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Sound Check: The great myth of Woodstock

07.08.09
It's 40 years since the legendary music festival and we’re about to get a glut of nostalgia – but was it really such fun?... more

Obama's triumph inspires black US students to succeed

10.06.09
Education chiefs in the US have hailed what they call the "Obama effect" in helping to raise standards in schools... more

Barack Obama: President of cool

20.01.09
Poised and unflappable, Barack Obama has fast-tracked from also-ran to America’s top job in just seven years. Andrew Gilligan asks: how did he do it?... more

Obama's long road to the White House

05.11.08
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Obama shrugs off skinhead death plot

28.10.08
Barack Obama is refusing to alter his schedule of high-profile appearances despite increasing fears about his safety... more

Confident Obama plans $1m election night party

24.10.08
It is just over a week until America chooses its next president but Barack Obama is already planning his election night celebrations... 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

Views collide over Candy corner chaos

29.08.08
Another twist in the blame game over who is responsible for the traffic disruption at Scotch Corner, Knightsbridge, where westbound traffic has been closed for the Candy & Candy luxury redevelopment at One Hyde Park... more

Police foil 'racist plot to assassinate Obama'

26.08.08
Four people are being questioned about a suspected racist sniper plot to assassinate US presidential candidate Barack Obama... more

I'll beat brain cancer to see a new America born, says Kennedy

26.08.08
Senator Edward Kennedy overcame his fight with brain cancer to tell the Democratic Party convention that his brother's dream "lives on" through Barack Obama... more

'Call me Tim' is dim when it's time for P45s

21.08.08
The departure of Tim Parker from City Hall can be seen as a salutary lesson for any business heavyweight fancying their chances at the top of local government... more

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