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October 27, 2008

McCain, Obama Visit Critical States, Just Over a Week Until Election
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US presidential candidates John Mc Cain and Barack Obama campaign in two
populous states seen as crucial to victory in the November 4 election 
US Democratic presidential candidate Illinois Senator Barack Obama helps
to make phone calls with volounteers to gather votes, at his campaign
office in Brighton, Colorado, 26 Oct 2008Democratic presidential
candidate Barack Obama and his Republican opponent, John Mc Cain, are
campaigning in two populous states seen as crucial to victory in the
November fourth U.S. election. Both men hold rallies Monday in the
eastern U.S. state of Pennsylvania and the state of Ohio. An average of
national polls compiled by Real Clear Politics-dot-com indicates the
Democratic candidate is ahead of the Arizona senator by more than seven
percentage points. Aides for Senator Obama say he will make what they
call his "closing argument" in speeches today, as Senator Mc Cain
continues what his campaign calls its "Road to Victory" rallies.
Meanwhile, Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin will hold
an event in Virginia, and her Democratic counterpart, Joe Biden,
campaigns in North Carolina. Republican presidential candidate John Mc
Cain speaks at a campaign rally at Zanesville High School in Zanesville,
Ohio, 26 Oct 2008On Sunday, Alaska's largest newspaper, The Anchorage
Daily News, endorsed Obama. The paper criticized Mc Cain's economic
policies and said Palin, who is governor of the traditionally Republican
state, is not fit to become president in the event that the 72-year-old
Mc Cain dies in office. On Sunday, Obama drew a crowd of more than
100,000 in Denver, in the western U.S. state of Colorado, where he
linked Mc Cain to the policies of unpopular President George Bush.
Sunday on NBC's Meet the Press, Mc Cain said he and the president share
a common philosophy of the Republican Party, but said he has stood up
against Mr. Bush and others on some key issues. Later, at rallies in the
states of Iowa and Ohio, he urged supporters to keep the presidency out
of the hands of the Democrats, saying it would result in higher taxes
and increased spending. Some information for this report was provided by
AFP, AP and Reuters.


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