MAYO could be represented in the White House if Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama is successful in his election campaign.

AS ONE great spectacle closed yesterday another moved inexorably towards its climax in November.

Former US presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton has today congratulated Senator Joe Biden on his nomination to be Barack Obama's running mate.

US Senator Joe Biden faced immediate controversy as he officially entered the presidential race today, after describing Democratic rival Barack Obama as the “first mainstream African-American” who was articulate, bright, clean and good-looking.

The Iraq prisoner abuse scandal shifted to the question of whether the Bush administration set up a legal foundation that opened the door for the mistreatment.