The United States will be having presidential elections on November 4 , 2008 . As of date, three candidates seem to be ahead in the fray - a former first lady who, if she wins, will be the first lady US president, a highly decorated and service-oriented former naval officer and a first-time Afro-American with charisma for change. While the birth times of the candidates are not accurately known, the facts of their lives have been taken to see if they correlate with the birth time calculated, assuming that the birth dates are correct. They are: Hillary Clinton born on October 26, 1947, Barack Obama born on August 4, 1961, (both for the Democratic party) who are running neck to neck in the primaries and John McCain born on August 29, 1936 for the Republican party. Their charts and life events are discussed below.

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Hillary Clinton

She was born on October 26, 1947, at 20 hours in Chicago. The planetary positions for this are: Mithuna lagna with Mars and Saturn in 2nd in Karkataka; Sun, Mercury and Venus in 5th in Tula; Jupiter and Ketu in 6th in Vruschika; Moon in 10th in Meena and Rahu in 12th in Vrushabha. In Bhava, Kuja and Sani move to third, which means if the time is correct she must have had loss of siblings. The major events in her life with astrological periods are discussed below:

1. She met Bill Clinton when they were Yale Law School students in 1971.

Mercury Mars – Lagna maha dasa and the rasi lord of 7th – Lagna maha dasa and 7th lord antar.

2. She married on 10/11/1975 - Mercury Guru – Guru is 7th lord.

3. Daughter, Chelsea, was born on February 27, 1980 - Ketu Venus – Venus is 5th lord.

4. The marriage problems – in the late '80s - Bill Clinton was caught in a long-term affair.

Venus Venus forming - Guru and Bhrugu Chandala yogas in Bhava with 7th lord.

5. Gennifer Flowers accusation came out in 1992.

Venus Mars in 1992 - Mars in neecha in Kutumba sthana.

6. Twice named as one of the 100 top lawyers in the U.S.

Tenth lord Guru in 6th with Kuja and Sani in 2nd.

7. Her husband was voted Governor of Arkansas in 1978 at age 32.

Guru Sani – Guru as tenth lord is aspecting 9th lord Sani forming Bhagya Rajya Adhipati yoga and it is seen that while Guru is not giving full benefit, tenth lord Sani is giving her good results. It is worthwhile to note that the graha bala of Guru is very low at 67% while Sani and Kuja in 3rd are forming Vipareeta Raja yoga and will especially do good as they are in Vikrama sthana in Bhava.

8. Husband was sworn into office as U.S President on January 20, 1993.

Venus Mars – As mentioned in earlier point, all the good to be done by 7th and tenth lord are transferred to Kuja and Sani.

9. 1998 denial of Monica Lewinsky affair by husband.&

10. August 13, 1998, she heard the truth about her husband's 18-month tryst.

Venus Guru - as mentioned Guru is weak and doing only bad.

11. She announced her candidacy in New York in June 2000 and won on November 7, 2000, as Senator from New York.

Venus Sani – Sani is forming Bhagya Rajya Adhipati yoga.

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Analysis

In navamsa Mars is exalted, Budha and Venus are in their own house with Guru in tenth as lagna and fourth lord. Second house of speech having exalted Mars and own house Venus in 6th has naturally given her great fame as a lawyer but Rahu and Mars in kutumba sthana indicates the erratic behaviour of her husband about marriage. The present periods (based on savana year of 360 days a year) is Sun Guru from February 5, 2008, to November 19, 2008, and Sun Sani from November 19 2008 to October 2009.

Assuming different birth times and accordingly different lagnas, for any lagna with Kuja and sun being in neecha, only one of them - either Kuja or Sun - will be having neecha bhanga raja yoga. Thus while her popularity was on the rise till Feb 5, 2008, it was downhill only, in all primaries from then on.

This period of Guru, which has given problems throughout her life, continues to be her Waterloo, and there seems to be no way that she can win the election, even in the unlikely position of her being nominated as Democratic candidate.

Her best hope is to become a vice-presidential candidate for Obama when their combined strengths can catapult them to winning the election. This is more so as the period will be Sun Sani from Nov 19 2008 to Oct 2009.

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Barack Obama

He was born on August 4, 1961, at 13:06 hours at Honolua, Hawaii, USA. The planetary positions are: Tula lagna with Guru and Sani in 4 th in Makara; Ketu in 5 th ; Moon in exaltation in Vrushabha; Venus in 9th in Mithuna, Sun and Budha in tenth in Karkataka; and Mars and Rahu in 11th in Simha. The major events in his life with astrological periods are discussed below:

1. Undergraduate degree from Columbia University in 1983

Rahu guru as 3rd lord in 3rd with 4 th lord.

2. Law degree from Harvard in 1991.

Rahu Venus - Strong Venus aspecting 2nd.

3. Chicago law firm in civil rights legislation. He also lectured at the University of Chicago in 1991.

Rahu Venus - Strong Venus in own house, Rahu in 11 th.

4. Illinois Senate in 1996.

Rahu Moon - Tenth lord Moon in exaltation with Rahu in 10th in bhava.

5. U.S Senate in 2004 &

6. Keynote speech in support of John Kerry in 2004.

Guru Ketu - Strong Guru. Lord of Ketu's house with Guru

7. Announced as presidential candidate in February, 2007.

Guru Venus - Both strong in own houses

8. Book - Dreams from My Father in 1995.

Guru Moon - Own house Guru, exalted 10th lord Moon.

9. Book - The Audacity of Hope, in 2006.

Guru Venus - Both strong in own houses.

10. Two daughters: Malia (born 1999) and Sasha (born 2001)

Guru Guru and Guru Sani - Fifth lord Sani with strong Guru.

11. His father was from Kenya, his mother from Kansas.

12. His parents divorced and his father returned to Africa.

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Analysis

Tula lagna with Guru and Sani in 4th in Makara, Ketu in 5th, Moon in exaltation in Vrushabha, Venus in 9th in Mithuna, Sun and Budha in 10th in Karkataka, and Mars and Rahu in 11th in Simha.

Tenth lord Moon is in exaltation and tenth has 9th lord Budha and 11th lord Sun with Sun being very powerful with over 190% strength. These are aspected by yoga karaka Sani and Guru which is in Neecha Bhanga Raja yoga. In Bhava, Guru and Sani move to 3rd, Moon to 7th, Venus to own 8th, Budha to own 9th and Rahu to 10th - all forming very good combinations.

In Navamsa, Lagna lord Venus and 7th lord Mars are in 8th with 4th lord Sun Budha in exaltation in own 5th, Sani in own 10th and Guru in own 12th with Moon. All these good combinations will get him the Democratic nomination and win the election. The present period is Jupiter MahaDasa Sun antar from Dec 11 2007 to Sep 24 2008 - all indicating the great power of sun in tenth - which is making him move from strength to strength.

During election time he is having the antar dasa of Moon, the tenth lord, in exaltation from September 24, 2008 to January 17, 2010.

Thus the combinations and periods are very favourable for him to get the Democratic nomination and win the election.

With many common features in his chart with those of Hillary Clinton - it will be a great strategic and winning move to have her as running vice-president to achieve the change he is advocating - from Republican to Democratic rule - for the first time with an Afro-American president and a lady vice-president.

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John McCain

He was born on August 29, 1936 at 9 AM at Coco Solo, Panama. He has Kanya lagna with exalted lagna lord Budha in lagna, Guru in 3rd in Vruschika, Rahu in 4th in Dhanus, Moon in 5th Makara, Sani in 6th in own Kumbha, Ketu in 10th, Mars in neecha in 11th Karkataka and Sun and Venus in 12th Simha. In bhava, Rahu comes to 3rd, Moon to 4th, Ketu to 9th and Budha to 12th.

John McCain has a remarkable record of leadership and experience that embodies his unwavering lifetime commitment to service. The major events in his life with astrological periods are discussed below:

1. McCain has a Navy heritage – his father and grandfather were four-star admirals.

Sun in own 12th house with 9th lord Venus.

2. He has a 22-year career (1959-1981) as a naval aviator. His naval honours include the Silver Star, Bronze Star, Legion of Merit, Purple Heart, and the Distinguished Flying Cross.

Joined in Rahu Guru - indicating all the problems he faced in career but both in Vikrama Sthana in bhava leading to many honours.

3. In Vietnam in July 1967, he was shot down and spent 5 1/2 years in captivity, including two in solitary confinement along with frequent beatings and torture.

Rahu Venus to Rahu Mars - Rahu in Sukha Sthana and Mars in Neecha. Venus in Vyaya Sthana.

4. In 1973, he returned home. His marriage soon ended.

Guru Mahadasa 1973. Guru in 3rd with Rahu in bhava. In navamsa Budha is in neecha in 7th with Neecha Bhanga Raja yoga aspected by Mars. Guru is in neecha in navamsa as 7th lord.

5. First elected to the House of Representatives in 1982, he won the first of four terms in the Senate in 1986.

Guru - Venus 1982.

6. McCain was among five senators who were investigated for taking contributions from savings and loan financier Charles Keating. In 1991, the Senate ethics committee cleared McCain of any wrongdoing, except using poor judgment.

Sani Sani 6th lord in 6th.

7. McCain was seen as a populist maverick in his campaign for the 2000 Republican presidential nomination when he gave Bush a scare by winning the first-in-the-nation primary state of New Hampshire by 18 percentage points.

Sani Sun both own houses but in 6th and 12th.

8. On July 29 1967, John narrowly survived the first of many near-death experiences during his lifetime while preparing to take off on a bombing mission over North Vietnam from his ship, the USS Forrestal. A missile accidentally fired from a nearby plane struck the fuel tanks on John's plane and created a deadly inferno aboard the ship. John barely escaped the fiery disaster that killed 134 men, injured hundreds more and destroyed 20 planes.

Rahu Venus start

9. Senator McCain has seven children and four grandchildren, and currently lives in Phoenix, Arizona with his wife Cindy.

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Analysis

He has exalted lagna lord in lagna, 8th lord in neecha, Sani and Sun in own houses indicating the high order of service and commitment. Mars as 8th lord in neecha indicates the tribulations as POW.

In navamsa, lagna and tenth lord budha is in neecha without any neecha bhanga raja yoga and 7th lord is also in neecha but with neecha bhanga raja yoga. Sani and Rahu in 10th are quite powerful but not enough to make him a president.

In Drekkana 22nd Drekkana lord Kuja in his own house even in drekkana indicates his suffering and valour and tryst with death.

Budha maha dasa starting April 2008 is powerful enough (133 %) to get him nominated as presidential candidate but it is not strong enough - especially Budha's neecha in navamsa - to win the election. The incumbent opposition also works against him.

Thus if the birth data is correct, Barack Obama seems to be having the edge over the rest.

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