Best and worst of times - plus the possibility of Clinton-Bush rematchAmerica : Few events could equal the sense of being at the epicentre of history in Chicago on election rightSat Nov 10 2012 - 00:00
'The president reflects this country'Thirty-six hours after the presidential race was called, President Barack Obama’s campaign team yesterday explained why they …Fri Nov 9 2012 - 00:00
Thoughts of Gettysburg address and Lincoln as Obama took stageANALYSIS: Before dawn, in the euphoria of his re-election, Obama’s wish for co-operation suddenly felt possibleThu Nov 8 2012 - 00:00
Obama seeks to heal divisionsUS president Barack Obama secured his re-election yesterday through a powerful coalition of minorities that became the majority…Thu Nov 8 2012 - 00:00
To the victor an emotional hometown celebrationThe party: President Barack Obama rewarded his legions of campaign workers by reserving his election night party just for them…Thu Nov 8 2012 - 00:00
Adopted hometown delivers for ObamaBefore they moved to the White House, Barack Obama and his wife and daughters lived in a large old house in Hyde Park, on the…Wed Nov 7 2012 - 00:00
US election set to break turnout recordsThe US presidential election looked set to break turnout records last night with state officials in Connecticut and Michigan …Wed Nov 7 2012 - 00:00
Challenger who stayed hidden in plain sightMitt Romney: Willard Mitt Romney’s mother Lenore abandoned a career as a Hollywood starlet to marry his father George, an automobile…Tue Nov 6 2012 - 00:00
Hard-won gains make for wiser presidentBarack Obama: Barack Obama has aged visibly in the four years since he, Michelle, Malia and Sasha strode on to the stage in …Tue Nov 6 2012 - 00:00
Chicago church still putting its faith in ObamaUS president Barack Obama wasn’t mentioned by name at Trinity United Church of Christ on the south side of Chicago yesterday. …Mon Nov 5 2012 - 00:00
Obama holds lead in key statesBy the time they pause to await the election results tomorrow, Barack Obama and Mitt Romney will have attended 14 rallies in …Mon Nov 5 2012 - 00:00
Race issue a constant subtext in campaignTO UNDERSTAND the importance of race in Tuesday’s presidential election, you have to go back at least half a century, to the …Sat Nov 3 2012 - 00:00
Romney, Obama in final flurry of visits to swing statesTHE FINAL frenzy of presidential election campaigning will take US president Barack Obama and Republican rival Mitt Romney to…Sat Nov 3 2012 - 00:00
At least 65 left dead in Sandy's trail of destructionTHE EASTERN seaboard of the United States showed signs of returning to life yesterday, two days after Hurricane Sandy smashed…Thu Nov 1 2012 - 00:00
Poll shows Obama ahead in three swing statesFIVE DAYS before the presidential election, president Barack Obama’s campaign has been cheered by a new poll showing their candidate…Thu Nov 1 2012 - 00:00
At least 32 killed as Sandy sweeps US northeastAT LEAST 32 people are believed to have been killed by Hurricane Sandy in the US, bringing fatalities from the “Frankenstorm” …Wed Oct 31 2012 - 00:00
US east coast braced for worst hurricane in its historyMORE THAN TWO million Americans in 11 states and the District of Columbia were without electricity last night, when Hurricane…Tue Oct 30 2012 - 00:00
At least 30 dead in Sandy's wakeAt least 30 people are believed to have been killed by Hurricane Sandy in the US, bringing fatalities from the ‘Frankenstorm’ …Tue Oct 30 2012 - 00:00
Romney adviser reverses after playing race cardJOHN SUNUNU, the former governor of New Hampshire and co-chair of Mitt Romney’s presidential campaign, yesterday appeared to …Sat Oct 27 2012 - 01:00
'There'll be more jobs under Romney'THE MEN emerge to greet me from the dense, sub-tropical foliage like indigenous tribesmenFri Oct 26 2012 - 01:00
Obama bags it as foreign policies hit homeTHE QUEUE stretched farther than I could see; some 11,000 Americans waited good-naturedly to see President Barack Obama in a …Wed Oct 24 2012 - 01:00
Candidates clash on foreign policyMitt Romney affected another major transformation last night, morphing from a hawk who less than a year ago suggested that if…Tue Oct 23 2012 - 01:00
Obama ahead in battle for press endorsementsUS PRESIDENT Barack Obama and the Republican challenger, Mitt Romney, are in a dead heat, tied at 47 per cent, according to a…Tue Oct 23 2012 - 01:00
Israel, a nuclear Iran, war in Afghanistan and the Benghazi attack candidates to tussle over international issues in third meetingJUDGING FROM the list of topics for tonight’s foreign policy debate, Europe, Africa and South America will not even be mentioned…Mon Oct 22 2012 - 01:00
Half a century on, Cuban missile crisis haunts American psycheAMERICA : Dramatic events that unfolded over 13 days in 1962 took the world to the brink of disasterSat Oct 20 2012 - 01:00
Fiery and feral clash gives Obama the edgeTHERE WAS something feral about the way the two men seemed to stalk and circle one another, approaching menacingly as the tone…Thu Oct 18 2012 - 01:00
An energetic display paves way back for presidentIN THE wake of Thursday night’s debate, Republicans ganged up on Joe Biden, portraying the vice-president’s aggressive performance…Sat Oct 13 2012 - 01:00
Focus moves to divisive issues of health and pensionsThe cost of social services has become the cockpit of the presidential contestFri Oct 12 2012 - 01:00
Biden and Ryan clash in debateBoth sides claimed victory in the spirited debate between vice-president Joe Biden and the Republican nominee Paul Ryan last …Fri Oct 12 2012 - 01:00
Critical clash looming in race too close to callTONIGHT’S vice-presidential debate in this small town in central Kentucky comes at a critical junctureThu Oct 11 2012 - 01:00
Old hand to fight it out with young gun in VP debateUS VICE-president Joe Biden jumped out from behind the bushes, yelling and firing on the journalistsWed Oct 10 2012 - 01:00
Schwarzenegger life story packs series of body punchesAMERICA: An autobiography by the actor, body-builder and politician casts light on his immigrant successSat Oct 6 2012 - 01:00
US jobless rate falls to lowest level in nearly four yearsTHE US jobless rate has fallen to 7Sat Oct 6 2012 - 01:00
Four years in Oval Office and never been dissed: Obama's wake-up callANALYSIS: Obama may have won on substance, but Romney beat him on toneFri Oct 5 2012 - 01:00
Obama team reconsiders strategyOn the campaign trail yesterday, president Barack Obama demonstrated the humour and aggressiveness that had eluded him in his…Fri Oct 5 2012 - 01:00
Obama team reconsiders strategy after Romney debate winON THE campaign trail yesterday, President Barack Obama demonstrated the humour and aggressiveness that had eluded him in his…Fri Oct 5 2012 - 01:00
Romney takes fight to ObamaRepublican candidate Mitt Romney overturned the presidential race last night in a stunning victory over US president Barack …Thu Oct 4 2012 - 01:00
GOP-backed firm at centre of fraud inquiryTHE US Republican Party has suffered two blows in as many days in its efforts to exploit voter registration laws against the …Wed Oct 3 2012 - 01:00
Colorado in the spotlight ahead of presidential debateChanging demographics in the battleground state helped Obama win there in 2008Wed Oct 3 2012 - 01:00
Romney and Obama worlds apart on foreign policyIN DUELLING foreign policy speeches yesterday, US president Barack Obama and Republican candidate Mitt Romney conveyed different…Wed Sep 26 2012 - 01:00
Candidates with great expectations talk of hard timesAMERICA: A former abuse victim and a strident left-winger are battling it out for the senate seat in MassachusettsSat Sep 22 2012 - 01:00
Fallout from 'free-loading' remarks continues to dog Romney campaignMITT ROMNEY’S allies have labelled his remarks about free-loading Americans who don’t pay federal income tax “inarticulate,” “…Thu Sep 20 2012 - 01:00
Video a major blow to Romney campaignMITT ROMNEY’S floundering presidential campaign may not recover from videos posted on the internet over the past two days by …Wed Sep 19 2012 - 01:00
Auster feels US marginalises writers as film stars shape opinionAMERICA: Novelist Paul Auster, promoting his latest memoir, has no illusions about socialist idealsSat Sep 15 2012 - 01:00
US believes Benghazi attack was pre-plannedUS PRESIDENT Barack Obama yesterday condemned “in the strongest terms” the “outrageous and shocking attack” that killed four …Thu Sep 13 2012 - 01:00
Subdued ceremonies mark 9/11 anniversaryTHE US marked the 11th anniversary of al-Qaeda’s 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon yesterday in a subdued…Wed Sep 12 2012 - 01:00
Obama has bounce in his step but race is close, says adviserCheers, chants and confetti as Barack Obama accepts White House nominationSat Sep 8 2012 - 01:00
Battle scars and stripesDuring the US political party conventions, much rhetoric has focused on the presidential candidates’ contrasting attitudes to…Sat Sep 8 2012 - 01:00
Obama accepts nominationPresident Barack Obama revisited the themes of hope and change which animated his previous campaign in his acceptance speech …Fri Sep 7 2012 - 01:00
Comeback Kid returns with lesson in inspiring the faithfulIn nominating Barack Obama for president, Bill Clinton demolished the RepublicansFri Sep 7 2012 - 01:00