The halls of the US Congress are alive with the sounds of Twitter.
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was on her way to the Middle East on Sunday, delving into Israeli-Palestinian peacemaking for the first time.
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/ 28 February 2009
President Barack Obama said on Friday he would end US operations in Iraq in 18 months but leave up to 50 000 troops there to provide stability.
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/ 28 February 2009
Regulators on Friday accused billionaire Allen Stanford, his college roommate and three of their companies of carrying out a ”massive Ponzi scheme”.
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/ 28 February 2009
The US government will boost its stake in Citigroup to as much as 36%, bolstering the bank’s capital base in the latest effort to save the bank.
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/ 27 February 2009
A soon-to-be-released presidential directive reflects an effort by the White House to be better prepared to meet 21st-century threats.
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/ 27 February 2009
Danica Patrick — glamorous, marketable and talented — is exactly what Formula One needs, reports Gemma Briggs
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/ 27 February 2009
The Obamas have revealed that they plan to adopt a Portuguese water dog. They’re in for an exciting ride, says long-time owner Sabine Durrant.
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/ 27 February 2009
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton hopes to close a dark chapter in US-Russia relations when she meets Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov next week.
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/ 27 February 2009
US author Megan Basham says she didn’t plan to enrage feminists with her new book — but that is exactly what happened.
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/ 26 February 2009
Tiger Woods didn’t miss a beat on Wednesday as he launched his return from an eight-month lay-off.
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/ 25 February 2009
Legislators from Barack Obama’s Democratic Party as well as several Republicans responded positively to the new president’s first address to Congress.
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/ 25 February 2009
San Francisco may lose its main newspaper, the San Francisco Chronicle, as owner Hearst cuts a ”significant” number of jobs.
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/ 25 February 2009
President Barack Obama sought to strike a delicate balance between hope and reality on Tuesday to reassure Americans mired in the economic crisis.
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/ 24 February 2009
With the four owners of 33 US daily newspapers seeking bankruptcy protection in the past two-and-a-half months, even more upheavals loom.
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/ 24 February 2009
Tiger Woods and his surgically repaired left knee will be the centre of attention on Wednesday as the golf superstar ends an eight-month lay-off.
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/ 23 February 2009
A prospective US-based Formula One team will unveil its plans on Tuesday to use American technology and drivers to compete in the racing series.
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/ 23 February 2009
Citigroup is in talks that could result in the United States government increasing its stake in what was the country’s most valuable bank.
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/ 23 February 2009
An 11-year-old boy allegedly shot his father’s pregnant fiancee in the back of the head at close range as she lay in bed in Pennsylvania.
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/ 22 February 2009
Rags-to-riches romance Slumdog Millionaire scooped up eight Oscars on Sunday, the most of any movie this year, including best motion picture.
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/ 22 February 2009
As their market values fall far below the level of funds received by the government, top US banks have become virtually state owned.
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/ 22 February 2009
After months of audience and industry awards, Hollywood on Sunday finally gets down to the business of giving out its Academy Awards.
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/ 22 February 2009
Mike Myers really did lose his mojo in 2008. Myers and his film The Love Guru were named worst actor and worst picture at the Razzie Awards.
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/ 21 February 2009
Tiger Woods says he is confident of defending his title at next week’s Accenture Match Play Championship after an eight-month layoff due to surgery.
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/ 21 February 2009
Michigan courts can oversee a dispute between lesbian parents who adopted in Illinois even though Michigan doesn’t recognise gay relationships.
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/ 21 February 2009
<i>Slumdog Millionaire</i> is the strongest best picture favourite and late actor Heath Ledger is all but guaranteed to win a posthumous Oscar.
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/ 19 February 2009
Most of us would rather not think about death. But in Oregon assisted suicides have been legal for more than 10 years.
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/ 19 February 2009
United States President Barack Obama pledged up to -billion on Wednesday to help stem a wave of home foreclosures.
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/ 18 February 2009
Barack Obama was set on Wednesday to unveil a plan to stabilise the troubled housing market, a main cause of the economy’s deepening slump.
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/ 18 February 2009
Texas billionaire Allen Stanford and three of his companies were charged with massive fraud on Tuesday as federal agents swooped on his headquarters.
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/ 17 February 2009
With his broad shoulders and rugged good looks, Alan Landers was the perfect choice to be the face of America’s best-selling cigarette brand.
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/ 17 February 2009
Barack Obama might be more intelligent than many US presidents before him, but his stance on Gaza remains as conservative as his predecessor’s.