Ewen Macaskill
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No James Bond glamour in espionage’s new ‘El Dorado’
There’s nothing fancy about being a spy – in fact, one intelligence document warns that candidates should not be recruited if their motive is glamour.
SA spied on its government to get facts on Russian deal
SA’s intelligence service relied on a spy close to Russia to find out details about its own government’s involvement in a $100-million satellite deal.
Republicans throw down gauntlet over Rice
Republican senators have opened the way for a new showdown with United States President Barack Obama.
Romney on a roll after first TV debate
Mitt Romney has raised Republican hopes of an election comeback with a spirited and aggressive performance in the first televised presidential debate.
Gaffe-prone Romney puts his foot in it over Palestinians
Mitt Romney’s battered presidential bid has been hit by a secretly recorded video in which he sets out views on the Israel-Palestine issue.
Merkel has upper hand in meeting with Obama
President Barack Obama is likely to press German Chancellor Angela Merkel to support a growth package to bail out Europe at the G8 summit this weekend
An uphill crawl to the finish line
The brutal contest for the Republican nomination hints at deeper divisions among US conservatives.
Republican rivals round on Romney’s ‘pious baloney’
Mitt Romney’s rivals for the Republican ticket have ripped into the presidential candidate on live TV in a desperate bid to cut his massive poll lead.
Republicans get ready for midwest rumble
Republican presidential hopefuls will go head to head for the first time at Tuesday’s Iowa caucuses in the fight for the GOP ticket to take on Obama.
Romney on the bubble as rival Republicans wobble
Mitt Romney’s bid for the Republican presidential ticket boosted as the head of rival Michelle Bachmann’s Iowa campaign walks out on her.
Obama gets the edge he desperately needed
Obama lost no time in making political capital from Bin Laden’s death scheduling a high-profile appearance at New York’s Ground Zero.
Obama can expect a showdown
Republicans will fight the president’s reforms now they have a stronger hold on Congress.
Republicans set sights on WikiLeaks and Assange
The Republicans plan to hold a congressional inquiry into WikiLeaks and its founder, Julian Assange.
Long arm of the law reaches for Assange
WikiLeaks founder faces growing legal problems around the world. The US announced that it’s investigating whether he violated its espionage laws.
The American dream turns into nightmare for many
One in seven Americans now live on or below the poverty line, according to figures published recently by the United States Census Bureau.