When U.S. President Barack Obama first ran for president in 2008, he promised to end the Iraq War, grow energy independence, and provide universal health care. Commonwealth Correspondent Osmi Anannya, 25, from Dhaka, Bangladesh, looks at his first term record. The U.S. Presidential Elections of November 6, 2012 put Barack Obama back in the White …

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Modi and Obama are similar in their world-wide prominence, writes Ryan Bachoo, 25, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Trinidad and Tobago, but Obama’s challenges in maintaining popularity may hold lessons for Modi. Much like Barack Obama in 2008, India’s new Prime Minister Narendra Modi has risen to a wealth of international fame since winning elections in …

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