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Opinion: The US Presidential Election – the Show is Not Over Yet

by Amir Taheri | Apr 8, 2016 | Opinion

Norman Muller is a white-collar worker in Illinois who is sure about at least one thing: he has never voted and intends never to vote in his life. And, yet, by a quirk of fate he is chosen by a super-computer as the only representative of the American electorate in...

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DALLAS, TX – APRIL 25: Former U.S. President George W. Bush (2nd R) shakes hands with his father former President George H.W. Bush (2nd L) as they attend the opening ceremony of the George W. Bush Presidential Center with his wife, former first lady Laura Bush (R), and his mother, former first lady Barbara Bush […]

From Father to Son: How American Politics Changed in a Generation

by Amir Taheri | Dec 4, 2014 | Book Reviews

[inset_left]41: A Portrait of My FatherBy George W. BushThe Crown Publishing Group, 304 pagesNew York, 2014[/inset_left] Puzzled by the strange ways of American politics, outsiders often wonder how such a superpower can function without an elite group to ensure...

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Republican Thom Tillis celebrates after winning the North Carolina Senate seat on November 5, 2014, in North Carolina, United States. (Davis Turner/Getty Images/AFP)

Republicans prevail in big, bitterly fought governor races

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Nov 5, 2014 | World

New York, Reuters—Republican governors triumphed in key races on Tuesday in the political heavyweight states of Florida, Michigan and Wisconsin, joining the partisan tide that gave Republicans control of the US Senate. In races shaped by voters’ worries about...

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A U.S. Border Patrol agent checks passenger identifications aboard an Amtrak train from Chicago to New York City on June 5, 2013 in Depew, New York. Source: John Moore/Getty Images/AFP

US immigration bill nears critical test

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 11, 2013 | World

Washington, AP—US senators are preparing to cast the first votes in the full Senate on a landmark bill that offers the best chance in decades to remake the American immigration system and offer eventual citizenship to millions. President Barack Obama, who’s made...