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With just days before the US presidential election, opinion polls indicate growing support for Democratic nominee Senator Barack Obama. Even traditionally conservative North Carolina is now considered a "toss up," where both Obama and Republican nominee Senator John Mcain are virtually tied in the polls. This is a surprising development in a traditionally conservative state where in 2004 President George W. Bush won by 12 percentage points. VOA's Brian Padden reports from North Carolina that the state is now in play because of the economy, an energized Democratic organization, and Republican neglect.

Voting in the US' crucial battleground states could swing the country's presidential election. With just one week to go now, Barack Obama appears to be winning the fight for them, leading John McCain in 5 of 8 key states. Democratic candidate Obama is ahead in Virginia, North Carolina, Missouri, Nevada and Ohio. Ohio has been a happy hunting ground for Republicans in recent years, but as Teresa Bo reports from Zanesville, opinion on the candidates is now more evenly divided.

While voter registration for the US presidential election ended on Monday, Republicans and Democrats across the country are still trying to sign up as many new voters as possible. Al Jazeera's Clayton Swisher reports from Ohio, a key battleground state, where nearly 700,000 new voters have been signed up since December 2007.

Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin on Saturday accused Democrat Barack Obama of "palling around with terrorists" because of an association with a former '60s radical.

Democrat Barack Obama has broken out into a seven-point lead over Republican John McCain one month before the election, according to a new Associated Press-GfK poll.

Debates between nominated presidential candidates have become a pre-election fixture in the United States. In this segment of "How America Elects," VOA's Jeffrey Young looks at the impact of the three debates between the presidential nominees, and the single vice presidential debate.

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Peggy Noonan, a republican analyst and speechwriter, was caught on mic trashing Sarah Palin. She called Palin unqualified, and slams the Republican Party for picking her.

Bristol Palin, 17, appeared with her apparent fiance and father of her unborn child at the Republican National Convention. Palin's mother, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, is the GOP running mate.

Part 1 Part2 Republican National Convention - Ethnic Voices What are the key issues for deciding on a president for different ethnic and religious groups attending the Republican National Convention? On Monday's Riz Khan we speak to representatives of the Arab, Jewish, South Asian and Latino communities to find out what foreign policy and domestic issues they think will drive the elections. The panel also assesses the impact that John McCain's newly chosen running mate, Sarah Palin, will have on the polls. The Riz Khan show was broadcast from the Republican National Convention in St Paul Minnesota.

Just over two years ago she was a small-town mayor, but now Sarah Palin, Alaska's 44-year-old governor and mother of five, is the Republican's first female vice-presidential candidate. She was presented to the party faithful at a rally in Dayton, Ohio during the Republican's convention. John McCain said Palin was exactly what he needed to complete the party's ticket. But his choice, has raised a few eyebrows because of her relative inexperience.

Fake money showing Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama with a headdress has been removed from the Snohomish County Republicans booth at the Washington State Fair.

NEWS: Thousands of Democrats have gathered in Denver for a four-day convention to nominate Barack Obama as their White House nominee. This report send us to the heart of the Republican "war room" (Report James André, in Denver).