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Getty Images Representative Paul Ryan of Wisconsin has been elected as the 62nd Speaker of the House on Thursday. The Republican succeeds John Boehner who resigned last month after nearly 5 years. The Speaker is second in-line to the Presidency and sets his party's agenda in the house. Speaker Boehner resigned the day after the Pope's historic visit due to a rift in the party and the continued debate over the next possible Government shutdown. His resignation was seen as a victory to many in the year of political outsiders gaining momentum in Washington. Many blamed him for the lack of progress made in Congress over the past few years, despite the fact that he passed several key legislations during his tenure. Immediately after Boehner's resignation, California Representative Kevin McCarthy was seen as the natural successor to his boss, he however dropped out of the race soon afterwards due to disagreements and the fear of not getting the required support. Rya...

Mark J. Terrill/AP President Marco Rubio? Yes. Last Night the third Republican debate occurred, this time in Colorado. A lot of question were answered as it was a crucial night for many of the candidates. One thing is clear though, Marco Rubio is now the biggest hope of the party, and he should be chosen as the nominee.  It is also easy to see that several of the other candidates should withdraw, to allow for a clear, policy driven debate between the serious candidates, like the Democrats have been able to do. Unfortunately however, there is only a little possibility that the field will thin out enough in time before Iowans will go to the polling stations. Jindal, Pataki, Santorum and Graham should drop out now. The miracle is not going to happen for them. The participants of the undercard debate showed again why they are still at that debate, and not at the main one. It is time to go. We also think that Governor Huckabee and Senator Paul should follow them, as they ...

Ethan Miller/Getty Images Hillary Clinton had a terrible summer. No one would have expected this. Just absolutely  dreadful. But now she is back, and she looks stronger and more confident than ever. She just had the best week of her campaign, and probably the best week in the past few years. The Vice President announced on Wednesday that he is not running for President in 2016. Joe Biden ended months of speculation, after he confirmed that he is not running despite a heavy buzz for him and relatively high polling numbers. Over the past six months there was heavy speculation regarding his candidacy, but Biden now declared that he had ‘run out of time’. Most analysts said that the latest probable time that Biden should have entered the race was before last week’s debate. Biden’s son, Beau, died in May from cancer and wished that his father join the race. Over the summer there were lots of positive signs of a Biden candidacy, and it is clear that he was heavil...

Credit: www.slate.com Hillary Clinton won the first Democratic debate on Tuesday in Las Vegas, but Senator Bernie Sanders also performed well and delivered what he intended. In many ways, this debate was even more anticipated than the Republican ones, and it certainly gave us a lot of answers. Emails. Joe Biden. Benghazi. Outsider Politicians. Wall Street. Guns. Hillary Clinton had the most to loose last night, and Bernie had the most to win. And they both delivered to an extent. But the former Secretary of State came away from the CNN debate as the candidate who had the best night. Clinton is clearly very smart and knowledgeable, she gives clear and contextual answers and is a highly skilled debater. She performed very well. But it was together with Bernie that they controlled the stage. They had the most time to talk, and everyone payed attention to them. Poor O'Malley. While Clinton performed the best overall, Sanders received the biggest cheers from the ...

Controversial. Dividing. These are the words that come to mind when analysing people's reaction to Margaret Thatcher. Many people adore her, many despise her, but what is unquestionable is that the Iron Lady changed Britain for forever, as she restored the British pride. As Maggie would turn 90 years old on tuesday, we look back at the legacy of the only female Prime Minister. Margaret Thatcher is a hero. She was also a great Prime Minister. Perhaps the best Prime Minister that Britain had in the 20th Century, certainly if you exclude Churchill. After all, there is a reason why Thatcherism exists. It was because of her economic achievements and the grand effects she had on society. And not because she was a dictator. Margaret Thatcher economically transferred this country. First however; she saved it. In the 1970's, Britain was in turmoil. The economy was bad, and strikes were crippling the cities. Britain lost its power, and the glory days of the Empire were over...

Rupert Rivett/Demotix/Corbis Jeremy Corbyn has been in power for less than three weeks, but he has surprised many sceptics already. In fact as the annual Labour Party Conference draws to end, he seems very impressive. Corbyn looks confident. And it is not just us who thinks this, but most people. This is also why lately there have been no talk of replacing him, as opposed to the constant speculation even before he was elected. Corbyn was also very confident when he delivered his speech at the conference. The conference which was the biggest ever for Labour, largely due to thousands of people who signed up to the party due to Corbyn's election. Corbyn's only talks about policy, and his policies are more popular than previously thought, though they are still controversial. Corbyn wants to renationalise the British Rail and Mail systems. He has received big backlash for this, but he is a socialist after all. He has also warmed up to the SNP, and was significant...