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Obama: more hope and faith, than hope and change
This was not a time for soaring rhetoric: not for a country in the grip of an economic downturn. President Obama’s speech was carefully modulated – but did it leave voters wishing for more?
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Obama’s big speech: can he recapture the magic?
Four more years, and plenty more promises to keep. Tonight President Obama sets out his argument for re-election. Will his vision be compelling enough to inspire his supporters to the polls?
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Bill Clinton: the man from Hope offers Democrats hope
In a bravura performance from the ultimate comeback kid, Bill Clinton embraces Barack Obama on stage at the Democratic convention after urging voters to give the president four more years in the job.
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Faith, hope and clarity? Mitt Romney’s Mormon moment
Not just a leader, but a family man, a man of faith: this was Mitt Romney’s chance to introduce himself, not just to Republican activists, but to the nation. So how well did he do?
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Lies, damned lies and Paul Ryan’s convention speech
There is political rhetoric – and then there are facts. Paul Ryan wowed delegates at the Republican National Convention – but his remarks have been slated for playing fast and loose with the truth.
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Wooing women – prime time at the Republican Convention
It’s not easy being a Republican woman right now, what with the Todd Akin rape scandal, a hardline abortion platform and gaping gender gap to overcome. Can the convention help turn things around?
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Single anxious females: why they’re backing Obama
There is not just a gender gap in American politics: there is a gender chasm. Women – or at least single women – are overwhelmingly pro-Democrat. But why? And could that change?
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Todd Akin refuses to quit over rape remarks
Todd Akin resists pressure to resign as Republican senate nominee for Missouri, as the row over comments he made about rape threatens to overshadow the election campaign.
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Outrage at Republican’s ‘legitimate rape’ remarks
Just when they thought it was safe to talk about the economy, the Republicans are plunged into a row over a Senate candidate’s comments that women do not get pregnant from “legitimate rape”.
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A woman in the White House – when will America be ready?
It is cracked – but not broken yet. That old political glass ceiling is still blocking women from reaching the very top of American political power. What is going wrong?
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Mitt Romney picks Ryan as running mate
US presidential candidate Mitt Romney picks Paul Ryan, a Wisconsin congressman, as his running mate for November’s election.
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Lies, damned lies as the presidential race gets nastier
Dishonest, discredited, and a bundle of outright fabrications. That’s how the latest ads from both the Obama and Romney camps have been received. Can politics be reaching such depths – already?
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Olympic feast: UK shows off changing food culture
British cooking was once the laughing stock of the world. No more. In 2012, Britain is using the Olympics to showcase its vibrant, eclectic culture – modern London, on a plate.
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Chick Fil-A tonight? Dinner comes with politics on the side.
It’s an American fried chicken chain with roots in evangelical politics. But now Chick Fil-A is at the centre of a national political storm over its CEO’s comments against gay marriage.
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Calls for action on gun controls after Aurora massacre
President Obama has called for more gun controls after the Colorado cinema massacre left twelve people dead -but activists say they want concrete action to prevent more violence.