US presidential election 2012
Rage against the machine: Trump and Sanders win big in New Hampshire primary (part 2)
Now can we take Donald Trump seriously? The real estate mogul won big in the New Hampshire primary on Tuesday, with no clear moderate emerging from a still-crowded Republican…
'Obama must seize the chance to make history'
INTERNATIONAL PAPERS, Mon. 21/01/13: What will Barack Obama’s second term look like? What domestic and international challenges lie ahead? International papers take a look, just…
What Russia can teach US about unity
We look at cartoons in papers in two key US swing states: Florida and Ohio. The message is bleak with Americans feeling battered one way or another. Comment pieces, meanwhile, in…
Pollsters already calling it for Obama
With just hours to go before the opening of the polls in the US election, we take a look at some of the major themes in the US and international media... Some pollsters are…
Will US citizens living under the breadline abandon Obama?
Figures show that 46 million people are living under the poverty line in the US, a number that's rised by 27% since the start of the economic downturn. High unemployment and the…
China: 'The Little Leap Forward'
Louis Gallois's report, out this Monday, on how to improve the competitiveness of the French economy, grabs most headlines. But not all. Libération decides instead to lead on…
Thousands displaced as New York temperatures drop
As temperatures reached near-freezing, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg said Sunday that Hurricane Sandy had left 30,000 to 40,000 people in need of housing, while officials…
Is 'Mr Business' Romney losing his grip?
With the US election just days away, both Republican candidate Mitt Romney and incumbent Barack Obama are hustling for an edge in the race. Yet in recent weeks, the president has…
East Coast struggles to cope with Sandy's devastation
The death toll from superstorm Sandy continued its rise on Friday with at least 90 people reported dead as residents and officials struggle to resume normal life, four days after…
Superstorm Sandy: 'We are witnessing the future'
The Guardian argues the images of Barack Obama visiting victims of Superstorm Sandy could be the defining moments of the White House race 2012. Will the incumbent's advantage…