Economy & Politics
Election Day: Barack Obama and Mitt Romney address final rallies in swing states
Barack Obama and Mitt Romney have spent the day before the election visiting key swing states and making final pitches to voters. Mitt Romney went...
How the world would vote: Barack Obama or Mitt Romney?
A poll of more than 570,000 people across the globe has revealed non-Americans want Barack Obama to remain President of the United States. The research,...
Who’s winning the presidential race: Mitt Romney ahead of Barack Obama, show Gallup and Rasmussen polls
Mitt Romney's chances of winning presidential election were boosted today by two polls which gave him a slender lead over Barack Obama. Polls by Gallup...
Early voting Florida: Governor Rick Scott refuses to extend voting hours
Florida is suffering from a bottleneck of voters ahead of Election Day, with some waiting up to nine hours to cast their ballots. On Saturday...
Who’s winning the presidential race: latest national poll gives Barack Obama two point lead over Mitt Romney
A national poll of more than 36,000 voters in 27 states forecasts that Barack Obama will win re-election by two percentage points and 303...
Chris Christie says he is still voting for Mitt Romney
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie defended his praise for President Barack Obama's support after Hurricane Sandy, but said he would stick with his Republican...
Joe Biden gaffe: VP forgets that Barack Obama is the president
VP Joe Biden, who has previously misremembered what state and what century he was in, now seems to have forgotten that Barack Obama is...
New York may extend voting for an extra day due to Hurricane Sandy
The New York state Board of Elections is preparing for the worst as they are releasing information about possible back-up scenarios if the election...
How Mitt Romney can still win US presidential election
The odds appear to be stacking up against Mitt Romney winning the 2012 presidential election on Tuesday. Among political journalists, campaign reporters and most pollsters,...
Final campaigning day: Barack Obama and Mitt Romney running neck-and-neck in national polls
Rivals Barack Obama and Mitt Romney are approaching the final day of their election battle in a frantic fight for swing state votes. Each of...
Early voting results 2012. Updated.
About 25 million people have already voted in 34 states and the District of Columbia, either by mail or in person. No votes will...
New Jersey residents can vote via email in the upcoming presidential election
As the East Coast tries to get back on its feet after the damage from Hurricane Sandy, New Jersey has announced that residents can...
Latest polls put Barack Obama and Mitt Romney at 48%
Barack Obama and Mitt Romney are heading into the final two days of campaigning with the outcome still too close to call. Republican Mitt Romney...
Is Chris Christie endorsing Obama? New Jersey Governor was Mitt Romney’s first choice as VP before changing to Paul Ryan
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie was Mitt Romney’s first choice as a running mate before he had a sudden change of heart and dumped...
Barack Obama and Mitt Romney target key swing states as latest polls suggest they are almost tied
President Barack Obama and his Republican rival Mitt Romney have begun a crucial swing through key battleground states that will determine who wins Tuesday's...
US election: Barack Obama and Mitt Romney in final frenzy of campaigning
President Barack Obama and Republican candidate Mitt Romney have embarked on a final frenzy of campaigning, four days before the general election. Barack Obama, the...
US economy added 171,000 new jobs in October, says Labor Department
Official figures from the Labor Department show the US economy added 171,000 new jobs in October, which was much more than had been expected. However,...
Michael Bloomberg endorses Barack Obama’s re-election as being the best candidate to tackle climate change
New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg - a political independent who has played a prominent role in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy - has delivered...
Cao Haibo, Chinese dissident who posted pro-democracy articles online, sentenced to 8 years in jail
Cao Haibo, a Chinese internet cafe worker who posted pro-democracy articles online, has been sentenced to eight years in prison, his lawyer says. A court...
Ten US election oddities
Ten of lesser-spotted things about American presidential politics and about 2012 campaign. 1. Why is Election Day always a Tuesday? Even though America's voter turnout is...
Barack Obama restarts election campaign after Hurricane Sandy
President Barack Obama is to resume election campaign which was suspended in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. Barack Obama visited areas of New Jersey struck...
Eurozone unemployment rate hits new high in September
Eurozone unemployment rate hit to a new high of 18.49 million in September, the EU statistics agency has said. The number of people out of...
Election Day could be postponed due to Hurricane Sandy
One week before a close election, Superstorm Sandy has confounded the presidential race, halted early voting in many areas and led some to ponder...
Early voting results 2012: Mitt Romney ahead of Barack Obama
According to a new poll released last night, Republican Mitt Romney is winning the White House race among Americans who have already voted. Mitt Romney...
Viktor Yanukovych’s party claims victory in Ukraine’s parliamentary election
President Viktor Yanukovych’s party has claimed victory in Ukraine's parliamentary election. The Party of Regions has more than 36%, and the opposition party of Yulia...
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