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Democratic Party gives key responsibility to Bera for polls


Indian-American Congressman Ami Bera has been given a key responsibility in the Democratic party to ...

Republicans call for changes to halt losing streak


Smarting from two consecutive humiliating electoral defeats at the hands of Barack Obama, the Republ...

Liberal Democrat councillor hosted ‘sex parties’


An investigation has been launched in London to probe reports that a Liberal Democrat councillor was...

Mizoram signs accord with militant outfit


The Mizoram government has signed a suspension of operations (SoO) agreement with the separatist out...

Stop being `stupid`: Bobby Jindal to fellow Republicans


Louisiana`s Indian American Governor Bobby Jindal lashed out at fellow Republicans to rethink their ...

‘Hillary is the people`s choice for 2016 Prez bid’


"Run, Hillary, Run!" is what the majority is saying, as Hillary Clinton, US Secretary of State and f...

US elections: Clinton blasts Romney in Iowa op-ed


Former US President Bill Clinton`s editorial in Iowa’s largest newspaper appealed to people to vote ...

The Democrats: Championing the middle class


Supported largely by the Indian-American community, President Barack Obama`s Democratic Party with t...

`Democratic party’s national convention will be better`


Obama campaign officials appear to be very confident that their Democratic party’s national conventi...

Gay marriage: Churchgoers won’t vote for Tories


At least six out of 10 Britons who attend church services regularly say they are less likely to vote...

‘Gender disparity’ in pay more among Republicans


Republican and Democratic female staffers earn less than their male counterparts, a survey has revea...

Cameron coalition under strain over Lords reform


Over 90 Conservative MPs forced Britain`s coalition government to drop a motion related to a bill to...

Tough ID laws could block thousands of 2012 vote


Democrats and voting rights groups fear that ID laws could suppress votes among people who may not t...

Cracks in UK coalition over hunt for Hunt


Liberal Democrats decided to abstain and withdraw support to Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt during a ...

Obama seeks to rally Democrats to election-year fight


President Barack Obama vowed on Friday to push back hard against Republicans who try to obstruct his...

Merkel party suffers fresh poll setback in Berlin


Germany`s centre-left Social Democrats beat Angela Merkel`s conservatives in a regional election in ...

US debt ceiling row: Obama appeals for compromise


Democrats and Republicans clashed over rival plans to slash spending and increase borrowing despite ...

Weiner faces a cool reception from Democrats


Disgraced Rep. Anthony Weiner faces a cool reception from even some of his closest allies in Congres...

British voters reject change, hammer Lib Dems


British voters have handed the Liberal Democrats a double blow.

Party defends Merkel against critics after election


Angela Merkel has been blamed for a humiliating loss in Baden-Wuerttemberg.

Obama urges Americans to work together


Prez Barack Obama urged Americans to maintain the "spirit of common cause".

Dems, GOP must cooperate in new year: Obama


Prez Barack Obama says Democrats and Republicans must work together in 2011.

UK coalition safe after paper sting: Liberal Democrats


Four more Lib Dems have been taped slating their Conservative partners.

US Democrats push to ratify Russia nuclear pact


The treaty would restrict Russia and US to 1,550 deployed nuclear warheads.

Lib Dem in row over peerage to Raj Loomba


Liberal Democrats is at the centre of a conflict-of-interest row.

Most important contest is between US, world: Obama


US Prez tells Republican opponents to work hard to overcome challenges posed by China.

US polls: Republicans capture House, Democrats retain Senate


President Barack Obama faced a bleak political landscape on Wednesday after voters punished Democrat...

Obama`s Democrats lose House, hold on to Senate


US`s Prez saw his Democratic party suffer a near rout in the face of voter dissatisfaction over a re...

Polls open in US; Democrats and Obama fear defeat


US Prez and his Democratic party feared a rout in the House of Representatives in the mid-term polls...

Democrats fear rout as US election day arrives


US voters head to the polls Tuesday in key elections widely expected to hand President Barack Obama`...

Get out and vote in Congressional polls: Obama to Democrats


Facing a possible rout in Congressional polls, US President Barack Obama Monday implored fellow Demo...

`US polls: Enthusiasm gap between Dems, Reps`


In 2010, US is charged with the responsibility of guarding the change it brought in 2009.

`Don`t ask, don`t tell` appeal tough for Democrats


The appeal will do little to help Democrats trying to inspire those voters & hold back a Republican ...

Americans evenly divided over Bush vs Obama


Opposition Republicans also hold large advantages over the Democrats among independents.

New pledge from Republicans as US elections loom


Republican Party leaders gathered in Virginia to unveil a new strategy they hope will help wrest con...

Democrats can keep majority: Bill Clinton


Ex-US leader wants Dems to assume they will lose some Congressional seats.

Democrats could lose House: Obama spokesman


Prez Barack Obama`s party could lose its House majority in this fall`s elections, his spokesman has ...

Gordon Brown to step down as Labour leader


In a dramatic development, PM Gordon Brown said he will step aside as leader of the Labour party. ...

UK polls: Tories, Lib Dems to hold govt formation talks


Hectic lobbying was on in Britain to cobble up majority to form a coalition.

Lib Dems face tougher fight in 2nd UK vote debate


The leader of Britain`s third biggest political party faces a challenge on Thursday to cement his un...

Obama predicts tough fight for Democrats in Nov poll


Obama acknowledged on Monday that Democrats face a hard fight in holding on to their majorities in C...

Liberal Democrats assume centrestage in UK elections


Liberal Democrats, hitherto the third largest party in Britain, has assumed centrestage in the ens...

Britain`s `third party` tops shock poll


Britain`s Liberal Democrats, normally the country`s third-largest party, has soared so far up in the...

Ruling US Democrats’ image drop to a record low


In a worrisome indicator for the ruling Democrats, their favourable rating has dropped to a record l...

Democrats sweeten US health reform bill


Historic health care change in the balance, Democrats ploughed fresh billions into insurance subsidi...

Democrats pick new head of key US Congress panel


A US lawmaker close to organised labour and sharply critical of China and South Korea on trade matte...

Obama puts forward last-ditch health care plan


US President Barack Obama on Monday put forward a nearly USD 1 trillion, 10-year compromise that wou...

Democrats begin discussing smaller health bill


President Barack Obama and his Democratic allies are conceding for the first time that they may have...

Obama urges Democrats to pass health care overhaul


US President Barack Obama on Sunday rallied Senate Democrats to deliver on their party`s half-centur...

Senate Democrats eye key US health care victory


Democrats in the US Senate strove to lock down support to prevail in a landmark first test vote of P...