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Tuesday, 13 January 2009
Outgoing US President George W Bush has given his final press conference, defending his record but conceding he made many mistakes.
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Tuesday, 13 January 2009
Outgoing US President George W Bush has given his final press conference, defending his record but conceding he made many mistakes.
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Monday, 12 January 2009
Obama has offered concessions in his economic stimulus plan to help win support in Congress, reports Politico
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Friday, 9 January 2009
Read Barack Obama’s speech on the US economy, calling for “drastic action” to prevent the recession from worsening.
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Thursday, 8 January 2009
There’s no serious doubt that Al Franken will be the new junior senator from Minnesota, writes Charles Richardson.
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Thursday, 8 January 2009
Obama has tapped CNN’s Dr Sanjay Gupta to be the new Surgeon General, writes The Guardian.
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/ Ruth Brown
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Wednesday, 7 January 2009
It’s almost difficult to believe that after the most drawn-out, expensive, over-hyped Presidential campaign, Barack Obama still isn’t actually the American President., writes Ruth Brown.
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/ Bernard Keane
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Wednesday, 7 January 2009
Our laughter at the idiot who was cunning enough to steal the US presidency died in our throats as he set about inflicting profound damage on the rest of the world, writes Bernard Keane.
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/ Bernard Keane
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Wednesday, 7 January 2009
Our laughter at the idiot who was cunning enough to steal the US presidency died in our throats as he set about inflicting profound damage on the rest of the world, writes Bernard Keane.
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Monday, 5 January 2009
Bill Richardson has withdrawn from his nomination to be Commerce Secretary amid a grand jury investigation, reports the IHT.
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Thursday, 18 December 2008
Republican Rep. Ray LaHood has been tapped by Obama to be his new Secretary of Transportation, ABC News reports.
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Thursday, 18 December 2008
Obama’s choice to have Evangelical pastor Rick Warren give the invocation at his inauguration has caused a rift with progressives, reports the Huffington Post.
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Thursday, 18 December 2008
There are only 30 equally safe Republican seats, and 22 of those are in the south, reports Charles Richardson.
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Thursday, 18 December 2008
Obama has chosen experienced financial regulator Mary Shapiro to head the Securities and Exchange Commission, reports the Washington Post.
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/ Ruth Brown
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Wednesday, 17 December 2008
Much like an end-of-season footy trip, George Bush is ramming through a series of dubious last-minute rules that could be difficult to repeal, writes Ruth Brown.
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Tuesday, 16 December 2008
Obama has named Shaun Donovan as the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, writes the Huffington Post.
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Tuesday, 16 December 2008
Obama will tap Chicago schools chief Arne Duncan for Education Secretary, writes the Chicago Sun Times.
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Tuesday, 16 December 2008
Colorado Senator Ken Salazar will be named as Obama’s US Interior Secretary, reoprts Bloomberg.
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/ Guy Rundle
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Monday, 15 December 2008
Dubya is almost jaunty these days, as the sand runs out of the hourglass on his disastrous reign, writes Guy Rundle.
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/ Ruth Brown
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Thursday, 11 December 2008
The US presidential election may be over, but the fighting and scandals continue to hang around for months after, writes Ruth Brown.
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Thursday, 11 December 2008
The anonymous candidate who allegedly offered Blagojevich $500k for Obama’s senate seat has been outed as Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr, writes the Chicago Sun-Times.
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Thursday, 11 December 2008
Obama will pick Steven Chu, Lisa Jackson and Carol Browner for his new energy team, reports the New York Times.
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/ Ruth Brown
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Thursday, 11 December 2008
The US presidential election may be over, but the fighting and scandals continue to hang around for months after, writes Ruth Brown.
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Wednesday, 10 December 2008
The spirit of American entrepreneurialism was found alive and well yesterday when Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich was arrested for trying to sell off Obama’s vacant Senate seat, writes Ruth Brown.
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Wednesday, 10 December 2008
Barack Obama responds to revelations that Illinois Governor Blagojevich was selling his senate seat. Watch the video here.
