POLITICS: U.N. Hopes for “New Multilateralism” Under Obama

With the election of Democratic Senator Barack Obama as the next president of the United States, many observers and diplomats believe the United Nations can look forward to stronger cooperation with Washington - after eight years of often contentious relations with the George W. Bush administration.

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC-US: Exorcising the Ghosts of Slavery

On the island where the African slave trade was first introduced to the western hemisphere in 1520, the United States embassy in Santo Domingo hosted more than 1,000 people to view the possible election of the son of an African to the U.S. presidency.

CARIBBEAN: Region Sees Sympathetic Ally in Obama

They sat glued to their television sets as the new president-elect of the United States, Barack Obama, during his acceptance speech in the early hours of Wednesday, made reference to those listening "in far off places" around the world.

POLITICS-US: Obama’s Momentum Carries Congress

When U.S. president-elect Barack Obama takes his historic oath of office on the steps of the Capitol at his inauguration in January, he can know that the building he's standing before will be filled with allies.

POLITICS-US: Yes, He Could – Obama Handily Takes White House

In a historic victory, Democratic Sen. Barack Obama has been elected the 44th president of the United States.

VIETNAM: Scant Interest in US Elections

While the US Presidential election has gripped the world, there is little interest in this city where Republican candidate John McCain spent over five years as a prisoner of war.

POLITICS-US: Massive Turnout Expected to Tip Vote for Obama

On the eve of Tuesday's elections, Sen. Barack Obama and his fellow Democratic candidates appear to be on the verge of a historic victory, according to political experts attached to both major parties and the latest polling.

POLITICS-US: Can Naturalised Citizens Tip the Balance?

Juan Carlos Jimenez had already lived legally in the United States for nearly 40 years when he became a citizen in October, at 44. He joined hundreds of other immigrants at a New York courthouse to take his oath.

POLITICS-US: Racism Won’t Keep Arab Americans From Polls

Arab Americans are expected to vote in large numbers Tuesday, despite concerns over voter intimidation and weak outreach from the presidential candidates, representatives of major community organisations say.

POLITICS-US: Vote-Flipping Reported on E-Voting Machines

Several U.S. citizens reported watching their votes flip on electronic voting machines in different states during the early voting period, highlighting the continued vulnerability of "e-voting" systems, which about 50 million U.S. citizens will use on Tuesday, despite problems since as early as 2004.

POLITICS-US: Top Obama Advisor Has Long Ties to Neocons

With the 2008 presidential campaign at its end, pundits have begun to discuss in earnest what expected winner Barack Obama's administration might look like. An important piece of evidence is Obama's campaign team, which largely escaped the harsh scrutiny that his opponent's lobbyist-laden team received.

POLITICS-US: Two, Three, Many Grand Bargains?

As the United States waded ever deeper into the Indochinese quagmire in the early 1960s, the Argentine revolutionary Che Guevara called for "two, three, many Vietnams" to bog down the superpower in unwinnable Third World conflicts that would drain its treasury and overstretch its military.

POLITICS-US: Latin America Experts Urge Obama to Break With Past

Will Washington's policy towards Latin America be genuinely different from past U.S. administrations if Barack Obama is elected as the next president in November? To some experts on Latin America, the answer is no. Others believe that the U.S. role would be far more positive.

U.S.: Arab Americans Stoke Strong Minority Support for Obama

With only one week left before the Nov. 4 presidential elections, Arab Americans have sharply increased their support for the Democratic candidate, Sen. Barack Obama, according to a poll released here Tuesday by the Arab American Institute (AAI).

CARIBBEAN: US Election Spurs Hope – Tempered by Realism

The results of the opinion poll published by the Observer newspaper in Jamaica last weekend perhaps underscore the feelings of most Caribbean nationals.

U.S.: A Week Out, Obama and Democrats Poised for Victory

With only one week before the Nov. 4 elections, Democrats are increasingly hopeful that they will emerge next Wednesday with control of the White House and substantially increased majorities in both houses of Congress.

POLITICS-US: Plumbing the Depths of Spin

In the waning days of an interminable United States presidential campaign, a plumber and would-be small businessman bestrides the narrow race like a colossus with a tool belt.

POLITICS-US: Online Poll Shows Obama a Hit in China

Beijing has a tradition of sound relations with Republican presidents of the United States, but the latest China poll shows popular opinion bucking the trend with Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama becoming an "overwhelming hit" with ordinary Chinese.

POLITICS-US: Candidates' Worldviews Are Worlds Apart

While the ongoing financial crisis has almost entirely displaced foreign policy and even the Iraq War as the main concern of voters here, the differences in approach to the world beyond U.S. borders between the Republican candidate, Sen. John McCain, and his Democratic rival, Sen. Barack Obama, remain both wide and substantial.

BOOKS-US: A Liberal’s Travels in “Flyover Country”

"What are they thinking?" is a question my mother screams at the television every election season. A union nurse in overwhelmingly liberal, Democratic San Francisco, she cannot believe that the presidential election is even close.

POLITICS-US: Campaigns Spar Over Broken Health System

For a man who said he watched his mother battle with insurance companies while dying of cancer in a hospital bed, and whose 85-year-old grandmother is said to be in serious condition, healthcare for all citizens has become a defining issue in the historic campaign of Democratic presidential nominee Sen. Barack Obama.