted Douglas Holtz-Eakin, the Republican presidential candidate’s economics guru, as saying that McCain had the required experience and leadership to discuss and resolve economic issues, including issues related to telecommunications industry.

McCain has an ugly and untruthful side to him, says expert

McCain has an ugly and untruthful side to him, says expertWashington, Sept. 17 : Republican presidential nominee John McCain does have an ugly and untruthful side to him, and according to a op-ed in the Washington Post, it has surfaced off and on since his loss to George W. Bush in the 2000 South Carolina primary.

Then, McCain confessed to lying about how he felt about the Confederate battle flag, which he actually abhorred.

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