Obama, McCain hammer each other on foreign policy

Oct. 8, 2008

Sen. John McCain said Tuesday that he knows how to handle foreign affairs and questioned Sen. Barack Obama's judgment.

Report: Kerry to chair Foreign Relations

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- Former presidential candidate Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., will be named chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, the Boston Globe reported Thursday.

McCain makes quiet return to Senate

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 (UPI) -- Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., returned to the U.S. Senate seen by some as a potential ally of the man who defeated him in the presidential campaign.

Obama meets with McCain in Chicago

CHICAGO, Nov. 17 (UPI) -- U.S. President-elect Barack Obama and former Republican rival John McCain pledged Monday to work together to reform the federal government

Obama, McCain to meet in Chicago

CHICAGO, Nov. 14 (UPI) -- U.S. President-elect Barack Obama and his Republican opponent Sen. John McCain meet Monday for the first time since Nov. 4, Obama's transition Web site said.

Barack Obama: U.S. president-elect

WASHINGTON, Nov. 4 (UPI) -- Barack Obama, with projected wins in West Coast states, became the first African-American president-elect of the United States Tuesday.

Poll: Obama has 5-point lead in Ohio

CINCINNATI, Nov. 3 (UPI) -- Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama is 5 points ahead of his opponent in Ohio, a poll released Monday indicates.

McCain slams Obama on last day barnstorm

MOON TOWNSHIP, Pa., Nov. 3 (UPI) -- Republican U.S. presidential candidate John McCain ripped Democratic foe Barack Obama Monday, saying he would raise both taxes and spending.

McCain, Obama not guaranteed easy road

WASHINGTON, Nov. 3 (UPI) -- U.S. voters, for the first time in nearly 50 years, will elect a member of Congress as president, choosing either Sen. Barack Obama or Sen. John McCain.

McCain hopes for Pennsylvania upset

STATE COLLEGE, Pa., Nov. 1 (UPI) -- Supporters of Republican U.S. presidential nominee John McCain are focusing their hopes on an upset win in Pennsylvania, political analysts say.

Analyses favor Obama tax plan

NEW YORK, Oct. 31 (UPI) -- Sen. Barack Obama's tax plan would mean a better break for those making less than $100,000 than Sen. John McCain's proposal, independent analyses indicate.

Poll: 1 in 4 Texans say Obama is Muslim

AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 30 (UPI) -- Nearly 1 in 4 Texans mistakenly believe Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama is a Muslim, more than twice the U.S. rate, a poll indicated.

Harris Poll: Obama ahead by 6 percent

ROCHESTER, N.Y., Oct. 29 (UPI) -- The latest Harris Poll of U.S. voters has Democrat Barack Obama leading Republican John McCain by 6 percentage points in the presidential race.

Poll: Obama has 8-point lead in Iowa

POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y., Oct. 27 (UPI) -- Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama has an 8-point lead over Republican John McCain among registered voters in Iowa, a poll indicates.

Obama widens lead in Virginia, poll shows

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 (UPI) -- U.S. Sen. Barack Obama has opened an 8-percentage point lead in Virginia, a key battleground state in the U.S. president race, a Washington Post poll indicates.

Obama returns to the campaign trail

AKRON, Ohio, Oct. 25 (UPI) -- Barack Obama resumed his Democratic U.S. presidential campaign Saturday, pounding his Republican opponent, John McCain, as a clone of President George W. Bush.