The race is on for Iowa straw poll
Six Republican presidential hopefuls will compete in the Iowa straw poll -- an unofficial test of campaign strength.
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US shutdown feared amid budget squabble
US congressional negotiators are racing to agree on billions of dollars in spending cuts before the federal government is forced to shut down.
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Republicans lie in wait for returning Obama
President Barack Obama returns to the US on Tuesday with empowered Republicans manoeuvring to strangle his healthcare law and stall his new momentum.
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Obama accused of caving to GOP 'blackmail'
Senior Democrats dismayed as US president accedes to Republican demands.
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Republicans capture House, gain in Senate
Barack Obama faced a bleak political landscape on Wednesday after voters punished Democrats over high unemployment and a sluggish economic recovery.
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