Barack Obama’s achievements are insufficient, his party confused. Ahead of the elections, reactionaries are seizing the initiative.
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/ 15 September 2010
The US said on Tuesday it was stepping up efforts for a peaceful transition in Sudan ahead of a referendum.
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/ 15 September 2010
A conservative "Tea Party" favourite knocked off the establishment choice in Delaware’s Republican Senate primary election on Tuesday.
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/ 15 September 2010
When John Brewer’s construction business soured along with the US economy, he sought to replace lost income by prospecting for gold.
Rafa Nadal sealed his place among the tennis greats on Monday, beating Novak Djokovic to win the US Open.
A symbolic funeral held to give hurricane victims closure has highlighted the ongoing trauma faced by those who fled and those who have returned.
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/ 13 September 2010
Rafa Nadal will have to wait at least one more day for a chance to complete his collection of grand slam titles after rain washed out the US Open.
On the anniversary of 9/11, Brooklyn Muslims voice their fears over what has happened to their adopted country.
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/ 12 September 2010
Novak Djokovic tore up the script at the US Open on Sunday, defeating Roger Federer in a pulsating semifinal.
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/ 12 September 2010
Belgium’s Kim Clijsters won her second straight US Open women’s title on Saturday after crushing seventh-seeded Russian Vera Zvonareva 6-2, 6-1.
Tensions over a threat to burn the Qur’an and a proposed Islamic centre near Ground Zero marked the ninth anniversary of the September 11 attacks.
Religious tensions are overshadowing the anniversary of the September 11 attacks on the United States.
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/ 11 September 2010
Defending champion Kim Clijsters raised her game with her back to the wall and took advantage of a tiebreaker meltdown by Venus Williams.
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/ 11 September 2010
Nine years after the September 11 attacks, the US faces a threat from home-grown insurgents and an "Americanisation" of al-Qaeda leadership.
The US pastor at the centre of an international firestorm for threatening to burn the Qur’an reaffirmed that he would not go ahead with the event.
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/ 10 September 2010
The one title Rafa Nadal needs to complete his Grand Slam collection is now tantalisingly close.
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/ 10 September 2010
Venus Williams does not "play the game" with the media — or rather, does not play it the way the media would like.
A Christian pastor on Thursday cancelled a plan to burn copies of the Qur’an at his obscure Florida church, which had drawn widespread condemnation.
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/ 10 September 2010
US President Barack Obama marked the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan on Thursday by reflecting on religious tolerance.
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/ 10 September 2010
Despite the lack of reliable evidence underpinning the treatments being offered, the number of people resorting to stem-cell tourism is growing.
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/ 9 September 2010
Rahm Emanuel, President Barack Obama’s famously fierce and foul-mouthed chief of staff, has a sudden opportunity to run for a job back home.
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/ 9 September 2010
Roger Federer mastered the wild weather and his opponent to storm into the US Open semifinals on Wednesday.
Nine years after the September 11 2001 attacks, five men accused of plotting the devastating strikes remain in a legal black hole.
BP sought to spread the blame for the Gulf of Mexico oil disaster on Wednesday, setting off a battle of oil-industry giants.
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/ 8 September 2010
A church leader in Florida who espouses an anti-Islam philosophy said he was still praying about whether to burn copies of the Qur’an on September 11.
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/ 8 September 2010
A pastor insisted his plans for a mass torching of the Qur’an would go ahead after US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton condemned the ceremony.
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/ 8 September 2010
Rafael Nadal kept his perfect record intact at the US Open on Tuesday as he powered past Spanish compatriot Feliciano Lopez into the quarterfinals.
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/ 8 September 2010
Defending champion Kim Clijsters advanced to the US Open semifinals on Tuesday by defeating Australian fifth seed Samantha Stosur 6-4, 5-7, 6-3.
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/ 8 September 2010
John Lennon’s killer was denied parole for the sixth time on Tuesday, three months before the 30th anniversary of the former Beatle’s death.
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/ 7 September 2010
The easy part is over for Roger Federer. The US Open is about to get a lot harder for the Swiss master.
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/ 6 September 2010
Andy Murray hobbled out of the US Open on Sunday, beaten 6-7 7-6 6-3 6-3 in the third round by Switzerland’s Stanislas Wawrinka.
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/ 6 September 2010
Rafa Nadal sent an ominous warning to his rivals about his intentions to win the US Open and complete his collection of grand slam titles.