Actions speak loudest

Charlie Pickering 'Grassroots', 'mutual obligation' and 'working families' have morphed beyond usefulness.

Britain farewells Iron Lady

Nick Miller Britain has said farewell to Margaret Thatcher in a ceremony doused in tradition and bookmarked by the hymns and poems of the patriots.

Immortalised but divisive to the end

Nick Miller As the congregation at St Paul's Cathedral wait on Wednesday for Margaret Thatcher's funeral cortege to arrive, they will be able to peruse Wordsworth's Ode: Intimations of Immortality on the back of...

'No more Mr Nice President'

Nick O'Malley There is a photograph of Barack Obama taken almost four years ago. He is in a tiny, wood-lined lift in the White House heading up to the residence for the first time.

'America's possibilities are limitless': Obama takes oath of office for second term

Nick O'Malley Barack Obama has publicly sworn his oath of office for the second time before a crowd of hundreds of thousands in the National Mall, echoing the Declaration of Independence and calling for unity at...

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Parlous state of the union

Nick O'Malley It was a grim American year, one that began with occasional moments of political farce, marked by economic indolence and ended in unspeakable tragedy.

First moves on tough road to gun control

Nick O'Malley The debate that many gun control advocates have been hoping for in America erupted on the Sunday morning political TV programs.

Senators speak in favour of gun reform

Nick O'Malley, Newtown, Connecticut THE debate that many gun control advocates have been hoping for in America erupted on the Sunday morning political TV programs.

Republicans' next battle is with themselves

Paul McGeough BOSTON: Where does the Republican Party go in a country that again has affirmed its middle-of-the-road political personality?

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National defeat the starting gun for Republican civil war

Paul McGeough Where does the Republican Party go in a country that again has affirmed its middle-of-the-road political personality?

Former Democrat candidate McGovern dies

WASHINGTON: The former US senator George McGovern, a liberal icon who vowed to end the Vietnam War but lost a landslide presidential election to Richard Nixon in 1972, has died at the age of 90.

Super rich cashing in to reshape the world

Nick O'Malley A MONTH before the presidential election, America's political landscape is awash with cash. Hundreds of millions of dollars have been pumped into the election by corporations, unions and...

Early voters key to deciding US presidency

Nick O'Malley The US election could be decided long before election day as the two contenders mobilise to have their supporters take advantage of early voting laws.

Romney to back Israeli Iran strike

Lisa Lerer, Washington Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney would back an Israeli military strike on Iran to stop the country from developing nuclear capabilities, according to a top campaign aide.

Romney takes Republican Presidential nomination with Texas win

Mitt Romney clinched the Republican presidential nomination by winning the Texas primary, taking the contest by a wide margin that put him over the top in the delegate chase.

Romney wins over Trump, Texas

As billionaire Donald Trump put his celebrity status behind a Las Vegas fundraiser for Mitt Romney last night, neither man addressed questions the real estate developer and reality television star...

Challengers look beyond Nevada as Romney romps

Simon Mann, United States Correspondent Mitt Romney's easy win in Nevada had some of his competitors looking elsewhere for hope.

Hedge funds give big to 'Wall Street candidate'

Donor records reveal Romney campaign heavily backed by hedge fund managers.

Florida voters go for Romney

Simon Mann, US Correspondent The hostility that marked Florida's Republican primary is set to continue with Newt Gingrich pointedly declining to congratulate winner Mitt Romney.