The US president has launched his first salvo
in an election race marked by financial issues.
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/ 26 January 2012
The commandos who swept into Somalia to rescue two hostages were part of Seal team six — the same navy unit that killed Osama bin Laden.
US President Barack Obama painted himself as a champion of the middle class during his State of the Union, demanding higher taxes for millionaires.
Republican candidates are gearing up for party nominations after Newt Gingrich’s sensational victory in South Carolina threw the race wide open.
As Republicans feud, President Barack Obama this week takes his re-election blueprint of economic justice, direct and unfiltered, to the voters.
US government in danger of missing out on historic peace settlement in Afghanistan.
The government must prepare immediately for disruptions in crude oil supply from Iran.
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/ 13 January 2012
Environmental groups have praised US President Barack Obama’s move to limit uranium mining near one of the world’s natural wonders, the Grand Canyon.
Anti-fracking lobby group gets celebrity to be the face of its campaign.
Barack Obama’s re-election campaign and Democratic allies have raised more than $68-million in the last three months, surpassing the Republicans.
Europe has been plunged in to the midst of the US presidential race after Mitt Romney accused Barack Obama of wanting a Euro-style welfare state.
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
Environmental groups have hailed a ban on new mining claims around the Grand Canyon, saying it will secure Barack Obama’s green legacy.
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.
Frontrunner Mitt Romney and rivals for the Republican presidential nomination will face off in a high-stakes debate ahead of New Hampshire’s primary.
Republican presidential candidates have swarmed on New Hampshire in the party’s bid to evict President Barack Obama from the White House.
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/ 31 December 2011
Voters in Iowa open a gruelling presidential race on Tuesday, with polls showing Mitt Romney battling Ron Paul for a momentum-generating win.
President Barack Obama’s job approval rating climbed steadily this month as he fought Republicans over the extension of a payroll tax cut.
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/ 20 December 2011
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says the US hopes the new North Korean leadership chooses to guide their nation onto the path of peace.
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/ 19 December 2011
Barack Obama faces a new battle after Republicans in the House of Representatives rejected a tax deal already approved by the Senate.
An Associated Press poll shows the killing of Osama bin Laden was the top news story of 2011, followed by Japan’s earthquake/tsunami disaster.
Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni has urged international donors not to let concerns for gay rights affect the country’s need for developmental aid.
Nato will end its seven-year troop training mission in Iraq at the end of December — coinciding with the withdrawal of US troops from the country.
The United States has vacated a Pakistani air base following a deadline given by Islamabad in the wake of anger over November’s Nato air strikes.
Barack Obama says Republican lawmakers are taking advantage, depriving middle-class Americans of better protection against deceptive business practice
Barack Obama has blasted his foes and Wall Street, portraying himself as a champion of the middle class and laying out themes of his re-election bid.
Barack Obama has seized momentum to paint Republicans as the party of the rich to gain victories on priorities of a tax cut and a new regulator.
Barack Obama has stepped up a counter attack against Republican opponents charging that he has short-changed Israel’s security.
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/ 24 November 2011
The Arab Spring, eurozone crisis and looming US elections has thrown the global political landscape into turmoil in 2011.
Russia has threatened to deploy missiles to target the US missile shield in Europe if Washington fails to assuage Moscow’s concerns about its plans.
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/ 22 November 2011
Some politicians have taken to using social media as a tool to measure social unrest, while others are using it to engage citizens and cut costs.
A US super committee has grown more pessimistic about reaching a deal to shrink swollen deficits as it remains unable to close partisan gaps.