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And then there were four. First Herman Cain was driven from the race for the Republican Presidential nomination by a litany of adultery and sexual harassment allegations before the first votes were even cast in Iowa. Then Michelle Bachman followed suit after

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The results of the Iowa caucuses are in, and one of the first casualties was an Iowa native, Michele Bachman. The representative had spent most of her time and campaign money barnstorming the state where she grew up, hoping that the combination of her evangelical

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Last time I discussed the impact that Tea Party activists and Christian ‘values’ voters had on the presidential aspirations of three Republican governors held in high regard by the GOP establishment, but no longer involved in the 2012 campaign.

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Last time out I discussed the extraordinary influence that right wing evangelical Christians and the anti-tax Tea Party movement currently exert on the Republican Party, and in turn the field of Republican Presidential candidates. That influence has played

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On 6 November 2012, just a year from now, Americans will troop to the polls to cast their ballots in an extremely important general election. While all votes involving the selection of America’s President are considered vital for the future of the United

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Now that the Republican Party’s field of presidential candidates finally looks complete, I guess it’s about time for me to begin analysing these hopefuls’ chances of winning their party nomination and going up against President Obama in

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Last time out I expressed my concern that with no judicial institutions to protect the rights of minorities, the flowers of freedom that have bloomed in countries like Egypt and Tunisia during the ‘Arab Spring’ will be trampled by the “tyranny

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As I said last time out, Congressional Republicans are putting their selfish personal and political interests ahead of their country by pandering to the Tea Party. However, they’re not the only ones pandering to narrow-minded, right wing interest groups

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Last time out I accused Republicans of ‘kicking the can down the road’ by using a bit of legislative sleight of hand to allow an increase in America’s debt ceiling without agreeing to a plan to address the deficit.

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The US Chamber of Commerce – a frequent foe of many of President Obama’s legislative proposals – and many American CEOs have spent much of the past year holding numerous educational meetings with members of Congress who are opposed to raising

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The big debate here in the States at the moment concern the raising of the debt ceiling. Many Americans, including some members of Congress, don’t really understand what this means. They’re under the mistaken belief that raising the debt ceiling

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This week I want to turn my focus to the world’s longest-running conflict: the ongoing disagreement between Israelis and Palestinians. As Middle East advisor Aaron Miller says: “In an existential conflict driven by memory, identity, religion and

The World at Home - Charles Laffiteau's Bigger Picture

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Last time out I mentioned that the primary purpose of President Obama’s recent stops in the UK, France and Poland was to reassure that America’s longstanding alliance with Europe was still very important to him. But at the same time, America is also

GOP woes are Obamaâ€™s gain

Even though the 2012 elections for the US Congress and Presidency are still 18 months away, Republicans actually began their campaigns just after the 112th Congress was sworn into office on 3 January this year.

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As I mentioned in previous columns, the Republican Party seems to be enamored of the German’s austerity diet as a cure for America’s budget obesity. This time I want to explore some more prudent methods that economists believe will trim America’s

Charles Laffiteau's Bigger Picture

When Senate Republicans in last year’s Congress refused to allow a vote on President Obama’s 2011 federal budget, they essentially set the stage for the political theatrics currently on display in Washington DC. They were hoping that their party

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The most common myth about immigration in the west is that immigrants take jobs away from native citizens. We know this is a myth because the actual numbers of jobs that immigrants take that could be filled by natives is quite small. This is because immigrants

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When the American and European pension systems were originally set up more than six decades ago, the average life expectancy in the world’s developed countries was around 68 years of age. As a result, deductions from workers’ wages to fund these

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