November 8, 2012 Compiled: 12:19 AM (Swedish Time: 06:19 AM)
World leaders are vying for favor as President Obama embarks on a second term with many major issues unresolved from the first.
The results of Tuesday’s presidential election left many Israelis questioning whether Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had risked their collective relationship with Washington.
President Obama’s victory is likely to resonate in some unusual ways across the Atlantic, where the role of government in a time of economic stress is equally divisive.
Woven into the warm words from the departing President Hu Jintao was a warning that the United States should be a more cooperative partner.
Latino voters tipped the balance in at least three swing states, securing their position as an organized force in American politics.
It is almost a truism that presidential second terms are less successful than first terms, especially domestically.
President Obama moved quickly on Wednesday to open negotiations with Congressional Republican leaders while simultaneously preparing for significant cabinet changes.
The first presidential debate sharply exposed President Obama’s vulnerabilities and forced his advisers to work to reclaim the campaign over a grueling 30 days, ending with his triumph on Tuesday.
A student protest at the University of Mississippi against the re-election of President Obama turned disorderly on Wednesday morning, with some students chanting racial epithets.
America’s changing demographics didn’t seal Obama’s victory. It was his appeal to the middle-class values that matter to most voters.
Having won decisively, President Obama can now expand his agenda and isolate his opponents.
Many executives would have welcomed a president who was one of their own and would have had more faith in Mitt Romney to steer the American economy.
