Elections of 44th US President to take place today

Elections of the 44th US President will take place on Tuesday. The first polling stations will be opened in a number of Eastern states – Vermont, Georgia, South Carolina, Kentucky, Indiana and Virginia. Alaska will be the last to vote. The candidate of the Democratic Party is a favourite now – a 47-year-old senator from Illinois Barack Obama. His rival is the candidate of the Republican Party – a 72-year-old Senator from Arizona John McCain.

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