“Tonight you voted for action, not politics as usual” President Obama told America in his victory speech. “I believe we can keep the promise of our founders, the idea that if you’re willing to work hard, it doesn’t matter who you are or where you come from or what you look like or where you live.…
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Recreational marijuana use, same-sex marriage, porn actors forced to use condoms and the death penalty were among 170 changes to state laws voted on across the United States yesterday. Both Washington state and Colorado passed bills to regulate the sale of marijuana while Oregon rejected the proposal. In Washington, it is now legal for adults to…
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Picture from ninemsn Both Barack Obama and Mitt Romney are guilty of a gaffe or two, The Newsroom takes us through some of the most memorable. First out of the blocks was President Obama. During an interview with Jay Leno before the campaign began, in March 2009, Obama made an offhand remark about his bowling skills: “I…
DetailsPresident Barack Obama has been re-elected as U.S. president for a second term, defeating the Republican challenger, Governor Mitt Romney. The candidates needed 270 electoral votes to win in the campaign. Obama currently sits with 303 votes to Romney’s 206 at 6pm EST in Australia. In what was the most expensive presidential campaign in history,…
DetailsEight swing states will decide who wins this US presidential election. President Obama and Governor Romney have been in top gear on their campaign trail for the past few weeks and with voting stations closed in most eastern states already, the result could come down to one state. A number of major networks across the…
DetailsBoth US presidential candidates are campaigning on the future of America and its children, but their rhetoric about what is important to those children is very different. Before Hurricane Sandy, climate change was not a priority in the race for the White House. For the first time since 1988, climate issues were not raised during the…
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How many fibs have Barack Obama and Mitt Romney told in their campaign for the White House? “Fact checkers” have kept score for US voters making charts to explain the tall stories told. The Washington Post developed a Pinocchio rating for politicians’ statements and has published in-depth analyses into the truthfulness of their claims. Currently, Obama has a 2.1 Pinocchio rating while…
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An unlikely friendship between two political foes has formed during the clean-up action in the US state of New Jersey. When President Barack Obama went to New Jersey to meet Republican Governor Chris Christie, he received the Governor’s personal thanks for his efforts and for FEMA’s assistance with evacuations and the clean-up. Mr Obama and Mr…
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Screenshot of the emergency alert the Kassas family received. Photo courtesy of Kassas family. The Newsroom spoke with Australian expats living in New York city who faced Superstorm Sandy yesterday. The Kassas family from Castle Hill in Sydney are currently living “right in the centre of New York – just a few blocks down from where…
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