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The Democrats: Stress fractures
May 24th 2012, 8:04 from Democracy in America
Are the Democrats as divided as the Republicans?(6)
Daily chart: America’s presidential race
May 21st 2012, 1:10 from Graphic detail
A tough fight now beckons between Mitt Romney and Barack Obama(141)
US election: Betting on Barack
May 17th 2012, 3:26 from Buttonwood's notebook
The Iowa figures show a steady advantage in recent weeks(17)
The Texas Senate race: Another insurgency
May 17th 2012, 3:05 from Print edition
A tea-party favourite takes on another Republican establishment figure(2)
Democratic dysfunction: Is the filibuster illegal?
May 16th 2012, 7:16 from Democracy in America
A new lawsuit to strike down the filibuster is likely to fail; bigger thinking is needed anyway(106)
Cartoon politics: Julia's world
May 14th 2012, 8:02 from Democracy in America
The Obama campaign's poorly-conceived cartoon slideshow has inspired a silly debate(236)
The tea party strikes: Another moderate shown the door
May 10th 2012, 3:06 from Print edition
The spirit of compromise has become fatal to Republican politicians(39)
Obama endorses: Good for Obama, bad for gay marriage
May 9th 2012, 8:25 from Democracy in America
The president's support for same-sex marriage has once again made it a partisan issue at the heart of a presidential election campaign(640)
The tea party: Another moderate shown the door
May 9th 2012, 6:10 from Democracy in America
A victory for the tea-party movement, as Dick Lugar goes down in Indiana(240)
A presidential cartoon: Obama the rock star
May 3rd 2012, 4:20 from Democracy in America
Morten, our cartoonist, offers his latest take on the race for the White House(19)
The Postal Service: Waiting for deliverance
May 3rd 2012, 3:00 from Print edition
Who will make the tough decisions to save the mail?(17)
Bankruptcy in Rhode Island: Improvident
May 3rd 2012, 3:00 from Print edition
Desperate measures for desperate times(10)
Corruption in Nigeria: Hard graft
Apr 29th 2012, 8:10 from Baobab
An unusual conviction for corruption for a Nigerian politician(17)
Immigration politics: The nativist millstone
Apr 26th 2012, 3:02 from Print edition
Republican policies on illegal immigration are annoying Latinos and becoming a serious handicap in the presidential election(438)
Conservatives in America: Is tea time nearing an end?
Apr 23rd 2012, 3:55 from Democracy in America
What Orrin Hatch's win in Utah means for the tea-party movement(236)
The veepstakes: To complement or amplify? That's the question
Apr 19th 2012, 6:42 from Lexington's notebook
Choosing a veep is harder than you think(22)
The death penalty: Another reprieve
Apr 19th 2012, 3:09 from Print edition
Connecticut is to repeal capital punishment, part of a growing trend(23)
Science education: Monkey kabuki
Apr 19th 2012, 3:09 from Print edition
Evolution sceptics advance their cause under the guise of free inquiry(92)
Louisiana’s schools: Governor Jindal extends his reach
Apr 19th 2012, 3:09 from Print edition
Reforms that have transformed New Orleans are applied to the state(18)
Mitt Romney’s economics: Work in progress
Apr 19th 2012, 3:09 from Print edition
The presumptive nominee is steering his economic policies to the right(46)
Mitt Romney’s economics: Flip back please
Apr 19th 2012, 3:09 from Print edition
The probable Republican nominee should stop pandering to the left on China and to the right on taxes(157)
Lexington: Enough to make you veep
Apr 19th 2012, 3:09 from Print edition
Mitt Romney is about to discover how hard it is to choose a running-mate(72)
Money talks: April 16th 2012: Sensible, centrist and subject to shifts
Apr 17th 2012, 1:44 from Schumpeter
IN this week's programme - the murky details of Mitt Romney's economic plans, Chinese currency and the festering, ongoing euro crisis(1)
Hillary Clinton: Let her dance
Apr 16th 2012, 12:45 from Lexington's notebook
Hillary Clinton lets her hair down(36)
The Republicans: Candidates as space rockets
Apr 13th 2012, 3:03 from Lexington's notebook
Politicians who break up on launch(18)