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By Camille Elhassani in Americas on January 7th, 2011
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As the new US Congress settles in at one end of Pennsylvania Avenue, new faces are also showing at the other end of Washington's most famous street, the White House.

The staff shuffle in the Obama Administration is an attempt to inject new blood after the shellacking Obama and the Democrats took in last November’s Midterm Elections.  But Obama isn’t waiting to prepare for the next election.  Many of those leaving are heading back onto the campaign trail ahead of the 2012 Presidential contest.

By Camille Elhassani in Americas on August 2nd, 2010
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Barack Obama, the US president, is spending much of August on a fundraising tour ahead of midterm elections in November. He's raising big bucks for Democratic candidates across the country.

In the next two weeks he'll rack up frequent flier miles and campaign cash in Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Milwaukee, Los Angeles, Seattle, Miami and more.

There's an alphabet soup of official Democratic and Republican committees raising money – DNC, RNC, DCCC, NRSC, DSCC, NRCC, etc, all with the goal of collecting enough money to have a competitive advantage in the toughest congressional races.

According to the Center for Responsive Politics, the average cost of winning a House of Representatives race in 2008 was $1.1m. The average senate seat cost nearly $6.5m. 2010 is likely to be even more expensive.

By Gregg Carlstrom in Middle East on May 31st, 2010
Protesters in Istanbul wave Palestinian flags after the raid (Photo: AFP)

Early Monday morning, Israel attacked a flotilla of aid ships bound for the Gaza Strip; up to 10 people were killed in the pre-dawn raid, according to organisers and media sources.

We'll be live-blogging the aftermath of this incident throughout the day; keep checking back for international reaction, news from our correspondents on the ground, photos and video. (All times are GMT, except where noted.)

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By Rob Reynolds in Americas on November 4th, 2009

83564449.jpgIt was a night to remember: In Chicago’s Grant Park one year ago, I watched as a giant surging crowd celebrated Barack Obama’s election as the 44th president of the United States.

I can remember the electricity in the air, the anticipation of history in the making, the chants of “OBAMA! OBAMA! OBAMA!”, the tears that streamed down many people’s faces, the roar when the new president elect and his wife and children walked out onto a brightly lit stage.

“This is our moment. This is our time,” Obama declared, “to put our people back to work … to restore prosperity and promote the cause of peace … to restore the American Dream.”

By Teymoor Nabili in Americas, Middle East on October 21st, 2009
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When President Ahmadinejad of Iran spoke to students at Columbia University in September 2007, the students, the faculty and the media were all given front row seats to condemn and to vilify.

Even the President of the University, Lee Bollinger, took the opportunty to get a dig in, telling Ahmadinejad:

"“Mr. President, you exhibit all the signs of a petty and cruel dictator”

The New York Times reported:

"Mr. Bollinger praised himself and Columbia for showing they believed in freedom of speech by inviting the Iranian president, then continued his attack."

The entire event generated reams of press coverage.

Contrast this with the experience faced by Ehud Olmert when he spoke to students at Chicago University this week.

By Gabriel Elizondo in Americas on September 3rd, 2009

One month away. That is about how far out we are until October 2, when the IOC will announce which city will host the 2016 Summer Olympics. The final four candidates: Rio de Janeiro, Tokyo, Madrid and Chicago.

A year, even six months ago, Rio was a long shot. Today, it appears the 2016 Games are Rio's to lose. This news seems to verify that. The first ever Summer Games in South America could be on the horizon. I always thought Rio stood a good chance if the city played their deck of cards correctly. It appears they have - going from dark horse to show horse. Here is how it has happened, in my opinion:

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