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New Hampshire primary: what to look out for
By Teresa Goncalves - 09 January 18:56

Mitt Romney needs to prove that he can win big but South Carolina may be the real ticket.

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US Press: pick of the papers
By Staff blogger - 09 January 14:58

The ten must-read opinion pieces from today's US papers.

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US Press: pick of the papers
By Staff blogger - 06 January 14:49

The ten must-read opinion pieces from today's US papers.

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Have you missed Herman Cain?
By Teresa Goncalves - 05 January 18:42

The one-time Republican presidential hopeful is back and on the road.

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US Press: pick of the papers
By Staff blogger - 05 January 16:41

The ten must-read opinion pieces from today's US papers.

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Michele Bachmann suspends her campaign
By Samira Shackle - 04 January 18:04

The candidate described by Rolling Stone as "late-stage Kim Jong-Il crazy" withdraws after

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A lesson on health spending for Rick Santorum
By George Eaton - 04 January 16:34

The US state spends more on healthcare than the UK.

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US Press: pick of the papers
By Staff blogger - 04 January 15:32

The ten must-read opinion pieces from today's US papers.

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10 things you didn't know about Rick Santorum...
By Mehdi Hasan - 04 January 14:47

...but might like to know in the wake of his Iowa surge.

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Romney wins by a whisker in Iowa
By George Eaton - 04 January 9:19

Republican frontrunner beats Rick Santorum by just eight votes in first primary.

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How to read the Iowa caucus results
By Samira Shackle - 03 January 19:17

All eyes are on Iowa, where voters are still undecided. Here is what to look out for in the results.

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US election 2012: runners and riders
By Grace Jennings-Edquist - 03 January 15:25

As the Republican primary season begins in earnest, here's everything you need to know about the top

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Hugo Chávez: Is the US giving Latin American leaders cancer?
By Samira Shackle - 29 December 14:15

The Venezuelan leader ponders whether the US could have "developed a technology to induce cancer".

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Top 5 political funnies of 2011
By Samira Shackle - 29 December 12:39

Herman Cain doesn't know what he thinks about Libya, Ed Miliband thinks "these strikes are wrong", a

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US Press: pick of the papers
By Staff blogger - 28 December 18:54

The ten must-read opinion pieces from today's US papers.

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Lookahead: Republican primaries 2012
By Samira Shackle - 27 December 15:51

The when, where and who of the Republican primary elections.

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Baby sticks fingers in Obama's mouth
By Staff blogger - 27 December 14:00

Video of the president visiting a marine base in Hawaii goes viral.

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Hazing hell in Afghanistan
By Yo Zushi - 23 December 20:51

Initiation rituals in the army may have led to the deaths of two Chinese Americans this year. Is cru

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US Press: pick of the papers
By Grace Jennings-Edquist - 23 December 16:44

The ten must-read opinion pieces from today's US papers.

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US Press: pick of the papers
By Staff blogger - 21 December 15:17

The ten must-read opinion pieces from today's US papers.

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US Press: pick of the papers
By Staff blogger - 20 December 18:21

The ten must-read opinion pieces from today's US papers.

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US Press: pick of the papers
By Staff blogger - 19 December 16:19

The ten must-read opinion pieces from today's US papers.

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Guantánamo comes home
Guantánamo comes home
By Yo Zushi - 17 December 17:09

Instead of closing Guantánamo, Obama has brought its shameful disregard for human rights on to the h

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Will the three Gs matter in Iowa?
By Roberto Barros - 17 December 11:37

In the first and most important caucus state, the GOP candidates are putting "gays, guns and God" is

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US Press: pick of the papers
By Staff blogger - 16 December 17:55

The ten must-read opinion pieces from today's US papers.

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US Press: pick of the papers
By Staff blogger - 15 December 18:47

The ten must-read opinion pieces from today's US papers.

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How Fox News hid the fall in unemployment
By George Eaton - 13 December 12:51

News channel's graph ignores fall in unemployment from 9 per cent to 8.6 per cent.

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Did Romney throw his presidential bid away for $10,000?
By Roberto Barros - 13 December 11:14

The Republican frontrunner tried to make a bet with a rival candidate during a televised debate, she

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US Press: pick of the papers
By Staff blogger - 09 December 17:44

The ten must-read opinion pieces from today's US papers.

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"Do you think a millionaire should pay more taxes than a bus driver?" says... Reagan
By Roberto Barros - 09 December 16:18

New pro-Obama ad attacks Republican tax cuts for the wealthy by quoting an unexpected source.

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