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GOP's first-rate foreign policy chaos
31 January 2012
The Australian
The three leading candidates in the Republican presidential race are all advocating smaller government and a powerful military but these are conflicting goals, writes Tom Switzer. Read article
Right stuff
30 January 2012
The Canberra Times
Next week's Florida Primary is crucial for the Republican presidential aspirants but a single sentence could spell disaster, writes David Smith. Read article
Republican gift that keeps on giving
27 January 2012
The Australian
Barack Obama's State of the Union speech lacked the fireworks of the pitched battle between Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney for the Republican presidential nomination. The speech nonetheless revealed the path he hopes will take him to re-election, writes Geoffrey Garrett. Read article
Fairness the focus of Obama's speech
25 January 2012
SBS World News
Brendon O'Connor says Obama spoke frequently about "fairness" during his State of the Union address. Obama has proposed to increase taxes for the wealthy, a direct appeal to Americans who are struggling financially. Watch online
Geoffrey Garrett analyses Obama's State of the Union address
25 January 2012
ABC 24
Geoffrey Garrett says Obama's speech was both an appeal to the American public and an indirect attack on his potential Republican presidential candidates Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich. Watch online
Obama's state of the union
25 January 2012
ABC PM
James Fallows provides analysis of Barack Obama's State of the Union address. Obama pinpointed economic fairness as the defining issue facing Americans. Listen online
Obama tries energising US with address
25 January 2012
ABC 7.30
US President Barack Obama used his State of the Union address to try to give an optimistic view of the country as well as to outline tax, energy and foreign policy ideas. Tom Switzer provides expert analysis during this report on Obama's address. Watch online
Obama's message: fairness as patriotism
25 January 2012
The National Times
David Smith says that today's State of the Union had all the hallmarks of a typical election-year address: an exclusive focus on big campaign issues, jabs at President Barack Obama's opponents and more mentions than usual of the word "American". Read article
Reactions to Obama's State of the Union address
25 January 2012
ABC 24
Tom Switzer says the key points of Obama's State of the Union address was the economy and jobs. Watch online
Gingrich presses the right buttons
24 January 2012
The Australian Financial Review
Tom Switzer says Newt Gingrich’s astounding political comeback is largely due to his ability to spell out a populist message while doling out the ideological red meat to the conservative faithful. Tom Switzer is a research associate at the US Studies Centre.
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