Obama tries to paint a prettier pictureThe storm over the cover of the 'New Yorker' has highlighted just how much Barack Obama still struggles to challenge perceptions…Sat Jul 19 2008 - 01:00
Santa community sees red as members get claws into each otherAMERICA: CHRISTMAS MAY be more than five months away but hundreds of Santas are parking their sleighs in Kansas City this weekend…Sat Jul 12 2008 - 01:00
Jail death of murder suspect overshadows officer's heroismAMERICA: MORE THAN 1,000 people turned out on Thursday for the funeral of Maryland police officer Richard Findlay.Sat Jul 05 2008 - 01:00
Plague of gun crime will not be helped by Supreme Court rulingAMERICA: FOUR HOURS after the United States Supreme Court overturned Washington DC's ban on handguns, police found a man shot…Sat Jun 28 2008 - 01:00
Supreme Court bans execution for child rapeUS: THE UNITED States supreme court has banned the execution of people convicted of raping a child, declaring that imposing …Thu Jun 26 2008 - 01:00
Obama and Clinton to campaign togetherUS: BARACK OBAMA and Hillary Clinton will campaign together next week for the first time since the former first lady left the…Sat Jun 21 2008 - 01:00
How the vote was received worldwideMEDIA REACTION: IRELAND'S REJECTION of the Lisbon Treaty was front-page news in the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal…Mon Jun 16 2008 - 01:00
Tornados and floods claim over 100 lives as midwest suffersAMERICA: WHILE CITIES like Washington and New York have been baking in 36 degree temperatures this week, tornados and floods…Sat Jun 14 2008 - 01:00
Farewell tour - or lap of dishonour?On Monday, George W Bush visits Belfast, the scene of one of his few foreign policy successesSat Jun 14 2008 - 01:00
Clinton to endorse Obama tomorrowTHE US: HILLARY CLINTON will end her presidential campaign tomorrow and publicly endorse Barack Obama as the Democratic presidential…Fri Jun 06 2008 - 01:00
Search begins for vice-presidential running mateUS: BARACK OBAMA has convened a three-person team, including Caroline Kennedy, to start the search for a vice-presidential running…Thu Jun 05 2008 - 01:00
Presidential hopefuls hot on the trail of Native American voteAMERICA: AT THE very end of the presidential nominating race when both parties have usually decided on their standard-bearer…Sat May 31 2008 - 01:00
Protest to demand inclusion of disputed delegatesUS: HUNDREDS of Hillary Clinton's supporters are planning to protest outside a Democratic party meeting in Washington tomorrow…Fri May 30 2008 - 01:00
For DC drivers stray slugs shorten long slog to workAMERICA: STROLL DOWNTOWN in Washington DC during the evening rush hour and you'll see lines of people standing at corners as…Sat May 24 2008 - 01:00
Obama seeks to heal wounds within partyUS: BARACK OBAMA stepped back from declaring victory after this week's primaries in Oregon and Michigan, claiming only that …Thu May 22 2008 - 01:00
Obama reshapes campaign to focus on presidential contestBARACK OBAMA is reshaping his campaign to focus on November's presidential election, visiting battleground states and seeking…Thu May 22 2008 - 01:00
Sen Edward Kennedy has brain tumourUS: THE TAOISEACH has written to Senator Edward Kennedy wishing him well on behalf of the Government after doctors said yesterday…Wed May 21 2008 - 01:00
Pacifists pay a heavy price for resisting loyalty oathsAMERICA: WHEN WENDY Gonaver was appointed as a lecturer in American and women's studies at California State University, Fullerton…Sat May 10 2008 - 01:00
Supporters urging Clinton to consider her position in WashingtonUS: BARACK OBAMA has said he is not taking the Democratic presidential nomination for granted despite mounting pressure on Hillary…Fri May 09 2008 - 01:00
No second chance for Washington madam as politicians flourishDENIS STAUNTON AMERICA: WHEN DEBORAH Jeane Palfrey, the so-called DC Madam who ran a call-girl operation in Washington, was …Sat May 03 2008 - 01:00
Governor of Maryland praises AhernMARYLAND'S governor Martin O'Malley has paid tribute to Taoiseach Bertie Ahern, describing him as one of the most dynamic and…Fri May 02 2008 - 01:00
Ahern has private meeting with BushAFTER HIS address to the joint session of the Houses of Congress yesterday, the Taoiseach had a half-hour private meeting with…Thu May 01 2008 - 01:00
Disquiet over forced separation of sect's mothers and childrenUS: THE CALL to a Texas child protection hotline on March 29th could hardly have been more alarmingSat Apr 26 2008 - 01:00
Pope says unilateral military actions undermine UN purposeUS: THE POPE has claimed that unilateral military actions by individual countries are undermining the common purpose of the …Sat Apr 19 2008 - 01:00
Jewish group hopes to moderate hawkish US policy on IsraelUS: DURING THIS week's Democratic debate in Philadelphia, Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton were at each other's throats much…Sat Apr 19 2008 - 01:00
Obama's remarks not yet alienating voters, polls showUS: BARACK OBAMA and Hillary Clinton met in Philadelphia last night for their first debate in six weeks as new polls suggest…Thu Apr 17 2008 - 01:00
New York pension funds reveal $150m investment plan for NINORTHERN IRELAND'S First Minister the Rev Ian Paisley and Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness have welcomed a decision by…Sat Apr 12 2008 - 01:00
Celebrities could be risking their careers in backing politiciansAMERICA: AT NEW York's Radio City Hall this week Elton John took a moment between songs to share his analysis of why Hillary…Sat Apr 12 2008 - 01:00
NY fund to invest $150m in North projectsNORTHERN IRELAND'S Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness will join First Minister Ian Paisley in New York today for the announcement…Fri Apr 11 2008 - 01:00
Paisley begins four-day US visitUS: NORTHERN IRELAND'S First Minister the Rev Ian Paisley has begun a four-day visit to the United States in preparation for…Thu Apr 10 2008 - 01:00
Clinton vows to visit Ireland as president and proposes bonds scheme to aid NorthUS: HILLARY CLINTON has promised to visit Ireland during her first term as president and proposed a system of bonds to raise…Thu Apr 10 2008 - 01:00
Obama stretches national lead by 10 pointsUS: HILLARY CLINTON is ahead by five points in Pennsylvania, where Democrats vote on April 22nd, but Barack Obama has a 10-point…Thu Apr 10 2008 - 01:00
Alarming cracks appear in system of safety tests for aircraftAMERICA: DOMESTIC air travel in the United States, already a nightmare of delays, cancellations and poor service, got a little…Sat Apr 05 2008 - 01:00
Obama tackles America's race issue head onDRAWING ELOQUENTLY on the experience of his own background, Barack Obama yesterday confronted America's racial divisions in the…Wed Mar 19 2008 - 00:00
US interest rate cut eases fears of global credit crisisA BIG US interest rate cut and better than expected results from two leading investment banks have buoyed markets and eased fears…Wed Mar 19 2008 - 00:00
Stocks dive, dollar hit as Fed rescues major US bankSTOCKS PLUNGED and the dollar hit new lows after Bear Stearns, one of the most venerable names on Wall Street, received a massive…Sat Mar 15 2008 - 00:00
Taoiseach to give speech to Friendly Sons of St PatrickTHE TAOISEACH begins his visit to the United States tomorrow in Dickson City, Pennsylvania, where he will address the all-male…Sat Mar 15 2008 - 00:00
We've come out but can't come home, say gays with US partnersAMERICA: LIKE MANY married couples in their 50s, Annie Rogers and Íde O'Carroll are thinking about retirementSat Mar 15 2008 - 00:00
Mississippi win wipes out Clinton gainsUS: BARACK OBAMA and Hillary Clinton are digging in for a six-week campaign ahead of Pennsylvania's primary on April 22nd following…Thu Mar 13 2008 - 00:00
Spitzer being pushed to resign as he faces possible chargesUS: NEW YORK governor Eliot Spitzer was last night under mounting pressure to resign as he faced possible criminal charges over…Wed Mar 12 2008 - 00:00
Obama campaign accuses Clinton of inflating NI roleUS: BARACK Obama and Hillary Clinton have clashed over the former first lady's record in Northern Ireland, with Mr Obama's campaign…Wed Mar 12 2008 - 00:00
New York governor linked to prostitution ringUS: NEW YORK governor Eliot Spitzer has admitted to violating "any sense of right or wrong" after he was linked yesterday to…Tue Mar 11 2008 - 00:00
Bush rejects Bill outlawing torture use by CIAUNITED STATES: HUMAN RIGHTS campaigners and Democratic legislators have condemned President George Bush for vetoing a Bill that…Mon Mar 10 2008 - 00:00
Crime surge cannot be blamed for big rise in US prison numbersAMERICA: THE NEWS that more than one in 100 American adults are now behind bars has been greeted by general hand-wringing, with…Sat Mar 08 2008 - 00:00
Rock's Hall of Fame a paradise for the boys who never grew upAmerica: In downtown Cleveland, on the shores of Lake Erie, a giant glass pyramid pumps out old hits all day long as a steady…Sat Mar 01 2008 - 00:00
Clinton steps up ad wars as poll lead evaporatesUS: HILLARY CLINTON has turned up the heat on Barack Obama ahead of next Tuesday's primaries in Texas and Ohio with a television…Sat Mar 01 2008 - 00:00
Clinton attacks Obama tacticsUS : HILLARY CLINTON has adopted a harsher tone in her bid for the Democratic presidential nomination, accusing frontrunner …Mon Feb 25 2008 - 00:00
Charisma and organisation could shade it over policyEYEWITNESS : THE CROWD was chanting "Hillary, Hillary" and waving signs in Spanish and English but with the Texas primary only…Mon Feb 25 2008 - 00:00
US presidential electionUS: The 2008 presidential race has been more about personality than policy, with the two frontrunners, Barack Obama and John…Sat Feb 23 2008 - 00:00
Upcoming Guantánamo trials all show with little justiceAmerica: Osama bin Laden's former driver, Salim Hamdan, got some good news this week when Guantánamo's former chief prosecutor…Sat Feb 23 2008 - 00:00
