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Defection coup marks Obama's first 100 days

29.04.09

Barack Obama was handed the ideal gift to celebrate his 100th day in office as a senior Republican defected to the Democrats... more

Obama's best-sellers boost family's income to $2.6m income

16.04.09

Barack and Michelle Obama took home a combined income of more than $2.6million last year... more

Brown’s plea to US: Save Planet Earth

04.03.09

Gordon Brown has challenged America to harness the spirit that put man on the moon to save “a planet imperilled”... more

Brown pledges no safe havens for banks to hide

03.03.09

Rogue countries which shelter banks from proper regulation face an unprecedented international crackdown, Gordon Brown revealed... more

US to cut nuclear arms

04.02.09

Barack Obama is expected to propose a radical cut in nuclear missiles and warheads as he seeks to overturn eight years of US opposition to arms treaties... more

EU attacks Obama 'buy American' plan as new Iron Curtain

03.02.09

Britain and Europe were embroiled in the first big row with Barack Obama - and it was over free trade... more

Obama’s $825bn spending plan hits first hurdle

26.01.09

Barack Obama's $825 billion economic stimulus package has run into opposition as leading Republicans threatened to vote against it... more

Washington? This was more like Hollywood

21.01.09

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Hillary was second choice, Mrs Biden lets slip on TV

20.01.09

Hillary Clinton was revealed to have been Barack Obama's second choice for Secretary of State... more

Washington goes into lockdown for security nightmare

19.01.09

The biggest security operation in history is being mobilised for Barack Obama's inauguration tomorrow... more

Beyoncé tops bill at Obama concert

19.01.09

Beyoncé closed a star-studded concert in honour of Barack Obama attended by nearly half a million people. ... more

Obama holds raffle to help Hillary clear Ł4.2m debts

08.01.09

Barack Obama is using his popularity to help Hillary Clinton clear her Ł4.2million election debts... more

Obama adds an extra 500,000 jobs to stop economy from 'tanking'

22.12.08

Barack Obama has increased his target of creating jobs to three million as he prepares to take over the worst American economy since the Second World War... more

Hillary Clinton 'to be US foreign chief'

14.11.08

Hillary Clinton is in the running to be the next Secretary of State, according to reports in the US... more

'A new dawn of American leadership is at hand'

05.11.08

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Barack Obama gets down to work

05.11.08

Barack Obama is facing up to the reality of the world's toughest job... more

Why millions won't be voting for Barack today

04.11.08

The Democratic candidate may be on the doorstep of the White House but one Right-wing commentator says many still worry that they don’t know what Obama stands for... more

Former enemies agree to make up for sake of Democrat presidency

29.10.08

Bill Clinton publicly ended a bitter feud with Barack Obama and threw his weight behind his campaign for the White House... more

US celebrates but Soros slams rescue deal as ill-conceived

02.10.08

George Soros has denounced America's $700 billion bank bail out as "ill-conceived" despite relief across the world after US senators voted in favour of the deal... more

Not even a woman can win it for McCain

01.09.08

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