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Dateline in America: Election Panel
Dateline’s last show for 2008 will air on the day that Americans decide their new president. read more...
YOUR SAY...
CAN PRESIDENT-ELECT BARACK OBAMA CHANGE AMERICA, AND THE WORLD?
Calum from Adelaide - Australia says:Yes he will because he is a natural leader and will surround himself with some great minds. Though, I think he is a cautious person and will need to take some risks to bring the change he wants. But if anyone can do it, he can.
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Pennsylvania Decides
Video Journalist Amos Roberts tracks the final twists and turns in the US Presidential campaign.
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In Pictures: Dateline in America
From the campaign trail to the local diner, Dateline invites you inside America for a unique look at the Presidential elections. read more...
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Monday, 20th October,2008COLIN POWELL BACKS OBAMA
Former secretary of state and military leader Colin Powell Sunday endorsed Democrat Barack Obama's White House bid, calling the senator a "transformational" leader, in a stinging rebuff to Republican candidate John McCain.
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Wednesday, 15th October,2008MCCAIN'S ECONOMIC PLAN
John McCain has battled to retake the election initiative with another economic plan, but new polls suggest the tide is turning in Obama's favour.
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Wednesday, 1st October,2008MCCAIN STRUGGLES AS CRISIS BOOSTS OBAMA
The financial crisis convulsing US Congress, Wall Street and the economy is a dramatic real-time test of presidential calibre - and Obama appears to be winning.
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Tuesday, 30th September,2008WHITE HOUSE HOPEFULS BACK US BAILOUT
Barack Obama says it is an "outrage" that taxpayers have to bail out Wall Street, but agreed with John McCain that a deal is vital to rescue the economy.
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Monday, 22nd September,2008MCCAIN, OBAMA GIRD FOR DEBATE CLASH
Barack Obama and John McCain clash on Friday in the first of three crucial one-on-one debates, which have the potential to make or wreck their rival challenges for the White House.
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Friday, 19th September,2008PALIN PICK PUSHES US WOMEN'S GROUP TO OBAMA
Prominent US women's rights groups have backed Democrat Barack Obama for the White House and slammed his Republican rival John McCain for trying to lure women voters by choosing Sarah Palin as a running mate.
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Wednesday, 17th September,2008INTERVIEW WITH MARTIN WALKER
We speak with political commentator Martin Walker about the Republican campaign and how the party will handle the struggling US economy.
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Wednesday, 17th September,2008OBAMA BLASTS REPUBLICANS ON ECONOMY
US Democrat presidential candidate Barack Obama has laid into the economic policies of the Republican opposition and Republican rival John McCain has called for a regulatory overhaul of the battered financial sector as Americans awoke to the disappearance of two Wall Street giants.
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Monday, 15th September,2008BILL CLINTON PREDICTS 'HANDY' OBAMA WIN
Former US president Bill Clinton predicted today Barack Obama would beat John McCain "handily" in November's election as he prepared to campaign on behalf of his successor as Democratic leader.
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Monday, 15th September,2008MCCAIN GETS GRILLED ON TALKSHOW
John McCain got a rough ride on the plush couch of a top US talk show, forced to deny his negative attacks on White House foe Barack Obama amounted to "lies".
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Monday, 15th September,2008REPUBLICANS HIT BACK AT 'LIE' CLAIMS
John McCain's camp has hit back after Barack Obama's campaign charged his White House bid was based on "disgusting lies", accusing Democrats of reeling in "full throated panic".
IN DEPTH: Dateline's coverage of the US elections
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Tuesday, 9th September,2008BIDEN TO FACE OFF WITH PALIN
Democrat Joe Biden says he faced "an awful lot of tough, smart women" during his career and next month's vice-presidential debate with Republican Sarah Palin will be no exception.
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Tuesday, 9th September,2008MCCAIN PROMOTES HIS 'TEAM OF MAVERICKS'
Republican presidential hopeful John McCain has labelled rival Barack Obama a free spending Democrat, and is telling voters they should send a "team of mavericks" to the White House.
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Monday, 8th September,2008JOBLESS FIGURES ROCK US CAMPAIGN TRAIL
The US presidential election campaign has gone into full swing under the shadows of a struggling economy.
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Monday, 8th September,2008
OBAMA, MCCAIN DUEL AS RACE GATHERS PACE
Barack Obama and John McCain have feuded and laid claim to being the authentic candidate of change and reform as their White House showdown roars into a frenetic eight-week final stretch.
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