President Barack Obama steered clear of politics in a pep talk to students that sparked controversy among conservatives, who accused him of trying to indoctrinate America’s children.

BARACK OBAMA and John McCain were locked in a last-ditch fight for the key industrial states of Ohio and Pennsylvania yesterday as the race to the White House race appeared to be tilting to the Democratic candidate.

THE US electoral map is becoming bluer as more battleground states appear to be breaking for Democrat Barack Obama, latest polls indicate.

Barack Obama hit back strongly against criticism of his economic plan today as polls showed the race for the White House was tightening with just 12 days to go.

The first debate between John McCain and Barack Obama, seen by an estimated 52.4 million viewers, was a TV ratings flop, a US research firm said.

DEMOCRAT Hillary Clinton holds a slim lead in Iowa over Barack Obama and a rising John Edwards, who are tied for second place three days before the state opens the presidential nominating race, according to a Reuters/C-SPAN/ Zogby poll released yesterday.

I am greatly enjoying the ‘FitzGerald at 80’ series on RTÉ 1 on Sunday nights. The energy and interest that Dr FitzGerald continues to demonstrate in public affairs puts men and women half and indeed a quarter of his age to shame.

Google is using its popular internet search technology to find information and images broadcast on US television, continuing a recent effort to extend its reach beyond the web.

NOT in Ukraine, but in the USA. As an American citizen living in Ireland, I cannot believe the Irish media’s silence on the voting irregularities in the US presidential election.