Herman Cain's poor grasp of foreign policy goes viral
Video shows the Republican candidate struggling to comment on Barack Obama's stance on Libya.
View ArticleHerman Cain suffers poll blow after foreign policy gaffe
Herman Cain, the former Republican presidential front-runner, has suffered a new poll blow after he appeared to be completely stumped about the Libyan uprising.
View ArticlePaperbacks: Toby Harnden, Rosamund Bartlett, Chris Bohjalian and more
Sally Cousins on the paperbacks of the week, from Toby Harnden to Tolstoy
View ArticleUS elections 2012: Mitt Romney aims for knockout punch in Iowa
Mitt Romney, the Republican presidential candidate, is to return to Iowa, the state that helped dash his White House ambitions in 2008, in a risky bid to score knockout back-to-back victories.
View ArticleAmerica faces crisis over spending cuts deadlock
The United States faces economic crisis after members of the bipartisan congressional "super committee" given the task of finding spending cuts of $1.2trillion admitted last night that they are heading...
View ArticleUS 'super committee' on spending cuts admits its heading for failure
The United States faces economic crisis after members of the bipartisan congressional "super committee" given the task of finding spending cuts of $1.2 trillion admitted on Sunday night that they are...
View ArticleUS 'super committee' on spending cuts admits it is heading for failure
The United States faces economic crisis after members of the bipartisan congressional "super committee" given the task of finding spending cuts of $1.2 trillion admitted on Sunday night that they are...
View ArticleMitt Romney under fire for campaign ad
Mitt Romney, the Republican presidential candidate, has come under fire for a television attack ad which gives a misleading impression about remarks made by President Barack Obama.
View ArticleUS election 2012: Mitt Romney under fire for campaign ad
Mitt Romney, the Republican presidential candidate, has come under fire for a television attack ad which gives a misleading impression about remarks made by President Barack Obama.
View ArticleUS Election 2012: Newt Gingrich goads Barack Obama as Mitt Romney admits he...
Newt Gingrich has goaded Barack Obama by inviting him to a series of debates and allowing him to use a teleprompter if he wishes.
View ArticleUS election 2012: Herman Cain to 'reassess' presidential campaign
Beleaguered Republican presidential candidate, has told supporters he will carry out a "reassessment" of his crisis-hit campaign.
View ArticleMitt Romney criticises 'overly aggressive' Fox News interview
Republican presidential candidate ridiculed after complaining about Fox News interview.
View ArticleUS election 2012: every four years Iowa is the focus
Every four years, the attention of the American political universe focuses on Iowa.
View ArticleHerman Cain consults wife, then bows out of Republican race over 'false...
Herman Cain abandons his White House ambitions after string of "false accusations" of sexual misconduct.
View Article'Newt Gingrich is a triple shot of espresso'
Can Gingrich win the Republican nomination through sheer force of personality, asks Toby Harnden.
View ArticleUS election 2012: Ron Paul joins the frontrunners in Iowa
Ron Paul is plotting what polls indicate could be a surprise victory in the Iowa caucuses on January 3 in the first step to chossing the Repulican presidential candidate.
View ArticleUS elections 2012: Newt Gingrich suggests 'activist' judges could be arrested
Newt Gingrich, the Republican frontrunner in national polls, is seeking to boost his following among conservatives by suggesting that he would have "activist" judges arrested by the Capitol Police or...
View ArticleUS election 2012: Mitt Romney suggests Newt Gingrich challenge has fallen away
Mitt Romney suggested on Tuesday that Newt Gingrich had fallen away in the same style as many of his other rivals for the Republican presidential nomination.
View ArticleUS election 2012: Newt Gingrich playing catch-up in Virginia
Newt Gingrich is paying the price for a lack of organisation in his battle to win the Republican presidential nomination, after he was forced to race to Virginia from New Hampshire to ensure he could...
View ArticleUS elections 2012: Michele Bachmann casts herself as 'America's Margaret...
US election: Bachman casts herself as "America's Margaret Thatcher" in struggle to avoid humiliation in Republican caucuses.
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