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Obama-McCain race stuck in Web of lies

Smears and outright lies about the presidential candidates are increasingly making the rounds on the Internet, setting the stage for what could become the nastiest campaign in U.S. history.

So far, Barack Obama appears to have taken the bulk of the attacks. The accusations are many: His birth certificate is fake. He's really a Muslim and was schooled at a madrassa. Deep down he hates the...

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