Paddy calls it

DUBLIN, Ireland (AP) — The race is over as far as Ireland's biggest bookmaker is concerned.

Paddy Power PLC says it is so sure Barack Obama will win the U.S. presidential election next month that it paid off Thursday on all bets it had taken backing the Democratic candidate. It said it shelled out more than euro1 million, about $1.35 million.

[From The Associated Press: Irish bookie calls US race over, pays off on Obama]