North Carolina (US), Aug. 9 : Melbourne golf wunderkind Karl Vilips sank a 10-metre birdie putt at the famous Pinehurst course in North Carolina yesterday to secure a second consecutive US Kids World Championship.

Back at Southern Golf Club in Dingley, where Vilips hangs out, nobody was too surprised.

Vilips, who turns 10 in a few weeks'' time, has been setting records for a year or so now.

This year, for instance, he became the youngest player to compete in Golf Victoria''s elite pennant competition for under 23s.

Survey USA’s latest Obama vs McCain opinion polls show that Barack Obama is leading in Virginia and Wisconsin; John McCain is leading in Kentucky, Oklahoma, and Wyoming, while they are statistically tied in North Carolina.

Kentucky, Oklahoma, and Wyoming are safe states for Republicans, but Virginia, Wisconsin, and North Carolina are battleground states. Let’s check out what the Survey USA’s latest Obama vs McCain opinion polls show.

The Fox News/Rasmussen Reports’ latest Obama vs McCain opinion polls show that Barack Obama is currently leading in Colorado, Missouri, and North Carolina, while John McCain is having slim lead in Florida and Ohio.

Colorado, Florida, Missouri, North Carolina, and Ohio are battleground states. Let’s check out what the Fox News/Rasmussen Reports’ latest Obama vs McCain Colorado, Florida, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio polls show.

Colorado Poll —

Zogby Interactive’s latest Obama vs McCain opinion polls show that Obama leads in Colorado, Florida, Missouri, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Virginia, while McCain leads in Indiana and Ohio

The InsiderAdvantage/Poll Position’s latest Obama vs McCain opinion polls, conducted in Florida, Nevada, North Carolina, and West Virginia, show that Barack Obama is presently leading in Florida, Nevada, and North Carolina, while McCain is leading in West Virginia.

The pop star-turned country music crooner, Jessica Simpson, has denied the rumors that she is engaged to , American football star and the Dallas Cowboys quarterback. She said, the claims that she is set to marry her boyfriend Romo, are nothing short of exaggeration.

After her performance at a Nascar pre-race concert in North Carolina on Saturday, 28-year-old Simpson blasted the claims about her engagement during an interview with ‘Entertainment Tonight’.

The latest Obama vs McCain polls by Fox News/Rasmussen Reports show that Barack Obama is slightly ahead of John McCain, in the presidential race, in swing states.

According to the polls, Obama holds slim lead over McCain in Florida, North Carolina, Ohio, and Virginia. Let’s check out what the latest Obama vs McCain polls, conducted in these states show.

Florida Poll —

Defending their election procedures, election officials denied any wrongdoing with regard to the alleged illegal removal of voters from the rolls in six swing states - Colorado, Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, Nevada and North Carolina. This denial comes in response to a newspaper report that said tens of thousands of eligible voters have been removed from the rolls or kept from registering in these states.

The latest results of the opinion polls from the Swing States show that Barack Obama has gained edge over John McCain, in the presidential race, in the battleground states. According to the polls, Obama is currently holding lead over John McCain in Florida, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Virginia, and North Carolina.

Here’re the latest results of Obama vs McCain polls from Florida, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and North Carolina.

It’s little difficult to say, who is currently leading in the North Carolina Polls. The recent Barack Obama vs John McCain North Carolina polls show that Obama and McCain are going close in the presidential race, in North Carolina.

Obama is leading McCain in the recent polls, conducted by Public Policy Polling and Rasmussen Reports, while McCain is leading McCain in the polls conducted by American Research Group and SurveyUSA. Let’s check out what the recent McCain vs Obama North Carolina polls show.

As a result of massive registration efforts, nearly four million new voters have been added to the rolls in twelve key ‘battleground’ states. Correspondents report that if figures are any sort of an indication, Barack Obama’s campaign is “poised to benefit” in the presidential election from significant voter registration gains, particularly from the wave of first time voters. 

Wachovia Corp., the nation’s fourth largest bank is the latest U.S. bank causing investor anxiety over mounting losses tied to bad assets.

According to The New York Times two banks i.e. Citigroup Inc. and Wells Fargo & Co. are in the running for a possible emergency takeover of Charlotte, N.C. based Wachovia, while Wall Street Journal has listed Spain’s Banco Santander SA, as another possible bidder.

Obama vs McCain North Caroline polls are really giving interesting results. Statistics are swinging between Barack Obama and John McCain. Let’s check out the latest McCain vs Obama North Caroline polls to know, who is leading in North Carolina.

American Research Group’s McCain vs Obama NC Poll, conducted from September 13 to September 16, showed McCain leading Obama by 11 % points — 52 % to 41 % among the registered voters of North Caroline.

In the US presidential elections, the ‘economy’ has clearly overtaken other important issues, like the war in Iraq. It appears the economic issues are the main concern on minds of the voters. In their respective campaign appearances, both the leading presidential candidates, John McCain and Barack Obama, ‘traded’ accusations over economic issues.