Barack Obama

Beltway Briefing
By New Statesman - 07 July 20:33

The top stories from US politics today.

Obama's answers not short, but tweet
By Emanuelle Degli Esposti - 07 July 16:09

The US President's first ever Twitter town hall meeting proves a test for his notorious oratory.

On the deficit, Clinton gets it but Obama doesn't.
By Mehdi Hasan - 07 July 13:06

The Bubba comes out against austerity.

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The strange silencing of liberal America
By John Pilger - 07 July 9:03

Obama's greatest achievement is having seduced, co-opted and silenced much of liberal opinion in the

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In Afghanistan, the death toll continues to rise
By Mehdi Hasan - 03 July 12:19

The number of US military fatalities has remained virtually unchanged, year on year.

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Fighting terror: "muscular" Cameron versus "nuanced" Obama
By Matt Cavanagh - 02 July 11:15

America's new counter-terrorist strategy points is better, more confident alternative to the UK's 'P

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"The President was kind of a dick yesterday"
By Duncan Robinson - 30 June 18:34

Mark Halperin, a political analyst for Time magazine, is in trouble after calling the president "a d

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"It's still the economy, stupid", part two
By Duncan Robinson - 28 June 19:40

US voter confidence in the economy is falling rapidly. The good news for Obama? Well, once you're at

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Bin Laden's death will have little bearing on 2012
By Elizabeth Bonner - 28 June 13:53

Now that Barack Obama's "Bin Laden bounce" has come and gone, the 2012 election will be won on domes

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Beltway Briefing
By Duncan Robinson - 27 June 19:29

The top five stories from US politics today, featuring Bachmann, Romney, Obama and Palin.

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