U.S. and Us

Why Romney can’t move to the center

Ethan Pollack Pollack - U.S. and Us - 8/5/2012

After five months of voting, it appears we finally have ourselves a Republican nominee. While Mitt Romney has not officially won the nomination, at this point it is only a formality....

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Romney’s stealing of the Bush playbook on foreign policy

John C. Hulsman Hulsman - U.S. and Us - 7/5/2012

Well, the Republican show is at last mercifully over. It was not easy, but unloved Mitt Romney has at last prevailed over a field of others who could ably staff some traveling carnival. For Barack Obama the whole unedifying spectacle was a gift from heaven....

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The race for VP: in search of Romney’s running mate

Valentina Pasquali Pasquali - U.S. and Us - 7/5/2012

Now that both Rick Santorum and Newt Gingrich are out of the picture and Mitt Romney is certain to be the Republican nominee for the White House, the Washington chattering class has moved to speculate about the possible identity of the Governor’s future running mate....

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Stati e numeri nella corsa alla presidenza: le speranze e i limiti di Mitt Romney

Marco Morini Morini - U.S. and Us - 7/5/2012

La nomination di Mitt Romney a candidato repubblicano alla presidenza degli Stati Uniti è ormai sicura. I sondaggi nazionali annunciano una sfida molto incerta con Barack Obama, e vi sono dei segnali che sembrerebbero corroborare le sue chances di vittoria alle elezioni di novembre....

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The meaning of Rick Santorum and Mitt Romney’s future

Valentina Pasquali Pasquali - U.S. and Us - 13/4/2012

Rick Santorum’s decision to call off his bid for the White House put an end to the Republican primary season in all but name. Newt Gingrich and Ron Paul have pledged to stay in the race until the party convention this summer but they are no longer real threats to Mitt Romney. The former Governor of Massachusetts is now breathing a sigh of relief....

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La scelta rischiosa di Obama sulla rifoma sanitaria

Mattia Ferraresi Ferraresi - U.S. and Us - 11/4/2012

Nell’analizzare la discussione in corso sulla riforma sanitaria di Obama, le accuse di incostituzionalità e il ruolo della Corte Suprema, si può partire da una domanda “a monte”: la legge sulla copertura sanitaria universale avrebbe potuto evitare il vaglio della corte?...

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La Corte Suprema e la sanità americana: un ruolo politico

Fabrizio Tonello Tonello - U.S. and Us - 10/4/2012

I tre giorni di audizioni presso la Corte Suprema sulla legge di riforma sanitaria hanno rivelato molte cose, non solo sulla direzione che sta per prendere la campagna elettorale ma anche sul sistema politico americano in quanto tale....

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The meaning of Obamacare

Valentina Pasquali Pasquali - U.S. and Us - 10/4/2012

After hearing oral arguments in an animated three-day session, the US Supreme Court now moves to determine the fate of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act - better known as “Obamacare”. The nine justices have already cast preliminary votes, but their final decision will be announced in June. In the meantime, they will be writing opinions that will make judicial history....

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Il presidente-candidato alla ricerca del voto bianco operaio

Martino Mazzonis Mazzonis - U.S. and Us - 5/4/2012

Il Partito Democratico ha un problema di lunga data: quello del voto bianco e operaio. Quando si leggono i dati sugli exit polls relativi alle ultime tornate elettorali americane o i sondaggi, le risposte dei bianchi senza istruzione superiore non faranno mai sorridere uno stratega democratico che debba ragionare su come vincere le elezioni presidenziali....

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Romney, one step closer

Valentina Pasquali Pasquali - U.S. and Us - 4/4/2012

Mitt Romney swept the three primaries in Wisconsin, Maryland and Washington D.C. in his race for the GOP nomination. It was an outcome that was expected particularly in Maryland and the District of Columbia. However all eyes were on Wisconsin, where Romney was leading in the polls lately but where the race between him and Rick Santorum had been tight for weeks....

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