US media say Republican presidential candidate John McCain has chosen Alaska Governor Sarah Palin as his vice presidential running mate.
Palin has been governor of Alaska since December 2006 and was the first woman to hold the position. The 44-year-old Palin is known as an anticorruption crusader. She is also an Cuba's military ready regardless US elections ...
Obama calls for increase of US troops in Afghanistan ... opponent of abortion rights and a member of the National Rifle Association. If McCain were elected in the November 4 presidential election, Palin would become the first woman vice president in the United States. Earlier, Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama accepted his party's nomination with a rousing speech in front of 84,000 supporters in Denver, Colorado. His running mate is to be Delaware senator Joe Biden.
(Deutsche Welle)
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