New York, Sept. 8 : Republican presidential nominee John McCain’s decision to drop his opposition to offshore drilling and calling for a gas tax holiday, besides missing several crucial votes on bills extending credits for wind and solar power, has been described by a New York Times editorial as an alarming development.

Washington, Sept 7: The US presidential nominees Republican John McCain and Democrat Barack Obama have welcomed the NSG waiver to India.

Washington, Sep 6: The Republican National convention may have helped
presidential nominee Senator McCain to “recoup some of his losses” in
public support, according to Gallup polls.

Its latest tracking
poll of the presidential race shows Democratic nominee Barack Obama
still leading, 48 percent to McCain’s 44 percent.

That compares with Obama’s 49 percent-42 percent lead on Friday and or 8 points lead he held over the past week.

The
latest numbers, based on Tuesday-through-Thursday telephone interviews

New York, Sep 6 : Republican presidential candidate John McCain attracted a record 38.9 million television viewers to his acceptance speech last night, edging Democratic rival Barack Obama and his running mate, Sarah Palin.

The total exceeded the 38.4 million who watched Obama accept the Democratic nomination in Denver on August 28, Nielsen Media Research said today in a statement.

Los Angeles  - Republican presidential candidate John McCain has set a television ratings record - 38.9 million viewers watched his acceptance speech on Thursday night, according to figures released Friday by ratings firm Nielsen Media Research.

Thursday was also the opening night of the American football season. The New York Giants-Washington Redskins game ended minutes before McCain took to the stage.

McCain's viewing figures narrowly exceeded the 38.4 million viewers who tuned in to watch Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama last week.

New York, Sept. 5 : Republican presidential nominee John McCain’s clarion call for “Change, Change, Change” during his acceptance speech in St. Paul, Minnesota on Wednesday is all very well, but according to a New York Times editorial, he will have to tell the discerning American voter what he plans to actually do to get the corridors of power in Washington working again.