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White House Chief of Staff calls it quits
A year after taking the job, White House Chief of Staff William Daley has resigned in the lead up to Barack Obama’s reelection campaign, reports David Nakamura.
Richardson: Romney by eight votes, but that’s enough
There were two notable things that made this less than a perfect result from Romney’s point of view.
Guy Rundle: Romney fails to impress in New Hampshire
Republican Mitt Romney tried to be casual, relaxed and engaging in New Hampshire. It didn’t work. Crikey’s Guy Rundle begins his US roadshow in the bellwether state to report on this week’s crucial primary.
White House down the rabbit hole in Alice in Wonderland party
Details of an Alice in Wonderland White House dress up party — featuring Johnny Depp in character — were kept secret due to concerns it might create a bad PR look, according to New York Post.
Obama slashes military spending, focuses on Asia
Crikey media wrap: Barack Obama has announced hundreds of billions of dollars of cuts to US military spending over the next ten years and a renewed focus towards Asia and the Pacific region in a rare appearance in the Pentagon briefing room.
Ron Paul: crackpot or inspirational thinker?
Many regard GOP candidate Ron Paul as an unelectable far-right rabble-rouser, but respect where respect is due: Paul’s manner of thinking on foreign policy is more than commendable, writes Robert Wright.
Market uncertainty about Republicans in Iowa
As Iowa Republicans gather to give their verdict on Republican presidential candidates the Crikey Election Indicator illustrates the uncertainty about the likely outcome, reports Richard Farmer.
How Ron Paul will change the GOP forever
Ferociously eloquent small L liberal Ron Paul is often painted as an extreme ideologue. He won’t become president, and he won’t win the GOP nomination, but he will expose profound divisions within the party, writes Peter Beinart.
Republican nomination: markets and the polls disagree
There is a growing divergence between who the opinion pollsters are recording as the most popular Republican presidential candidate and who the markets are predicting finally will be endorsed, reports Richard Farmer.
Yet another Iowa front-runner — yes, it’s Ron Paul
Already Newt Gingrich’s chances for the Republican nomination are being written off, and there is a new GOP frontrunner in Iowa — Texas congressman Ron Paul.
On the campaign bus with Mitt Romney
Republican candidate hopeful Mitt Romney sits down for a chat about his views on Obama, empathy for people who’ve lost their jobs and pursuing immigration reform.
Chávez to Obama: ‘you are a clown’
Hugo Chávez has launched a stinging attack on Barack Obama in the wake of critical comments written by the US President about Venezuela’s links with Iran and Cuba, labelling him ‘irresponsible’ and ‘a clown’, reports Tom Phillips.
The year of the non-lessons of fiscal stimulus
In 2011 we all became monetarists again, despite the lessons of the GFC.
Report on Sri Lanka war crimes exonerates SL government
The Sri Lankan government of Mahinda Rajapaksa has worked out how to get away with murder.
Newt: I’m coming back with a vengeance
After a smattering of attacks largely concerning his past as a Washington insider, GOP contender Newt Gingrich has vowed to respond quicker and sharper to any criticism hurled his way, reports Mark Felsenthal.
Race for the White House: what to watch for in Iowa
The Republican presidential campaign has already provided plenty of drama and entertainment, but things are about to get even more interesting.
Indefinite detention formalised in US — and the world is a war
A new bill in Washington formalises the power of the US military to abuct and imprison anyone, anywhere in the world.
The number crunching that is Iraq is finally done
The whole process had been an imaginary projection of US power in any case — removing the Iraqi people from the picture meant that all attention could be focused on American suffering and the meaning of the war in American life.
Explaining Mitt Romney’s ‘America American’ gaffe
Mitt Romney sparked controversy during a stump speech by using a line dangerously close to a Ku Klux Klan slogan. What exactly did he mean when he said ‘keep America American’? asks Yoni Appelbaum.
Obama could win by a country mile
Barack Obama’s approval rating may be low, but who can explain how he’s beating Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney in South Carolina, of all places? It’s possible that the President will win the next election by a landslide, writes Michael Tomasky
Trump: I might still run for president
Donald Trump has bowed out of moderating a Republican primaries debate, citing a potential conflict of interest. “I am not willing to give up my right to run as an Independent candidate,” the business magnate and The Apprentice host said in a statement, reports Matt Negrin.
McCain: why Gingrich gives me the heebie-geebies
Newt Gingrich’s surge ahead in the Republican primary polls is scary news for the GOP, says Meghan McCain. Not just because he has a questionable history but also because he won’t stand a chance against Obama.
