Dollar slips ahead of US election results New York: The dollar is falling slightly against other major currencies as traders await results from the US presidential election, which is expected to be a tight race. The euro rose to $1.2816 from $1.2792 late on Monday. The British pound rose to $1.5994 from $1.5972. The dollar fell to 0.9428 Swiss franc from 0.9435 Swiss franc and to 99.30 Canadian cents from...
12:39 AM, Nov 07, 2012
Washington: Sporadic problems were reported Tuesday at polling places around the country, including a confrontation in Pennsylvania involving Republican inspectors over access to some polls and a last-minute court fight in Ohio over election software. One Florida elections office mistakenly told voters in robocalls the election was on Wednesday. Although the majority of complaints were simply long lines, the Election Protection coalition of civil rights and voting access groups said...
12:21 AM, Nov 07, 2012
Cleveland/Chicago: President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney battled down to the wire on Tuesday, mounting a last-minute Election Day drive to get their supporters to the polls in a handful of states that will decide the winner in a neck-and-neck race for the White House. Capping a long and bitter presidential campaign, Americans cast their votes at polling stations across the country. At least 120 million people were...
12:02 AM, Nov 07, 2012
BJP split wide open over Nitin Gadkari. Race to the white house wide open as America votes to choose its next President, both Obama and Romney exude confidence. ...
11:53 PM, Nov 06, 2012
The race to the White House has entered its very final stretch as America began voting to elect its 45th president. ...
11:46 PM, Nov 06, 2012
At least 120 million people were expected to render judgement on whether to give Obama a second term or replace him with Romney. ...
11:41 PM, Nov 06, 2012
Washington: Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney kept up campaign frenzy even on Election Day and dashed through the swing states of Ohio and Pennsylvania for a last minute push to his election prospects. In an email to his supporters, Romney sought their vote. His campaign advisors exuded confidence that Romney would be able to make an upset later in the evening when election results start pouring in. "Yes, it's hard...
11:41 PM, Nov 06, 2012
Washington: Congratulating his Republican rival Mitt Romney for running a spirited campaign, US President Barack Obama expressed confidence he would win re-election during a surprise stop at a local campaign office to thank volunteers. "The great thing about these campaigns is after all the TV ads and all the fundraising and all the debates and all the electioneering, it comes down to this. One day and these incredible folks who...
11:26 PM, Nov 06, 2012
Kid Rock and the Romneys were given a rousing welcome at their rally arena in New Hampshire, where Republican candidate Mitt Romney gave his last campaign speech. ...
10:46 PM, Nov 06, 2012
New York: Residents of New York and New Jersey, the two US states worst hit by the superstorm Sandy, braved near freezing temperatures and adjusted to changes in polling procedures as they came out in large numbers to vote for the country's next president on Tuesday. Amid concerns that the devastation caused by last week's hurricane Sandy will impact voter turnout in the northeast states, including Connecticut, officials put in...
10:35 PM, Nov 06, 2012
At least 120 million people are expected to render judgement on whether to give Barack Obama a second term or replace him with Mitt Romney. ...
10:15 PM, Nov 06, 2012
Washington: Capping a long and bitter race for the White House, Americans cast their votes on Tuesday with polls showing President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney neck-and-neck in an election that will be decided in a handful of states. Polling stations opened across the eastern United States and Midwest, with the West Coast soon to follow, as Election Day dawned. At least 120 million people were expected to...
08:46 PM, Nov 06, 2012
Washington: An uncertain four years could await President Barack Obama if, under one possible outcome of Tuesday's election, he clings to power despite losing the popular vote to Republican Mitt Romney. Never before in US history has a sitting president won a second term without winning the popular vote. This year, it's within the realm of possibility. A very tight race seems to favour Obama in the handful of most...
07:12 PM, Nov 06, 2012
Kid Rock and the Romneys were given a rousing welcome at their rally arena in New Hampshire, where Republican candidate Mitt Romney gave his last campaign speech. ...
06:37 PM, Nov 06, 2012
A US Election officer in New Delhi said that they are expecting more people to vote in this election, both in the US and overseas. ...
06:32 PM, Nov 06, 2012
Washington: Voting is currently underway in 26 states in the United States to elect the 45th president of the country. Vice President Joe Biden voted along with his wife just a short while ago in Delaware. Polling has opened in most eastern states and is now heading towards mid-western states. The states currently voting include North Carolina and Ohio. Voting will begin in Florida in a short while from now....
06:13 PM, Nov 06, 2012
US President Barack Obama bid an emotional goodbye to the campaign trail at his final campaigning stop in Iowa. Iowa is the state from where he launched his first run to the White House. Obama appeared to be brushing aside a tear during his speech. ...
05:54 PM, Nov 06, 2012
The US Electoral College was established in the Constitution as a compromise between electing a president by a vote in Congress and by popular vote of citizens. Here are some facts about the Electoral College: - The Electoral College, which is not a place but a process, consists of 538 electors. To win the presidency, a candidate must win at least 270 electors. - The number of electors equals the...
05:21 PM, Nov 06, 2012
Washington: The first results of the US Presidential elections, by tradition, were tallied in Dixville Notch and Hart's Location, New Hampshire, shortly after midnight on Monday. President Barack Obama and Republican candidate Mitt Romney each received five votes in Dixville Notch. In Hart's Location, Obama got 23 votes to 9 votes for Romney and two votes for Libertarian candidate Gary Johnson. Obama and Romney face the verdict of voters on...
01:40 PM, Nov 06, 2012
Obama and Romney face the verdict of voters on Tuesday after a long and bitter White House campaign, with polls showing them deadlocked in a race that will be decided in a handful of states where it is extraordinarily close. ...
12:37 PM, Nov 06, 2012
