WorldVoters turn out in forceAmerican voters have turned out in force to claim the final say in a hotly contested presidential election, with hometown supporters of Barack Obama predicting his re-election.06 Nov 10:59 PM
WorldUS Election: Swing states key to White HouseToday's United States election will be decided by 10 swing states, regions where polling shows little distance between President Obama and challenger Romney.06 Nov 04:30 PM
WorldUS election: Obama campaignPresident Barack Obama and Mitt Romney have wrapped up more than a year of campaigning before the vote. 06 Nov 04:10 AM
OpinionRev. Jesse Jackson: Obama still righting old wrongsThe US President must be allowed to build on his Administration's achievements, writes Reverend Jesse Jackson.05 Nov 08:30 PM
WorldAmerica to decide between two visionsThe 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.05 Nov 04:30 PM
OpinionDoes 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?04 Nov 04:30 PM
OpinionMatt McCarten: If the world got to vote, Obama would romp inMatt McCarten gives his view on the American presidential election.03 Nov 04:30 PM
OpinionTracey Barnett: Silence may well prove fatal for RomneyAs 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."31 Oct 04:30 PM
OpinionTed Zorn: Mercurial Mitt playing voters for foolsTed 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.30 Oct 04:30 PM
WorldSupport for Obama more an act of faithObama 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.29 Oct 04:30 PM
WorldPolitics reflect the great US dividePresident Barack Obama and his Republican challenger, Mitt Romney, are neck and neck in the race for the White House.25 Oct 04:30 PM
OpinionTPP secrecy invites suspicion about USThe 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.25 Oct 04:30 PM
WorldGillard's union scandal a 'sideshow': law firmThe 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".25 Oct 06:45 AM
OpinionIndia: A force to be reckoned withThe 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.24 Oct 04:30 PM
