The US president issues a call for progress to begin his second term, in language more practical than poetic during his second inaugural address to the nation
In a night that was much shorter than many had predicted, the results came in and Barack Obama beat Mitt Romney to gain re-election for another four years.
With only six percent of voters still undecided, Democrats are terrified of what Governor Mitt Romney would do in the Oval Office and Republicans are panicking that President Barack Obama will get a second term.
The next President of the United States will have to face domestic economic and social problems, but as the “leader of the free world” they are also the force with which dominates international politics facing both praise and criticism around the world.
After failing to turn up in the first debate, and the second debate being an even affair, President Obama came out on the attack in the third debate and winning by a considerable margin according to the latest polls