With the spectre of the 2000 presidential election as a backdrop, both Barack Obama and Mitt Romney’s campaigns had legions of lawyers ready to swamp polling stations to make sure every vote counted.

Americans have just a few more hours to vote for their next president.

US President Barack Obama’s campaign has recruited thousands of lawyers to be on standby for this year’s election as legal disputes surrounding the voting process escalate.

SHE was just a girl when she heard it on TV — the notion of “people getting together” to do something relevant and helpful after the traumatic events of September 11, 2001.

FORMER US vice president Al Gore welcomes a decision by police in Portland to reopen an investigation into a massage therapist’s allegations that he groped her at a hotel four years ago, according to a spokeswoman for the Nobel Peace Prize laureate.

Former US vice president Al Gore welcomes a decision by police in Portland to reopen an investigation into a massage therapist's allegations that he groped her at a hotel four years ago, according to a spokeswoman for the Nobel Peace Prize laureate.

FORMER US vice president Al Gore and his wife Tipper are separating after 40 years of marriage.

Former US vice president Al Gore and his wife Tipper are separating after 40 years of marriage.

THE publisher of former US President George W Bush’s book Decision Points set a November 9 release date, unveiled its cover design and announced new details about it.

Former US vice president Al Gore launched his national book tour in Beverly Hills with an event that seemed more like a campaign stop than a book signing.

Allegations of voter intimidation and problems with electronic voting machines hampered the crucial US midterm elections today as Americans went to the polls in the battle for control of Congress.

US Chief Justice William Rehnquist died yesterday at his home in suburban Virginia, said the Supreme Court spokeswoman.

JOHN KERRY’S concession of the US presidential race to Republican incumbent George Bush yesterday eased concerns that Ohio would emerge as a bitter battleground and delay the election’s outcome for weeks, in a replay of 2000.

US polling places experienced scattered problems today as legions of lawyers, election-rights activists and computer scientists watched for any trouble that could disenfranchise voters.

WITH any victory expected to be razor thin in Ohio and the chance that a winner might not be known for days, if not weeks, it is possible that the vote difference between US President George W Bush and Senator John Kerry will be smaller than the number of provisional ballots cast, and that matters because such ballots aren’t counted for at least 10 days after the poll.

AMERICA’S top news networks are determined to prevent a repeat of their 2000 presidential election embarrassment, which saw them declare the wrong winner.

America’s top news networks are determined to prevent a repeat of their 2000 presidential election embarrassment, which saw them declare the wrong winner.

FLORIDA Governor Jeb Bush ignored advice to throw out a flawed felon voter list before it went out to county election offices despite warnings from state officials, according to a published report this weekend.

Seven grassroots American groups asked the United Nations yesterday to provide international observers for next month’s US presidential election “to expose any violations” during voting.

George Bush has a seven-point lead over his Democratic challenger, John Kerry according to a US poll published today.

Director Michael Moore is refusing to apologise to bosses at an Illinois newspaper, who have accused him of altering a headline in his controversial film Fahrenheit 9/11.

Fahrenheit 9/11 filmmaker Michael Moore called the US opening weekend numbers for his documentary “mind-boggling” and credited his political opponents for boosting ticket sales.

Democrat John Kerry today accused President George W Bush of a “stunningly ineffective” foreign policy and stuck by his argument that the war against terrorism isn’t primarily a military struggle.

A court in Taiwan today ordered that all ballot boxes be sealed but 10,000 protesters demanded a recount of Chen Shui-bian’s re-election amid claims it was marred by voting irregularities and a mysterious shooting that wounded the president.

A US federal appeals court today reinstated California’s recall election for state governor, rejecting an earlier court’s decision to put it off for months.

California appeal court judges are expected to rule today on whether the recall election for state governor can proceed next month.

ACTOR-TURNED-POLITICIAN Arnold Schwarzenegger has answered tough questions about sex and drugs in his colourful body-building past during a high-profile TV interview.

A US appeals court threw California’s October 7 election into turmoil by postponing the vote, citing the US Supreme Court’s decision in the 2000 presidential election in ruling that punch-card ballots could lead to some votes not being counted.

A US appeals court today postponed California’s October 7 election, ruling that the poll cannot proceed because some votes would be cast using outdated punch-card ballot machines.

US Senator John Edwards of North Carolina, a first-term Democrat, said yesterday he plans to run for the White House in 2004.

Republicans appear to be headed toward extending their eight-year control of the House of Representatives.

FEARS of a repeat of the 2000 presidential election fiasco are expected to delay results from yesterday’s crucial mid-term vote that could shift the balance of power in Washington.

Fears of a repeat of the 2000 presidential election fiasco are expected to delay results from today’s crucial mid-term vote that could shift the balance of power in Washington.

THE US is braced for more polling day mayhem this week as technical glitches threaten to turn the crucial mid-term vote into a repeat of the 2000 presidential election fiasco.

The US is braced for more polling day mayhem this week as technical glitches threaten to turn the crucial mid-term vote into a repeat of the 2000 presidential election fiasco.

BRITISH Prime Minister Tony Blair yesterday sought to rally support for possible military action against Iraq, urging a recalled House of Commons not to shirk from doing what was “necessary and right”.

HE gave a victory speech, thanked supporters and even began challenging the Republican opponent to a series of debates. But Bill McBride’s bid for the Democratic nomination in the Florida gubernatorial race is far from over.

POLITICAL novice Bill McBride has pulled off a huge upset in beating former US Attorney General, Janet Reno, in a Florida Democratic primary marred