Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez now has the consitutional power to remain in office beyond a second term, but he may be losing the political support he needs
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Obama's first overseas visit and Pakistan 'the capitulator'
As Ottawa indulges in a little Obama-mania, the economy, Afghanistan, and the rise of sharia law in Pakistan hang heavy over the new Commander-in-Chief
Read MoreIdeological gaps over Israel on both sides of Atlantic
Americans have long tended to be more sympathetic towards Israel in Middle Eastern disputes than Europeans, but since 9/11 they have become more staunch in their support
Read MoreSo what happened to that Buy American rule?
Just what the final US stimulus package says about only buying US-made goods remains vague, but here we explain the issue and what's at stake
Read MoreMessage to Obama: Toughen Up
Three weeks into the job and Obama may have just reaslied he has to toughen up if he is to stay ahead of the great Republican machine and pass the legislation his team wants to get through – after all, they won the election didn't they?
Read MoreCanada fears being frozen out of the US recovery deal
In the bleak midwinter, Canada is fighting to ensure it doesn't lose billions of dollars as a protectionist US Congress pushes forward with its 'Buy American' legislation
Read MoreCanadian PM's near-death experience forces budget about-face
Canada's minority Conservative Government has survived its first budget test after prematurely proroging Parliament late last year. However PM Stephen Harper is on a tight leash
Read MorePacking for Washington and The Inauguration
Every obnoxious security officer, crowd crush, and queue will be worth it to witness Barack Obama taking of the Oath of Office.
Read MoreGaza and Bush from up a ladder
Even in the midst of DIY projects somewhere out beyond Gisborne, it was impossible to avoid the horror of Gaza and the sheer stupidity on display at George Bush's final press conference
Read MoreUS hypocrisy clouds Clinton's Mid-East headache
Can Hillary Clinton salvage a credible US foreign policy from its self-serving history?
Read MoreShalom and Salaam seem the hardest words to say
As the bloodshed increases and the desperation intensifies, it is time to ask what is the ultimate aim of the bombardment of Gaza, and how will the international community stop each side from harming the innocents of the other.
Read MoreAlan Greenspan's Icarus moment
As the pillars of capitalism collapsed around him, the man once called the maestro summed up 2008 by admitting, "I have found a flaw"
Read MoreCanada's souring Afghanistan strategy
Afghanistan will be one of Obama’s first tests in office, and his Canadian neighbours are in no mood to be persuaded to stay
Read MoreWhat's in a name, Mr Barack Hussein Obama?
Barack Hussein Obama is going the whole name hog in his inauguration and in so doing he may well define a new political generation. Names it seems are critical in top US politics – think Clinton, or Kennedy or Bush…
Read MoreThe tragedies behind the Bush Victory Lap of the Middle East
The Iraqi journalist who threw his shoes at George W. Bush has refocused attention on the plight of an occupied people
Read MoreAn indignant Quebec has voted, sending Canada's PM a message
The Canadian PM's desperate clutch at power is likely behind the resurgence of the sovereignist Parti Quebecois in this week's provincial election, and could have major federal implications when he is next forced to go to the polls
Read MoreConstitutional precedent set in Canada
A groundbreaking ruling in Canada means any Prime Minister faced with a confidence vote can pull the plug on Parliament by running to the Governor General
Read MoreCanada crashes towards crisis as PM panics
Canada's Conservative government is desperately trying to stave off the vote that will oust it after just seven weeks in power. Taking its place could be an unholy alliance of losing, socialist and seperatist parties whose one point of agreement is that they hate the Tories even more than they hate each other
Read MoreCanada's new Conservative minority government on the brink of collapse
After just six weeks Canada's Conservative minority may be brought down by its own hubris
Read MoreThose French farmers are at it again
Stories of the EU "overhauling" its farm subsidies are coming off the wires today. If only they were true
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