QP, Total sign 25-year deal on Al Khalij oilfield

NOW that the election is over, Washington's attention is consumed by the looming combination of automatic spending cuts and tax increases known as 'the fiscal cliff'. That combination poses risks, including economic contraction and erosion of confidence in government. But it also offers a chance to address our ...

OBAMA THE DEALMAKER

DURING his first term, President Barack Obama faced a wicked problem: How do you govern in a highly polarised, evenly divided country with House Republicans who seem unwilling to compromise? Obama never really solved that one, and he was forced to pass his agenda on partisan lines...