US votes: Background & analysis
President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney left voters on Election Day with a stark choice between their fundamentally different visions for the country's future.
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Africans eagerly await the result of the US election
US election: When the 50 state results will be in
Planning on following the US presidential election through the night? Find out all the polling times to track as we head to a final result.
Read the full storyAfricans eagerly await the result of the US election
Despite Africa being the ancestral home of President Obama, recent polls show he is losing favour in the continent.
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Mitt Romney continues campaigning on polling day
Implausible two months ago and still unlikely, it's not impossible that Mitt Romney could live his father's dream and become president.
Read the full storyThe Middle East's low expectations over the US election
Hope in the Middle East is fading that whoever is victorious in the US election can help change the course of the region for the better.
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Why do Americans vote on a Tuesday and who was a peanut farmer before taking office? Some of the little-known facts about US elections...
Read the full storyUS election will be won in the battleground states
A cluster of undecided American states hold the power to decide the next President of the United States.
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How does America elect its president?
As Barack Obama and Mitt Romney go head to head in the US presidential election, we take a look at the system that will decide the outcome.
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