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The man from Massachusetts has momentum
28 November 2011

There are two readings of Mitt Romney’s position — he can’t win, and he can’t lose. But might he be the man who can hold on to enough of a Republican support base to break the front-runner cycle and face Obama in 2012?

International Politics
Getting over the One
07 October 2011

As Barack Obama’s popularity wanes, a 62-year-old Harvard law professor and grandmother is emerging as the hero of the American progressive left. And she’s standing for Ted Kennedy’s old seat in the Senate.

International Politics
That’s the sound of swing voters swinging away from Obama
22 September 2011

Although he remains overwhelmingly popular inside his own party, Obama is losing the independents.

International Politics
The GOP’s new weapon
26 August 2011

George W Bush only pretended to be a good ol’ Texas cowboy. Rick Perry, governor of Texas and most recent entrant in the race for the Republican nomination, is the real deal.

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