America Votes '08 » Opinion
 
LETTERS FROM WASHINGTON
Is it the U.S. of O?
This is one American presidential election that is bigger than America. Today, we all miss our voting rights…unless you have already cast in your mind, writes S Prasannarajan.
 
The colour of politics
Does the spellbinding ascent of Barack Obama signal the post-racial politics of America? How did he overcome the stereotype of black politics? S Prasannarajan tells us.
 
Letter from Washington
The story of Barack Obama is a story of many transformations. And in Washington over the last one week, I have been hearing only the many variations of that story, writes S. Prasannarajan.
 
OTHER COLUMNS
 
The Obama effect
Obama, like Rajiv Gandhi, brings the promise of big change. The concern is, can he deliver. Raj Chengappa tells more.
 
Race so far
Barack Obama, the Democratic candidate and the favourite of political bookies, is on the verge of being canonised — no matter however prematurely — as Our Son of Salvation, writes S. Prasannarajan.
 
Shock of the new
In the global blockbuster that is the American presidential election, it has been a hero-driven script so far, writes S. Prasannarajan.
 
Oh-ba-ma!
He has won enough Democratic delegates to be formalized as the first black candidate of the Democratic Party, writes S Prasannarajan in his blog Recto-reader.
 
 
 
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The democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama backs the Indo-US nuke deal but may he be under pressure to reinforce non-proliferation rules that could restrict transfer of technology and fuel to India.
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The Obama effect
Obama, like Rajiv Gandhi, brings the promise of big change. The concern is, can he deliver. Raj Chengappa tells more.
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