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Fox News is wing of Republican party, says White House

13.10.09

Th White House is in a war of words with Rupert Murdoch's Fox News channel over "biased" coverage of the Obama administration... more

In their mini West Wing, they look like a government in waiting

08.10.09

David Cameron’s speech took shape in a mini West Wing set up in his conference hotel... more

US accepts Karzai but tells him: Earn trust of your people

29.09.09

Hillary Clinton said today that the Afghan president must earn the trust of his people by addressing claims of serious fraud in last month's elections.... more

CIA agents face prosecution over terror 'torture' claims suspects

25.08.09

The US attorney-general has launched an investigation into allegations that terror suspects were abused by their CIA interrogators. ... more

Barack Obama condemns video of solider

20.07.09

President slams 'humiliating' video showing US soldier captured in Afghanistan... more

Sporting Miscellanies

29.06.09

President Obama is now lumbered with responsibility for ending Arsenal's long wait for a trophy... more

Michelle Obama's guide to London (just avoid the Tube after 7pm)

09.06.09

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Give the Queen D-Day invite, says Obama

02.06.09

Barack Obama has waded into the D-Day snub to the Queen, saying he wants to see her at the remembrance event in Normandy... more

Luke Irwin: rugs to riches

29.05.09

What do Barack Obama, the Prince of Wales and Jemima Khan have in common? They're all admirers of Luke Irwin, a colourful Irishman who designs magic carpets...... more

WORLD: N Korea fires two missiles in show of defiance

26.05.09

North Korea has fired two more shortrange missiles off its east coast, in definace of international condemnation... more

Obama U-turn to block Iraq abuse photos

14.05.09

Barack Obama has ordered the first U-turn of his administration as he seeks to prevent the release of photographs that show the abuse of prisoners in Iraq and Afghanistan... more

White House apology after their jets spark 9/11 panic

28.04.09

The White House was forced to apologise after a government exercise in which a passenger jet flew low across Manhattan caused panic in the city... more

Obama leaves Bush aides open to torture charges

22.04.09

Barack Obama has refused to rule out prosecuting Bush administration officials who sanctioned the torture methods used in the interrogation of terror suspects... more

Michelle's $15 gift for the boys

04.03.09

The pile of gifts at the White House from Gordon and Sarah Brown has grown even higher... more

From Bracknell (and Kenya) to the White House: Barack's family visit

02.03.09

These are the first pictures of Barack Obama inside the White House with his British stepmother... more

Obama plays down hopes of instant fix

16.02.09

Economics: President Obama has begun dampening expectations for his $787 billion stimulus package with aides warning not to expect instant miracles... more

Obama uses Super Bowl party to woo opponents

02.02.09

Barack Obama threw a Super Bowl party in the White House as he tried to woo Republicans who have vowed to oppose his $825billion plan to revive the US economy... more

Barclays plunges amid new worries over bailouts bill

23.01.09

Economy: Barclays' shares tumbled sharply again as investors ignored chief executive John Varley's attempts to calm the markets... more

Bush girls' advice on pets, friends and the Yankees

21.01.09

The new president's young daughters have been told how to cope with life in the White House - with advice from George Bush's children... more

Generation O hails Obama the hero

21.01.09

More than a million people joined Barack Obama’s inauguration party in scenes that could have come straight out of Hollywood. But behind the razzmatazz America found a profound new hope... more

Who's who in president's inner circle

20.01.09

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Today will send a message more powerful than ever

20.01.09

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Hillary: the other woman in the life of the President

19.01.09

Barack Obama has another woman in his life from the moment he takes delivery of the White House keys: Hillary Clinton... more

Private equity: dead or just resting?

16.01.09

One of the big questions brought on by the credit crunch is whether the private-equity industry is dead, or as Michael Palin famously argued about the Monty Python parrot, merely resting... more

US carmakers facing vital vote on bailout

11.12.08

Engineering: The US House of Representatives has approved bailout plans for General Motors and Chrysler that include tough conditions on restructuring in return for taxpayer help... more

US carmakers' rescue in a jam

20.11.08

Engineering: Chances of a last-minute Detroit rescue plan are fading, with a deal between Republican and Democrat congressmen and the White House needed urgently... more

Palin to God: Show me a door to the White House

11.11.08

Sarah Palin said she will seek guidance from a higher authority over whether to run for the White House in 2012... more

US deficit sets Ł260bn record

15.10.08

Economics: The US budget deficit hit a record $455 billion (Ł260.6 billion) in the financial year just ended, way above the White House's most recent estimate of $389 billion... more

US heading for Ł200bn shortfall

07.08.08

The US is on track for a budget deficit of $400 billion as tax returns fall and spending soars... more

Critic's choice: Top five clubs

21.09.07

There's plenty happening on the club scene tonight, including Norman Jay at the Whitehouse, some edgy talent at Fabric and New York house master S-Man at Koko.... more