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US election 2008

09/12/2008 - A WEEK IN THE AMERICAS

Obama turns the page on Guantanamo

"I have said repeatedly that I will close Guantanamo, and I will follow through on that." Barack Obama promised during his campaign and confirmed it once elected. Guatanamo will be one of the potential headaches in his first hundred days.
20/11/2008 - TOP STORY

Obama: A team of change?

Obama's administration is shaping up to be heavy with Clinton-era officials. Does this detract from his promise of "change"?
07/11/2008 - FACE OFF

Should Obama pick Republicans?

As president-elect Barack Obama begins to form his administration, outsiders question his bipartisan motives.
REPORTERS

Obama’s election viewed from around the world

Barack Obama's election has stirred the winds of change inside and outside America. From Nairobi to Washington via Baghdad or even Phoenix, our correspondents report on how Obama’s victory left people across the world awestruck.
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