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Decision day in the US
It's election day and voters are casting their ballots. In Washington DC, long queues were seen outside polling stations [Omar Chatriwala]
Published On 4 Nov 2008
4 Nov 2008
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Meanwhile, suspense continues over who the next White House occupant would be [AFP]
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Democratic candidate Barack Obama cast his ballot in his home city of Chicago. Opinion polls say he is the favourite [AFP]
Obama, who lost his grandmother on the eve of election day, ran a determined campaign [AFP]
But John McCain, Obama's Republican rival, insists he is the one who is going to win the race [AFP]
McCain, despite his advanced years, went full throttle to woo voters [AFP]
A bakery owner in California, however, says his Obama loaves of bread are outselling the McCain loaves 8 to 1. Does it reflect the popular mood? [AFP]
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The rest of the world has been affected by the US election fever and a Japanese town named Obama has been rooting for the Democratic senator[AFP]
US poll fever has even reached the distant shores of India with a sand artist creating the images of the two main rivals [AFP]
The electoral contest has gripped both the young and the old [AFP]
The election has been watched closely in Kenya, where members of Obama's family live [AFP]
The Middle East is also keenly watching the US polls, since the outcome will influence the region in many ways [AFP]
But it is among Americans where the vote has generated the most forensic attention [AFP]
Supporters for each candidate in the US have witnessed a long and hard-fought election [AFP]
Fancy dress was on show at the US embassy in London [Reuters]