Over the past couple of years, an entirely new kind of executive has begun to appear in the upper echelons of US corporations: the social media strategist... more
Sarah Palin and other senior Republicans were face a battle over who should lead the fight against President Obama at the US presidential election in 2012... more
Michael Palin kicked off the show, in aid of the Medical Foundation for the Care of Victims of Torture, by reflecting on two decades of travelling
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Just when I'd hoped Sarah Palin would disappear from public consciousness, it seems we can't get rid of the former Republican vice-presidential candidate... more
A battered and demoralised Republican Party was set for years of bitter infighting as Sarah Palin emerged as a likely presidential contender for 2012... more
I Googled Sarah Palin and got 20,800,000 hits. That's how many times she is currently mentioned, the Governor of Alaska and new mum with a Down's syndrome baby. Since John McCain picked her as his running mate, Palin has generated delirious excitement worldwide... more
The pair, who have been dating for the past few months, posted a joint message on their MySpace pages blasting Palin as a 'narrow minded, media obsessed homophobe'.... more
Like 37 million Americans last Wednesday night, I sat transfixed as I watched the previously unknown figure of Sarah Palin turn herself into the angel of the Republican party... more
John McCain made a brilliant move in choosing Sarah Palin, the 44-year-old governor of Alaska, to be his running-mate. This appointment ought to make up for all his own deficiencies. Palin is young. She's female. She's attractive; she's got some celebrity, having been the runner-up in a Miss Alaska beauty pageant... more
Sound check: German industrial metal band Rammstein literally play with fire in their live performances - and now they are about to unleash their singeing spectacle on London. Watch out for your eyebrows
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