~RS~q~RS~~RS~z~RS~17~RS~)
Obama v the gun lobby
20:51 UK time, Friday, 21 December 2012
President Barack Obama chooses a difficult battle as the stage is set for a fight over gun laws in the new year, the BBC's Mark Mardell writes.
22 December 2012
Last updated at 11:11 ET
Gun lobby defiant as Newtown mourns
The US observes a moment of silence a week after the Connecticut school shooting, as a leading gun lobby group calls for armed security at schools.
Kerry named for top Obama post
US President Barack Obama nominates Senator John Kerry to replace Hillary Clinton as his next secretary of state.
Boehner: Still hope for tax deal
Republicans will keep working to avoid the so-called "fiscal cliff" of tax rises and spending cuts, House Speaker John Boehner has said.
Article written by Katty Kay
Katty Kay
Presenter, BBC World News
@KattyKayBBC via Twitter
On @Morning_Joe til 8.20 - newtown, Benghazi, Time's person of the year.
Special Reports
US Election 2012More Special Reports:
More from US and Canada
Business
-
US 'fiscal cliff' vote abandoned
US Republicans drop their own proposal for tax reform before it reaches a Congress vote, leaving politicians struggling to avoid a fiscal crisis.
-
Big fall in profits at Blackberry
BBC World Service
News and analysis in 27 languages
Languages continued (2 of 4)
Languages continued (3 of 4)
Languages continued (4 of 4)
Country Profiles
Countries & Territories
More Countries & Territories
More Countries & Territories
More Countries & Territories
Video
-
'Everybody needs a little bit of hope'02:30
-
Hoax eagle snatch video exposed01:22
-
Gunman's victims 'crying on my lawn'02:20
-
Obama calls for 'action' on guns02:50
-
Dancing cop delights downtown drivers01:26
-
Rivera children: 'We had the best mom'01:47
-
US celebrity email hacker jailed 01:25
-
Newtown residents on ‘unimaginable’ horror01:57
Features & Analysis
-
Tweets of the week
Apocalypse, eggnog and Miss Universe
-
The good soldier
John Kerry, the quintessential American diplomat
-
Budget turnaround
Can Washington learn from California's fiscal compromise?
-
Arms trade
Are US laws to blame for guns reaching Mexican drug gangs?
-
Fault lines
Iran at centre of Washington divide over next defence secretary
-
Making crime pay
Philadelphia: The city that charges fees to former prisoners
-
'Mr President...'
You've got 30 seconds with Obama - what do you say?
-
Up close and personal
Did the media go too far in Newtown?
Top tables