The billionaire capitalised on widespread disillusionment and the divide between whites and minorities, between the college educated and the working class, says James Oliphant

Singer-songwriter Jackson Browne sued Republican presidential nominee-in-waiting John McCain and the Ohio and national Republican committees in US District Court in Los Angeles, accusing them of using his song Running on Empty without his permission.

TWO US federal judges yesterday barred parties from posting challengers at polling places throughout Ohio, saying poll workers, not outsiders, should determine voter eligibility.