The crushing defeat handed by American voters to President George W. Bush and his conservative Republicans produced sighs of relief around the globe and hopes that America's period of post-9/11 aggressive behavior might be nearing an end. The coalition of odd-bedfellows that formed Bush's core political support — rural southerners; millions of Christian doomsday cultists... Read More

US mid-term congressional elections are often humdrum affairs that usually produce low voter turnouts. But this November 7th's vote is shaping up as the most exciting and important mid-term election in modern American history. The upcoming vote has generated extraordinary interest around the globe. Polls in Asia, Europe, and Latin America show the widely-expressed hope... Read More