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Andy Sullivan works from Louth, Ireland. Drogheda. Irish. 22. MUFC. Accounting & Finance graduate from DKIT. Finance Planning Analyst @ Coca-Cola International Services. Andy Sullivan has over 525 followers on Twitter.

The shootings of black people by police officers in the United States has raised questions about racism and white supremacy in police forces.

790 people killed by US police in 2016: State of emergency called after second night of unrest in Charlotte

A state of emergency was declared after second night of unrest as protests flared after yet another police officer shot and killed a black man.

Obama’s inaugural ball: No room to dance but a night to remember

Whoever coined the term "to the victor goes the spoils" did not have US President Barack Obama’s official inauguration party in mind.

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Re-election: Obama won on the economy

In the end, US President Barack Obama won re-election on the issue that was supposed to send him packing: the country’s sluggish economy.

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Obama’s new term: How much will US policy change?

Projections show Barack Obama winning a second term in office over Republican challenger Mitt Romney. But what does this mean for US policy?

How Washington took the US to the brink and back

How Washington took the US to the brink and back

TheUS was headed toward an unprecedented default, and all Washington wanted to talk about was the manner in which the president had left a room.

We have a deal: US House passes debt Bill

We have a deal: US House passes debt Bill

A last-gasp deal to raise the US borrowing limit cleared its biggest hurdle in Congress on Monday, warding off the risk of a debt default.

Lawmakers seal US debt deal

Lawmakers seal US debt deal

President Barack Obama on Sunday announced a last-minute deal to raise the US borrowing limit and urged lawmakers to "do the right thing".

Obama’s approval rating slides again

US debt crisis moves to Senate, deadlock persists

A bitter divide remained in the US before Tuesday’s deadline to raise the country’s debt ceiling, to avoid a crippling default.

Obama seizes momentum to push economic agenda

Republican rebels force new delay in US debt crisis

Efforts to avoid an unprecedented US debt default suffered a new blow on Thursday when fiscally hardline Republicans blocked a budget deficit plan.

America’s feet of clay

A Republican plan to break a congressional deadlock over raising the US debt limit has stumbled amid delays and a revolt by fiscal conservative.

Stocks in perfect storm of Irene

United States debt war threatens world markets

The US standoff over debt plans offers little hope of compromise, increasing the threat of a ratings downgrade that could sow chaos in global markets.

US debt talks break down in acrimony

Negotiations on a deficit-reduction deal collapsed on Friday as US House Speaker John Boehner pulled out of talks with President Barack Obama.

United States debt talks hit the wall

Deficit reduction talks between President Barack Obama and Republican leaders ran into trouble on Sunday at a meeting marked by testy exchanges.

Obama aims to cut deficit by $4-trillion

President Barack Obama set a goal of cutting the US deficit by $4- trillion, plunging into the debate over the nation’s fiscal woes.

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Obama, Congress in deal to avert govt shutdown

US President Barack Obama and congressional leaders reached a last-minute budget deal on Friday, averting a government shutdown.

US shutdown feared amid budget squabble

US shutdown feared amid budget squabble

US congressional negotiators are racing to agree on billions of dollars in spending cuts before the federal government is forced to shut down.

Wall St Bill seen as ‘too big to fail’ as delay looms

Political momentum was expected to carry a Wall Street reform Bill to approval, but the death of Senator Robert Byrd threatens to delay final action.

US lawmakers agree on historic Wall Street reform

United States lawmakers finalised an historic overhaul of financial regulations as dawn broke over Capitol Hill on Friday.

Washington subway crash kills six, injures 70

Two Washington, DC, subway trains collided during the Monday afternoon rush hour, killing six people and injuring 70 in a mass of tangled metal.

Pope speaks out on church’s sex-abuse scandal

Pope Benedict, celebrating a stadium Mass for 45 000 people, acknowledged on Thursday that the United States paedophile priests scandal caused ”indescribable pain and harm” to…