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The campaign: Heard on the trail
Oct 18th 2012, 3:26 from Print edition0
Buttonwood: Voting with the wallet
Oct 4th 2012, 3:05 from Print edition
Democrats have been better for equities, Republicans for bonds23
Kal draws the Democratic convention: From swagger to stagger
Sep 8th 2012, 8:42 from Democracy in America
FOUR years in the White House can take a toll on a president's appearance. Kal draws the changes he has seen.6
Regulating the arms trade: One more heave
Aug 2nd 2012, 3:09 from Print edition
Supporters of a global Arms Trade Treaty have not given up7
Lexington: Stick or carrot?
Jun 7th 2012, 3:06 from Print edition
When it comes to obesity, Michelle Obama can teach Michael Bloomberg something163
The navy: The spirit of 1812
May 17th 2012, 3:05 from Print edition
The service hopes to restore its prestige by celebrating a forgotten conflict101
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 House20
Arms sales to Taiwan: Fighter-fleet response
May 1st 2012, 1:18 from Banyan
Sudden attention paid to the ailing state of the air force in the "renegade province"243
Chuck Colson
Apr 26th 2012, 3:02 from Print edition
Charles Colson, political operative and prison reformer, died on April 21st, aged 8011
American diplomacy: What Hillary did next
Mar 22nd 2012, 4:10 from Print edition
Since failing to win the Democratic nomination, Hillary Clinton has loyally served Barack Obama as secretary of state. We assess her record and ponder her plans122
Lexington: The president and the pump
Mar 15th 2012, 4:00 from Print edition
Voters will hold Barack Obama responsible for rising petrol prices, even though he isn’t308
The Republican race: Following in John Kerry's footsteps?
Mar 7th 2012, 4:36 from Democracy in America
OUR correspondents discuss Super Tuesday's results and ask whether Mitt Romney has what it takes to win the keys to the White House33
Politics this week
Feb 16th 2012, 3:59 from Print edition5
The federal budget: Tax and build
Feb 13th 2012, 5:10 from Free exchange
Barack Obama releases his budget for the 2013 fiscal year9
Guantánamo: No way out
Jan 12th 2012, 4:04 from Print edition
America marks the tenth anniversary of the prison camp22
Schumpeter: University challenge
Dec 8th 2011, 4:17 from Print edition
Slim down, focus and embrace technology: American universities need to be more businesslike95
Government travel: Obama swings the axe into the federal travel budget
Nov 11th 2011, 5:12 from Gulliver
Barack Obama asks government departments to cut their travel bills14
Brain freezes: No one is immune
Nov 11th 2011, 2:49 from Democracy in America
Anyone can flub a line, even the man in the White House17
Lexington: The elusive progressive majority
Nov 10th 2011, 10:32 from Print edition
One day a majority of minorities may put the Democrats permanently on top. But not yet95
The Republicans: A dangerous game
Nov 9th 2011, 8:32 from Print edition
Despite becoming more extremist and obstructionist, the Republicans triumphed in the mid-term elections. Next time round, they may be in for a shock190
America's 2012 elections: And they're off
Nov 7th 2011, 3:06 from Graphic detail
It is a year until Americans vote on whether or not to expel Barack Obama from the White House. In the first of a series of monthly guides, we present the latest data on the contest35
Software patents: Difference Engine: Programmed nonsense
Oct 7th 2011, 6:43 from Babbage
Sloppily approved patents for software are hindering innovation47
The Obama White House: A cantankerous crew
Sep 28th 2011, 6:18 from Print edition7
Solyndra and the White House: Letting sunlight in
Sep 22nd 2011, 11:32 from Print edition
Did the White House play fast and loose with public cash?13
Lexington: That sinking feeling
Sep 8th 2011, 8:32 from Print edition
The president’s re-election chances increasingly rest on the weakness of his opponents79