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Published on: 1 November 2012

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Published on: 15 October 2012

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When Barack Obama was elected in 2008, it was hailed by many as a final triumph over race. Some people muttered at...

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Published on: 15 September 2012

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Could Obama quell the outrage over the anti-Islamic film with an elegant and decisive speech, as he did with the...

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Published on: 12 August 2012

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With the selection of the politically extreme Paul Ryan as his VP candidate, Romney will energize Obama’s base as...

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Published on: 20 January 2009

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Hussein Onyango Obama, the US president's Kenyan grandfather, endured torture in a British prison

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