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/ 16 February 2012
It is an election year in the US and anything, even what cannot possibly be supported by the evidence, can be said, as long as it gets votes.
Barack Obama has proposed a $3.8-trillion budget brimming with populist tax hikes on the rich and jobs spending designed to outmanoeuvre Republicans.
Many US Republicans may have growing concerns about their presidential front-runner Mitt Romney but no one is pushing the panic button — yet.
Boosted by rising US jobs figures, Barack Obama’s approval rating has hit the 50% mark and has opened up a lead over his likely Republican opponent.
Mitt Romney has coasted to victory in the US Republican Party’s latest presidential nomination caucus, but rival Newt Gingrich has vowed to fight on.
Republican candidates and President Barack Obama recognise the importance of Nevada.
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/ 3 February 2012
In the latest tell-people-what-they-want-to-hear speech on the election circuit, Newt Gingrich made a remarkable promise: he wants a moon base.
Mitt Romney leads the Republican presidential race with his Florida win but drew criticism with remarks suggesting indifference to America’s poor.
Florida’s Republicans vote tonight in a high-stakes presidential primary election with Mitt Romney holding a double-digit lead over Newt Gingrich.
The US president has launched his first salvo
in an election race marked by financial issues.
US President Barack Obama painted himself as a champion of the middle class during his State of the Union, demanding higher taxes for millionaires.
Newt Gingrich received a boost when the family who donated $5-million to an organisation supporting his campaign this month gave another $5-million.
Republican candidates are gearing up for party nominations after Newt Gingrich’s sensational victory in South Carolina threw the race wide open.
Republican frontrunner faces dirty tricks and a ‘bare-knuckles’ contest in South Carolina.
Barack Obama’s re-election campaign and Democratic allies have raised more than $68-million in the last three months, surpassing the Republicans.
A brutal battle looms in the fight for the Republican nomination as presidential hopeful Mitt Romney’s opponents prepare to launch an all-out ad war.
Mitt Romney has won the New Hampshire Republican primary, a major step toward cementing a position as the party’s choice to run against Barack Obama.
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/ 10 January 2012
Despite attacks from his competitors, Mitt Romney has been seen as the favourite for the Republican presidential candidate.
Republican front-runner Mitt Romney’s statement that "I like being able to fire people" is likely to be seized on in attack ads ahead of US primaries.
Republican Mitt Romney has fended off a few attacks on his business record and sailed through a high-stakes debate that his rivals used to jockey for.
Impressive poll results reveal that the Republican is way ahead of his fellow election contenders.
Mitt Romney managed an endorsement from US Sentaor John McCain after a new challenge from his rivals for the Republican presidential nomination.
Republicans are strategising to win more votes from the demographically critical US Hispanic group, without alienating the party’s conservative base.
Republican presidential frontrunner Newt Gingrich is under fire for describing Palestinians as an "invented" people who were taught to kill at school