FORMER senator George McGovern, an early supporter of Hillary Clinton, urged her to drop out of the Democratic presidential race and endorsed her rival Barack Obama last night.

THE US primaries are supposed to help parties select the best candidate for the Presidential election, but the Democrats could be on a hiding to nothing because they are deluding themselves.

MANY people have been comparing Barack Obama with John F Kennedy, and they are also comparing his wife, Michelle, with Jackie Kennedy.

FORMER US presidential candidate George McGovern has called for President George W Bush and Vice-President Richard Cheney to be impeached, saying the case for such a dramatic step “is far stronger” than it was against former disgraced president Richard Nixon.

John F Kennedy had to prove that a Roman Catholic could win in 1960, but the Catholic factor has not been an issue ever since.

DISGRACED former US president Richard Nixon and his 1972 re-election campaign tried to tie Democrats to the mob, gay liberation and even slavery, according to newly released papers and tapes.

HOWARD HUNT, who helped organise the Watergate break-in that led to the greatest scandal in American political history and the downfall of Richard Nixon’s presidency, has died.

Howard Hunt, who helped organise the Watergate break-in that led to the greatest scandal in American political history and the downfall of Richard Nixon’s presidency, has died.

A WORLDWIDE commitment to halve global hunger levels will only be realised if political support is urgently stepped up, a UN meeting in Dublin heard yesterday.

Former US President Richard Nixon called Ronald Reagan “strange” and an “uncomfortable man to be around,” according to White House tapes.