Head-to-Head

Sen. John McCain and Sen. Barack Obama at the University of Mississippi in Oxford, Miss (image© JIM BOURG/AP/PA Photos)Skin-deep, they couldn't be more different: one a hawkish Vietnam vet, the other a youthful peacenik. But under scrutiny, their policies do overlap.

In profile: Barack Obama

All you need to know about Barack Obama (image © PA Photos)News, photos and information on Barack Obama, the US senator from Illinois who is the Democratic party candidate for the US presidential election.

In profile: John McCain

John McCain (image © Don Burk AP/PA/PA Photos)More on John McCain, the Vietnam veteran who goes head-to-head with Barack Obama in the battle to succeed George W Bush as US President.

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