Romney fails to impress in New Hampshire
Republican Mitt Romney tried to be casual, relaxed and engaging in New Hampshire. It didn't work. Crikey's Guy Rundle begins his US roadshow in the bellwether state to report on this week's crucial primary. Read more on the blog...

Gillard: just a matter of when
The Australia Day debacle is emblematic of a Prime Minister who can't take a trick. Read more on the blog...

CNN Transcript of the GOP Debate in N. Charleston
Transcript of the GOP Debate provided by CNN

Politics live blog: David Cameron's Commons statement on EU summit
• Today's agenda • Lunchtime summary • Afternoon summary 6.00pm: Here's an afternoon summary. • Fred Goodwin, the former Royal Bank of Scotland chief executive, has been stripped of his knighthood. The decision was taken by the forfeiture committee, a panel of Whitehall civil servants. In a statement, the Cabinet Office said that the Financial Services Authority and the Treasury committee had ...

Abortion Rights Advocates, Opponents' Tactics Evolve
In recent years abortion rights opponents have stepped up efforts to challenge Roe vs. Wade, the nearly 40-year-old Supreme Court ruling that legalized abortion. Many states have adopted new laws restricting abortion rights since 2010, putting abortion rights supporters on the defensive.