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/ 2 September 2008
Hurricane Gustav slammed ashore on the US Gulf Coast near New Orleans on Monday but rebuilt levees appeared to hold floodwaters out of the city.
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/ 2 September 2008
A flurry of revelations battering Republican vice-presidential nominee Sarah Palin on Tuesday raised new questions about John McCain’s pick.
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/ 1 September 2008
Hurricane Gustav roared ashore on the US Gulf Coast on Monday, lashing New Orleans with winds and rain but sparing the city its full force.
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/ 1 September 2008
Hurricane Gustav lashed Louisiana on Monday with pounding rain and heavy winds, posing the biggest threat since the devastation of Hurricane Katrina.
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/ 1 September 2008
Roger Federer leapt into the fourth round and Jelena Jankovic zoomed in on a maiden Grand Slam crown at the US Open on Sunday.
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/ 1 September 2008
Andy Roddick used an overwhelming serve to power past Andreas Seppi of Italy 6-2, 7-5, 7-6 on Sunday and reach the fourth round of the US Open.
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/ 1 September 2008
Republicans open their convention on Monday to nominate presidential candidate John McCain with no pomp and little politics.
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It is clear that speech-making abilities in the Obama family are not restricted to Barack Obama.
To a large degree the success of Obama’s presidential run so far has been built on his skills as a speechmaker, writes Ed Pilkington.
Thousands of people in New Orleans and across the US Gulf Coast fled their homes on Sunday as Hurricane Gustav barreled through the Gulf of Mexico.
World number one Rafael Nadal of Spain rolled into the fourth round of the US Open while Japanese teen Kei Nishikori pulled off the biggest upset.
Sixth seed Dinara Safina weathered a spirited challenge from Swiss teenager Timea Bacsinszky to win 3-6, 7-5, 6-2 in the third round of the US Open.
The Republican war room in Denver looked harmless. It was on a busy road in a neighbourhood of modest motels and petrol stations.
Ferocious Hurricane Gustav moved into the oil-rich Gulf of Mexico on Saturday where it was expected to strengthen and threaten New Orleans.
Can Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson’s "bazooka" save mortgage finance titans Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac from a calamitous meltdown?
Bill Clinton did brilliantly what other Democrats had failed to do — make the case for President Barack Obama, writes Jonathan Freedland.
Venus Williams declared she was playing the best tennis of her career after demolishing Ukrainian 27th seed Alona Bondarenko 6-2, 6-1.
Oil and gas companies are preparing for a complete shutdown of offshore drilling in the Gulf of Mexico as tropical-storm Gustav gathers strength.
A drizzly Flushing Meadows proved an inhospitable place for former champions Svetlana Kuznetsova and Lindsay Davenport on Friday.
Former champion Andy Roddick withstood a barrage of winners from young Ernests Gulbis before fighting back for a 3-6 7-5 6-2 7-5 second-round victory.
A strengthening Hurricane Gustav swept over the Cayman Islands on Friday as it headed toward Cuba and the Gulf of Mexico.
She hunts. She fishes. She was voted Miss Congeniality after winning a beauty pageant in her small town in Alaska.
An official "watch list" of potentially troubled US banks has lengthened from 90 to 117 as the credit crunch wreaks havoc.
With startling chutzpah, Republicans are again casting the opponent as out of touch. Democrats shouldn’t play the game.
US Republican presidential candidate John McCain has chosen Alaska Governor Sarah Palin as his running mate, a senior official said on Friday.
The solemn ceremonies for the third anniversary of Hurricane Katrina on Friday for the most part were blown away by Tropical Storm Gustav.
Ana Ivanovic was unceremoniously tossed out of the US Open on Thursday by an obscure Frenchwoman who had never played a tour-level match.
Barack Obama launched a sharp assault on Republican presidential rival John McCain on Thursday with a promise to reverse the economic failures.
The presidential nomination acceptance speech at Denver’s Mile High stadium was undoubtedly the most important of Barack Obama’s life.
Second seed Jelena Jankovic and former champion Svetlana Kuznetsova had to work hard to shake off their opponents in the second round of the US Open.
US airports were operating normally on Tuesday evening after a glitch in the computer system for filing flight plans delayed hundreds of flights.
Toy manufacturer Mattel has won -million in damages in a copyright case which pitted its wholesome Barbie doll against the urban Bratz range.