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![Watch: US Vice President Joe Biden arrives in Auckland](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Watch: US Vice President Joe Biden arrives in Auckland
United States Vice President Joe Biden touched down in Auckland this evening for the next leg of a tour to reinforce the US presence in the Pacific.
![Watch: Obama dines in Vietnam with Anthony Bourdain](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Watch: Obama dines in Vietnam with Anthony Bourdain
President Barack Obama dined in Hanoi, Vietnam, on Monday with chef and TV personality Anthony Bourdain, whose "Parts Unknown" food travelogue is one of the CNN's most popular nonfiction series.
![John Roughan: Obama finally sounds Presidential](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
John Roughan: Obama finally sounds Presidential
Barack Obama's Charleston speech could come to rank with Martin Luther King's at the Lincoln Memorial as an inspiring moment of modern times, writes John Roughan.
![Obama's guards under fire](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Obama's guards under fire
A knife-wielding intruder allowed to run rampant through the first floor of the White House. Bullets that struck the window of Barack Obama's private residence but went unnoticed for days. A presidential bodyguard so drunk he passed out in a hotel.
![Fran O'Sullivan: Key must be primed for Obama](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Fran O'Sullivan: Key must be primed for Obama
John Key has left open the possibility of New Zealand joining a "training intervention" which the US is expected to table in Washington, writes Fran O'Sullivan.
![Jack Tame: Republicans fighting dirty till the end](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Jack Tame: Republicans fighting dirty till the end
"This is a big f***ing deal," Vice President Joe Biden famously said as Barack Obama signed his healthcare reform into law back in 2010. And it is.
![Jack Tame: Reality bites on Israel tour](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Jack Tame: Reality bites on Israel tour
The news footage played a sorry little tale: a typical set-up and typical photo op in a dimmed room with two drooping flags.
![Much work ahead, Obama says](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Much work ahead, Obama says
Barack Obama has returned to the White House for a second term, saying the "best is yet to come" - but he faces bitter divides in country and Congress.
![Obama facing tough calls](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Obama facing tough calls
US fiscal position unsustainable with action needed on taxes and spending - economist.
![Republicans seek scapegoats](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Republicans seek scapegoats
Romney's eclipse leaves field open for new challengers but party will have to fight to improve vote.
![Americans in NZ react to win](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Americans in NZ react to win
Expatriate Americans in Auckland celebrated hard as Barack Obama returned to the White House.
![Editorial: World looks for leadership from Obama](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Editorial: World looks for leadership from Obama
Editorial: Barack Obama should quickly indicate when taxes will be increased and spending contained.
![Critics at home rain on Obama's parade](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Critics at home rain on Obama's parade
The President's spontaneous demonstration of dancing prowess met with a mixed reaction.
![US lawmakers poised for historic healthcare vote](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
US lawmakers poised for historic healthcare vote
The US House of Representatives is poised for a historic vote that could bring into law the biggest changes to the country's healthcare system in half a century.