John McCain

Band blasts McCain’s campaign for lifting song without permission

John McCain Sued by Jackson Browne over Campaign AdvertisementWashington, Sept 5 : Members of the band Heart have criticised presidential hopeful John McCain for using their hit song ‘Barracuda’ as his campaign''s theme song without their permission.

Republican leader McCain chose the track as the theme song for his running mate Sarah Palin, whose high-school nickname was "Sarah Barracuda", courtesy her forceful style of playing basketball.

McCain vows "change," chastises own party

John_mccain_returns_to_NHSt Paul, Minnesota - John McCain touted his military service and reform record in seeking to reclaim the mantle of change from his Democratic opponent in a speech accepting the Republican Party's presidential nomination on Thursday.

McCain, Obama tied, says latest CBS poll

New York, Sept. 5 : McCain, Obama tied, says latest CBS pollThe presidential race between Senators’Barack Obama and John McCain is now even at 42 percent, according to a new CBS News poll conducted Monday-Wednesday of this week.

According to the poll, twelve percent are undecided and one percent said they wouldn''t vote.

This is in contrast to a poll conducted last weekend, where the Obama-Biden ticket led McCain-Palin by eight points, 48 percent to 40 percent.

McCain has also closed the enthusiasm gap some with Obama, but it still exists.

John McCain’s VP pick creates uncertainty in disciplined Obama team

Senator Barack ObamaLondon, Sept. 5: Senator Barack Obama's team has built a reputation for discipline over the past 20 months, but Republican rival John McCain’s maverick selection of 44-year-old Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, has reportedly created an atmosphere of uncertainty about what lies ahead in the run-up to the November 4 presidential poll.

The Palin phenomena, a prominent Democrat said on Thursday, would make the presidential race closer.

John McCain says he only can capture Bin Laden

John McCainWashington, Sept 5: Republican presidential candidate John McCain has said that as a former Navy fighter pilot and a prisoner of war in Vietnam, he had enough experience and knowhow to catch Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden, as opposed to his rival Democratic presidential candidate Barak Obama.

He said this while responding to Obama’s last week accusation that McCain’s focus on the Iraq war, rather than pursuing Al Qaeda, had allowed bin Laden to escape in Afghanistan.

Black Republicans favour content of McCain's character

Black Republicans favour content of McCain's characterSt Paul, Minnesota - Augustus Shaw's mother marched with civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr, and she doesn't understand why her son supports Republican presidential nominee John McCain over Democrat Barack Obama.

But Shaw cites King's most famous oratory, the so-called "I have a dream" speech to a massive rally in Washington, to answer why he disagrees with the overwhelming majority of African-Americans supporting Barack Obama's historic bid to become the first black president.

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