US votes in mid-term elections

Voting has begun today in US mid-term elections that could determine the course of President George W Bush's last two years in office. The whole lower House and a third of Senate seats are up for re-election.

During this campaign, members of the GOP have generally tried to distance themselves from Bush as his record of actions and inactions are seen as harmful to the party as a whole.

Perhaps indicating a backlash against the President and the GOP, polls suggest Democrats could capture at least one of the Houses of Congress, although the race remains close.