Barack Obama and Gulf war veteran Tammy Duckworth place a wreath in honour of Veterans Day at a soldiers' memorial in Chicago, Illinois, yesterday. Photograph: Tannen Maury/Bloomberg
Palin careful not to rule out presidential bid in 2012REPUBLICAN VICE-presidential candidate Sarah Palin says she was "flabbergasted" by anonymous criticism of her by members of John McCain's campaign staff following last week's election.

Aides play down Bush and Obama tension rumoursAIDES TO US president George W Bush and president-elect Barack Obama have sought to play down tensions over leaked reports of their private conversation at the White House on Monday, with both sides denying that Mr Bush sought to link financial aid for the US car industry to Democratic support for a new trade deal with Colombia.
Obama bounce fails to push Senate contenders over lineIT'S NO secret that Senate Democratic candidates were hoping that the voter registration and turnout efforts organised by Barack Obama would provide the boost needed to get over the top in close races.

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Obama bounce fails to push Senate contenders over lineIT'S NO secret that Senate Democratic candidates were hoping that the voter registration and turnout efforts organised by Barack Obama would provide the boost needed to get over the top in close races.

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Obama will not be a soft touch for EuropeansBarack Obama is the apparent incarnation of all that Europeans could wish for but in the end, he is the president-elect of the US and he will approach Europe seeking a greater commitment to sharing America's international burdens, writes Pat Cox

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Policy on Iran will shape perceptions of president-electDebate has intensified about how - and when - Iran should be approached by the incoming regime, writes Ruadhán Mac Cormaic in New York

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