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Edward Luce

President Barack Obama

Overseas, America’s midterm elections are being viewed as a ‘For Whom the Bell Tolls’ moment for President Obama’

Global Politics

The implications of the most recent midterm elections will become clear over the coming months — but people overseas are already making predictions.

Britain Shows the Way Over ‘Fiscal Cliff’

Conflict & Justice

America’s Woes From the Outside In

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