(27 Oct 08 - RV) A new poll released in the United States on Monday shows Barack
Obama narrowly leads John McCain in five of eight crucial battleground states one
week before the U.S. presidential election, with McCain ahead in two states and Florida
dead even.
The bishops of the United States are watching the election closely.
The Archbishop of Washington, Donald Wuerl, says that whoever wins the contest needs
to do something about the state of education in the country...