New York, Oct. 13: A boom in voter registration across America has raised the possibility of a landslide victory for Senator Barack Obama, with an overwhelming majority of the nine million new voters believed to favour the Democratic candidate.

According to the New York Times, with electoral rolls now closed in most states, Obama has a clear advantage among first-time registrants, many of whom are under 30 or African Americans. The big question mark over new voters is how many of them will show up on November 4.

New York, Oct. 13 : The statement that “Obama is a Muslim who has concealed his religion” has generated enough controversy during the current presidential campaign, that even today, it continues to be an engine that drives other false rumors about Obama’s background.

New York, Oct. 13 : Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama has revealed to the New York Daily News how he plans to deal with the economic meltdown and how he plans to lead Americans out of it.

In article for the tabloid, Obama says that while this is a moment of uncertainty for America, it is also a time for “resolve and steady leadership."

He says that the Treasury Department must implement the rescue plan that passed Congress as quickly as possible. But that''s just the beginning.

New York, Oct. 13 : A civil rights veteran and a Democrat representing the state of Georgia, has accused Republican presidential candidate John McCain of sowing seeds of hatred during his campaign.

Representative John Lewis said that the negative tone of McCain’s campaign reminds him of the hateful atmosphere that segregationist Governor George Wallace fostered in Alabama in the 
1960s.

Republican candidate John McCain on Saturday called Lewis'' remarks "shocking and beyond the pale."

New York, October 13 : U. S. Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin was booed by Philadelphia ice hockey fans when she dropped the ceremonial first puck at centre ice prior to the Flyers'' season opener against the Rangers at the Wachovia Center on Friday night.

Loud boos rained down when she walked out on the ice just after 7 p. m. with her daughters Willow and Piper.

New York, Oct. 13 : Even as the American economy seems to be in freefall, as Americans grapple with whether to vote for Obama, the first African American presidential nominee, or his Republican opponent, John McCain, it''s a decision unavoidably colored by race, whether we like it - whether we admit it - or not.

When asked if race will affect a voter''s decision, some say it is unavoidable, and that there are some voters who - issues aside - just aren’t ready to cross that racial divide at the polling booth.

Barack Obama, the son of a white American mother and a black father from Kenya, says his race is not an issue for him.