Race continues to dominate the US election campaign this week, with a new poll suggesting Americans are sharply divided on the issue.
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US08 media wrap: The New Yorker cover — misunderstood satire or just cr-p?
All of America is talking about that New Yorker cover - of Islamic terrorist Obama and his wife in the Oval Office, burning the American flag. Both Obama and McCain have decried the cover, but what effect will it have on the election?
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The candidates are locked in a race to the middle, but you can expect some differences to emerge this week as they both address African American civil rights group the NAACP.
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McCain’s policies on the economy and taxation are under scrutiny, but it’s a TV interview with the Obama family that’s got tongues wagging.
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Edwards throws his hat in the ring for Obama’s VP. McCain takes a pasting from the Huffington Post over Social Security.
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Obama’s planning an intimate little nomination acceptance speech for 75,000 people, while the Republicans are figuring out how to honour George W Bush at their convention, while keeping him the hell away from McCain.
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Conservative Christian groups are gearing up for a showdown with McCain at the Republican national convention. They’re keen to steer some of his more liberal policies to the right.
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McCain’s new campaign manager has swung into action, hiring the former campaign manager for Rudy Giuliani. Meanwhile, Obama is back on the fundraising trail.
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McCain’s talking up free trade on his tour of Latin American, but it’s Barack Obama on the tightrope this week, trying to hang onto liberal voters while appealing to the evangelical Christian demographic.
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A shakeup in the McCain campaign has seen the Republicans install a former Dubya campaigner as leader of the team.
US Media Wrap: Barack and Bill, best friends forever?
One day it’s kiss my butt, the next day it’s best friends forever. The Obama and Bill Clinton PR campaigns are in “unity” overdrive this week.
US08 media wrap: Obama campaign “bans Muslims”
As Obama struggles with another race issue, backstage, the fight between the future First Wives is hotting up.
US08 media wrap: Terrorism rears its ugly head
Terrorism has dominated the US election campaign overnight with Barack Obama’s stance on national security under attack from the right. Obama’s also gone on the record about Al Gore as a potential VP.
US Media Wrap: Absentee Father’s Day
Barack Obama celebrated Father’s Day by taking absentee black fathers to task. Meanwhile, John McCain starts the “Town Hall” series of debates tonight - without Obama.
