Email affair hits career of another US generalThe saga of the amorous generals destroyed a second illustrious career yesterday when defence secretary Leon Panetta suspended…Wed Nov 14 2012 - 00:00
Petraeus friend was harassed by ex-loverThe woman to whom Gen David Petraeus’s biographer and former lover Paula Broadwell sent threatening emails has been identified…Tue Nov 13 2012 - 00:00
UN seat result of Tánaiste's constant close work with diplomatic serviceANALYSIS: Ireland’s victory in yesterday’s election to the United Nations Human Rights Council was the culmination of a campaign…Tue Nov 13 2012 - 00:00
Ireland gets 'major endorsement' with UN Human Rights Council seatIreland yesterday was elected to one of three seats reserved for western countries on the United Nations Human Rights Council…Tue Nov 13 2012 - 00:00
Obama challenges Republicans to renew contentious Bush-era tax cutsIn duelling statements to the press yesterday, US president Barack Obama and the Republican speaker of the House John Boehner…Sat Nov 10 2012 - 00:00
Best and worst of times - plus the possibility of Clinton-Bush rematchAmerica : Few events could equal the sense of being at the epicentre of history in Chicago on election rightSat Nov 10 2012 - 00:00
'The president reflects this country'Thirty-six hours after the presidential race was called, President Barack Obama’s campaign team yesterday explained why they …Fri Nov 09 2012 - 00:00
Obama seeks to heal divisionsUS president Barack Obama secured his re-election yesterday through a powerful coalition of minorities that became the majority…Thu Nov 08 2012 - 00:00
To the victor an emotional hometown celebrationThe party: President Barack Obama rewarded his legions of campaign workers by reserving his election night party just for them…Thu Nov 08 2012 - 00:00
Thoughts of Gettysburg address and Lincoln as Obama took stageANALYSIS: Before dawn, in the euphoria of his re-election, Obama’s wish for co-operation suddenly felt possibleThu Nov 08 2012 - 00:00
Adopted hometown delivers for ObamaBefore they moved to the White House, Barack Obama and his wife and daughters lived in a large old house in Hyde Park, on the…Wed Nov 07 2012 - 00:00
US election set to break turnout recordsThe US presidential election looked set to break turnout records last night with state officials in Connecticut and Michigan …Wed Nov 07 2012 - 00:00
Challenger who stayed hidden in plain sightMitt Romney: Willard Mitt Romney’s mother Lenore abandoned a career as a Hollywood starlet to marry his father George, an automobile…Tue Nov 06 2012 - 00:00
Hard-won gains make for wiser presidentBarack Obama: Barack Obama has aged visibly in the four years since he, Michelle, Malia and Sasha strode on to the stage in …Tue Nov 06 2012 - 00:00
Obama holds lead in key statesBy the time they pause to await the election results tomorrow, Barack Obama and Mitt Romney will have attended 14 rallies in …Mon Nov 05 2012 - 00:00
Chicago church still putting its faith in ObamaUS president Barack Obama wasn’t mentioned by name at Trinity United Church of Christ on the south side of Chicago yesterday. …Mon Nov 05 2012 - 00:00
Romney, Obama in final flurry of visits to swing statesTHE FINAL frenzy of presidential election campaigning will take US president Barack Obama and Republican rival Mitt Romney to…Sat Nov 03 2012 - 00:00
Race issue a constant subtext in campaignTO UNDERSTAND the importance of race in Tuesday’s presidential election, you have to go back at least half a century, to the …Sat Nov 03 2012 - 00:00
At least 65 left dead in Sandy's trail of destructionTHE EASTERN seaboard of the United States showed signs of returning to life yesterday, two days after Hurricane Sandy smashed…Thu Nov 01 2012 - 00:00
Poll shows Obama ahead in three swing statesFIVE DAYS before the presidential election, president Barack Obama’s campaign has been cheered by a new poll showing their candidate…Thu Nov 01 2012 - 00:00
At least 32 killed as Sandy sweeps US northeastAT LEAST 32 people are believed to have been killed by Hurricane Sandy in the US, bringing fatalities from the “Frankenstorm” …Wed Oct 31 2012 - 00:00
US east coast braced for worst hurricane in its historyMORE THAN TWO million Americans in 11 states and the District of Columbia were without electricity last night, when Hurricane…Tue Oct 30 2012 - 00:00
At least 30 dead in Sandy's wakeAt least 30 people are believed to have been killed by Hurricane Sandy in the US, bringing fatalities from the ‘Frankenstorm’ …Tue Oct 30 2012 - 00:00
Romney adviser reverses after playing race cardJOHN SUNUNU, the former governor of New Hampshire and co-chair of Mitt Romney’s presidential campaign, yesterday appeared to …Sat Oct 27 2012 - 01:00
'There'll be more jobs under Romney'THE MEN emerge to greet me from the dense, sub-tropical foliage like indigenous tribesmenFri Oct 26 2012 - 01:00
Obama bags it as foreign policies hit homeTHE QUEUE stretched farther than I could see; some 11,000 Americans waited good-naturedly to see President Barack Obama in a …Wed Oct 24 2012 - 01:00
Candidates clash on foreign policyMitt Romney affected another major transformation last night, morphing from a hawk who less than a year ago suggested that if…Tue Oct 23 2012 - 01:00
Obama ahead in battle for press endorsementsUS PRESIDENT Barack Obama and the Republican challenger, Mitt Romney, are in a dead heat, tied at 47 per cent, according to a…Tue Oct 23 2012 - 01:00
Israel, a nuclear Iran, war in Afghanistan and the Benghazi attack candidates to tussle over international issues in third meetingJUDGING FROM the list of topics for tonight’s foreign policy debate, Europe, Africa and South America will not even be mentioned…Mon Oct 22 2012 - 01:00
Half a century on, Cuban missile crisis haunts American psycheAMERICA : Dramatic events that unfolded over 13 days in 1962 took the world to the brink of disasterSat Oct 20 2012 - 01:00
Fiery and feral clash gives Obama the edgeTHERE WAS something feral about the way the two men seemed to stalk and circle one another, approaching menacingly as the tone…Thu Oct 18 2012 - 01:00
An energetic display paves way back for presidentIN THE wake of Thursday night’s debate, Republicans ganged up on Joe Biden, portraying the vice-president’s aggressive performance…Sat Oct 13 2012 - 01:00
Biden and Ryan clash in debateBoth sides claimed victory in the spirited debate between vice-president Joe Biden and the Republican nominee Paul Ryan last …Fri Oct 12 2012 - 01:00
Focus moves to divisive issues of health and pensionsThe cost of social services has become the cockpit of the presidential contestFri Oct 12 2012 - 01:00
Critical clash looming in race too close to callTONIGHT’S vice-presidential debate in this small town in central Kentucky comes at a critical junctureThu Oct 11 2012 - 01:00
Old hand to fight it out with young gun in VP debateUS VICE-president Joe Biden jumped out from behind the bushes, yelling and firing on the journalistsWed Oct 10 2012 - 01:00
US jobless rate falls to lowest level in nearly four yearsTHE US jobless rate has fallen to 7Sat Oct 06 2012 - 01:00
Schwarzenegger life story packs series of body punchesAMERICA: An autobiography by the actor, body-builder and politician casts light on his immigrant successSat Oct 06 2012 - 01:00
Obama team reconsiders strategyOn the campaign trail yesterday, president Barack Obama demonstrated the humour and aggressiveness that had eluded him in his…Fri Oct 05 2012 - 01:00
Obama team reconsiders strategy after Romney debate winON THE campaign trail yesterday, President Barack Obama demonstrated the humour and aggressiveness that had eluded him in his…Fri Oct 05 2012 - 01:00
Four years in Oval Office and never been dissed: Obama's wake-up callANALYSIS: Obama may have won on substance, but Romney beat him on toneFri Oct 05 2012 - 01:00
Romney takes fight to ObamaRepublican candidate Mitt Romney overturned the presidential race last night in a stunning victory over US president Barack …Thu Oct 04 2012 - 01:00
GOP-backed firm at centre of fraud inquiryTHE US Republican Party has suffered two blows in as many days in its efforts to exploit voter registration laws against the …Wed Oct 03 2012 - 01:00
Colorado in the spotlight ahead of presidential debateChanging demographics in the battleground state helped Obama win there in 2008Wed Oct 03 2012 - 01:00
Romney and Obama worlds apart on foreign policyIN DUELLING foreign policy speeches yesterday, US president Barack Obama and Republican candidate Mitt Romney conveyed different…Wed Sept 26 2012 - 01:00
Candidates with great expectations talk of hard timesAMERICA: A former abuse victim and a strident left-winger are battling it out for the senate seat in MassachusettsSat Sept 22 2012 - 01:00
Fallout from 'free-loading' remarks continues to dog Romney campaignMITT ROMNEY’S allies have labelled his remarks about free-loading Americans who don’t pay federal income tax “inarticulate,” “…Thu Sept 20 2012 - 01:00
Video a major blow to Romney campaignMITT ROMNEY’S floundering presidential campaign may not recover from videos posted on the internet over the past two days by …Wed Sept 19 2012 - 01:00
Auster feels US marginalises writers as film stars shape opinionAMERICA: Novelist Paul Auster, promoting his latest memoir, has no illusions about socialist idealsSat Sept 15 2012 - 01:00
US believes Benghazi attack was pre-plannedUS PRESIDENT Barack Obama yesterday condemned “in the strongest terms” the “outrageous and shocking attack” that killed four …Thu Sept 13 2012 - 01:00
