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Rev. Jesse Jackson: Obama still righting old wrongs
The US President must be allowed to build on his Administration's achievements, writes Reverend Jesse Jackson.
America to decide between two visions
The most expensive presidential election in United States history reaches its climax tomorrow, billed by both Democrats and Republicans as a stark choice between two visions.
Does it matter who won the US election?
Barack Obama will return to the White House for a second term, saying the "best is yet to come". But does it make any difference to NZ who wins?
Matt McCarten: If the world got to vote, Obama would romp in
Matt McCarten gives his view on the American presidential election.
Tracey Barnett: Silence may well prove fatal for Romney
As the death toll rose and waters began to recede, Romney's campaign did try to "walk back" his old FEMA comments, writes Tracey Barnett. "Good luck with that."
Ted Zorn: Mercurial Mitt playing voters for fools
Ted Zorn writes that Romney and his campaign have made a concerted effort to appear more palatable to the general electorate by offering positions in apparent contradiction to those on which he campaigned in the primaries.
Support for Obama more an act of faith
Obama became the first Democrat in four decades to carry Virginia, but the lives of many of its black inhabitants have certainly not improved over the past four years.
Politics reflect the great US divide
President Barack Obama and his Republican challenger, Mitt Romney, are neck and neck in the race for the White House.
TPP secrecy invites suspicion about US
The implication that the US is using the TPP as a bayonet to thrust at the Chinese is far from the only thing that should bother us, writes Toby Manhire.
Gillard's union scandal a 'sideshow': law firm
The head of law firm Slater & Gordon says the continued raising of Prime Minister Julia Gillard's role as a union lawyer and allegations from the 1990s that her then boyfriend misused union money are a "sideshow".
India: A force to be reckoned with
The challenges for India and for those doing business here are not for the faint-hearted, but there are some real success and innovation stories, writes Mai Chen.
Anne Penketh: Obama shows who's master
Like a teacher with a particularly stubborn pupil, President Barack Obama gave a masterclass in foreign policy to Mitt Romney in their third and final presidential debate.
Obama/Romney clash in final debate
Barack Obama accused Mitt Romney of being consistently wrong on foreign affairs as the two US presidential rivals squared off in their third and final debate.
Live: Obama v Romney III
See a live stream and commentary as US President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney meet in their last debate before the November 7 election.