By Alan Fisher

It is just six days to the Iowa caucus, the first real test of the seven Republicans hoping to win their party’s presidential nomination for the 2012 election.

Karl Rove, the man who masterminded George Bush’s election victories, has described the current battle for the heart of the Republican party as “the most unpredictable, rapidly shifting, and often downright inexplicable primary race I’ve ever witnessed”.

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By John Terrett

Millions of Americans are facing a bleak holiday new year as they wait to hear if the banks will foreclose on their homes.

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By Khalid Amayreh

They call you terrorists and other nasty names; but as far as we are concerned, you are our ultimate heroes.

Your sacrifices, self-abnegation and patriotism enabled us to live and be steadfast as well as survive the nefarious onslaught by the falsifiers of history, the world's greatest thieves.

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By Teymoor Nabili

The New York Times has decided that the Iran angle is the most significant element of the latest WikiLeaks package.

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By Imran Khan

I have just finished reading a terrifying document. It's called 2083: A European declaration of Independence. 

It's full of advice for the budding Christian martyr. Handy tips on how to build bombs and make poisons; on how to use video games to hone your shooting skills.

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By Imran Khan

The last time I wrote about this city was in 2004.

The opening line was: "Behind the new and grand facades lay the hints of a bloody and violent past".

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