Washington, Nov 5 : Vice President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. sees his role in Barack Obama’s Administration as “adviser in chief,” using his decades of experience in the Senate to offer the new US President candid input on domestic and foreign policy issues, his aides have said.

But Biden, a twice-failed presidential candidate, will not use the post in a way many vice presidents have: To make a play for the Oval Office. He has said publicly that he does not intend to run for the presidency again, the Washington Post reported.

New York, Nov 5: The financial crisis in the United States was main concern of the voters which led to the defeat of Senator John McCain in the race for the White House.

“I mean, just look at the figures. We have been put in the middle of a dire economic downturn, and we need change,” the Washington Post quoted Jackie Barnard, 62, of the mostly Republican bastion of Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, as saying.

Preliminary poll data showed the economy was the paramount concern of 62 percent, or nearly two-thirds, of voters.

Two jawans of the Border Security Force (BSF) were injured in firing from Pakistan at the border near Jammu.

Kabul - Afghan President Hamid Karzai said Wednesday that he hoped Barack Obama's victory in the US presidential election would bring peace for war-weary Afghans and urged the president-elect to reduce civilian casualties in Afghanistan after being sworn in.

At a press conference held in his fortified presidential palace, Karzai congratulated Obama, who defeated his Republican rival and fellow senator, John McCain.

Melbourne, Nov 5: Skipper Ricky Ponting has conceded that his highest ranked bowler Stuart Clark’s position is under review as Australia attempts to construct a more attacking team that must win the fourth Test to level the series and retain the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.

However, the selection process may be complicated by Brett Lee, Doug Bollinger and Michael Clarke all going down with gastric problems. None trained yesterday, although all are expected to play in the Test at this stage, The Australian reported.

Paris - At 2:30 am on Wednesday, the people gathered in a small private club near the Champs Elysees in Paris began clapping, cheering and chanting "Yes, we can," the slogan of the Democratic candidate for the presidency of the United States, Barack Obama.

CNN had just projected that Obama would win the key state of Pennsylvania, a sign for the politically savvy members of the Representative Council of Black Associations in France (CRAN) and their friends that he was on his way to victory.