US focus moves from pleasure of rhetoric to pragmatism of actionANALYSIS: Barack Obama's battle is won - but here comes the harder bit as he sets about his work, writes Denis StauntonSat Nov 08 2008 - 00:00
Candidates make final push as US votes for new presidentAMERICANS WILL vote for a new president today after almost two years of intense campaigning that have seen the candidates spend…Tue Nov 04 2008 - 00:00
Latest polls show race tightening in vital swing statesJOHN McCAIN'S campaign manager claimed the Republican's team was "jazzed up" for a comeback as polls showed the race tightening…Sat Nov 01 2008 - 00:00
Obama and Clinton end cold war with embraceIT WAS a long time coming but just before midnight on a cold, clear Florida night, 35,000 people saw Bill Clinton embrace Barack…Fri Oct 31 2008 - 00:00
US Fed slashes interest rate to 1% in bid to lift the gloomTHE FEDERAL Reserve has slashed US interest rates to a four-year low of just 1 per cent amid deepening economic gloom and left…Thu Oct 30 2008 - 00:00
Palin says she will abandon Bush's energy policiesTHE REPUBLICAN vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin has called for a "clean break" with President Bush's energy policies, …Thu Oct 30 2008 - 00:00
Palin put on defensive over firing and fashion More Republican moderates give Obama their backing in WashingtonSARAH PALIN has testified for the first time about her controversial firing of an Alaska police chief, amid new revelations about…Sat Oct 25 2008 - 01:00
Obama rejects Republican claim of inexperienceUS PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION : BARACK OBAMA has rejected Republican claims that he is too inexperienced to deal with an international…Thu Oct 23 2008 - 01:00
Wall Street rallies as Fed chief backs further fiscal stimulusWALL STREET rallied last night after Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke threw his weight behind a new economic stimulus package…Tue Oct 21 2008 - 01:00
McCain on stump now sharper and punchierTERRENCE BROTHERTON had been waiting for almost two hours for John McCain, and as he looked up at a brooding, grey cloud above…Mon Oct 20 2008 - 01:00
Obama camp disavows Jackson remarksZIONIST ASSERTION: BARACK OBAMA'S campaign has disavowed an assertion by veteran civil rights activist Jesse Jackson that the…Thu Oct 16 2008 - 01:00
Burden on McCain to turn campaign in final debateBARACK OBAMA and John McCain meet in New York tonight for their final debate in the presidential campaign and what could be the…Wed Oct 15 2008 - 01:00
Too early to write me off, McCain tells supportersJOHN McCAIN has told supporters that he will overturn Barack Obama's poll lead over the next three weeks and will fight in the…Tue Oct 14 2008 - 01:00
Legislators considering report on allegations about PalinALASKA LEGISLATORS were meeting yesterday to consider a report on allegations that Republican running mate Sarah Palin abused…Sat Oct 11 2008 - 01:00
Todd Palin tries to take heat off SarahSARAH PALIN'S husband, Todd, has told investigators that his wife was unaware that he was putting pressure on Alaskan officials…Fri Oct 10 2008 - 01:00
Palin survives but did not deliver game-changer for RepublicansUNITED STATES: The vice-presidential candidate defied her critics this week, but voters are still heading towards ObamaSat Oct 04 2008 - 01:00
Psychologists take ethical stand on Guantánamo interrogationUNITED STATES: HUMAN RIGHTS Activists cheered this week when the American Psychological Association (APA) voted to ban members…Sat Sept 27 2008 - 01:00
Presidential candidates spar on economy, IraqBarack Obama and John McCain offered stark contrasts and exchanged sharp jibes on economic policy and Iraq during their first…Sat Sept 27 2008 - 01:00
How parties made capital out of White House talksWHEN US president George Bush sat down in the White House at 4pm on Thursday with congressional leaders and the Democratic and…Sat Sept 27 2008 - 01:00
Bush warns of serious risks to US economyPRESIDENT George Bush has told Americans that a $700 billion rescue plan for troubled financial institutions is essential to …Thu Sept 25 2008 - 01:00
US visa: Government signs deal to benefit 20,000 IrishUS: THE GOVERNMENT has signed a bilateral immigration deal with Washington that will allow 20,000 school leavers to work in …Thu Sept 25 2008 - 01:00
Boost for Obama with record fundraisingUS: BARACK OBAMA raised more money in August than any presidential candidate in history during a single month, taking in $66…Tue Sept 16 2008 - 01:00
Obama campaign distracted by Republicans' feigned outrageAMERICA: THROUGHOUT THE long Democratic primary battle with Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama's campaign distinguished itself by…Sat Sept 13 2008 - 01:00
Lieberman hails 'no ordinary candidate'JOHN McCAIN will accept the Republican presidential nomination tonight at the end of a convention that was abbreviated by Hurricane…Thu Sept 04 2008 - 01:00
Thousands flee New Orleans as Hurricane Gustav nearsNEW ORLEANS was under curfew last night as thousands of people fled the city in advance of Hurricane Gustav, which was expected…Mon Sept 01 2008 - 01:00
Biden adds experience and steel to Obama's silky oratorySelection gives Obama chance to reframe the presidential race into a referendum on Bush’s unpopular policiesMon Aug 25 2008 - 01:00
Reclusive Amish community goes forth and multipliesUNITED STATES: The cloistered Amish community is one of the fastest-growing religious groups in the USSat Aug 23 2008 - 01:00
Irish politicians to mark Obama's rootsUNITED STATES: MINISTERS MARY Hanafin and Noel Dempsey and opposition leaders Enda Kenny and Eamon Gilmore are among the Irish…Tue Aug 19 2008 - 01:00
Obama holds firm on Iraq troop withdrawalUS: BARACK OBAMA has acknowledged that a surge in American troop numbers has improved security in Iraq but held firm to his …Wed Jul 23 2008 - 01:00
A black word that cannot decently be spoken - at least by whitesAMERICA: Jesse Jackson is in hot water after a TV microphone picked him up using the 'N-word', writes Denis Staunton.Sat Jul 19 2008 - 01:00
Obama tries to paint a prettier pictureThe storm over the cover of the 'New Yorker' has highlighted just how much Barack Obama still struggles to challenge perceptions…Sat Jul 19 2008 - 01:00
Santa community sees red as members get claws into each otherAMERICA: CHRISTMAS MAY be more than five months away but hundreds of Santas are parking their sleighs in Kansas City this weekend…Sat Jul 12 2008 - 01:00
Jail death of murder suspect overshadows officer's heroismAMERICA: MORE THAN 1,000 people turned out on Thursday for the funeral of Maryland police officer Richard Findlay.Sat Jul 05 2008 - 01:00
Plague of gun crime will not be helped by Supreme Court rulingAMERICA: FOUR HOURS after the United States Supreme Court overturned Washington DC's ban on handguns, police found a man shot…Sat Jun 28 2008 - 01:00
Supreme Court bans execution for child rapeUS: THE UNITED States supreme court has banned the execution of people convicted of raping a child, declaring that imposing …Thu Jun 26 2008 - 01:00
Obama and Clinton to campaign togetherUS: BARACK OBAMA and Hillary Clinton will campaign together next week for the first time since the former first lady left the…Sat Jun 21 2008 - 01:00
How the vote was received worldwideMEDIA REACTION: IRELAND'S REJECTION of the Lisbon Treaty was front-page news in the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal…Mon Jun 16 2008 - 01:00
Tornados and floods claim over 100 lives as midwest suffersAMERICA: WHILE CITIES like Washington and New York have been baking in 36 degree temperatures this week, tornados and floods…Sat Jun 14 2008 - 01:00
Farewell tour - or lap of dishonour?On Monday, George W Bush visits Belfast, the scene of one of his few foreign policy successesSat Jun 14 2008 - 01:00
Clinton to endorse Obama tomorrowTHE US: HILLARY CLINTON will end her presidential campaign tomorrow and publicly endorse Barack Obama as the Democratic presidential…Fri Jun 06 2008 - 01:00
Search begins for vice-presidential running mateUS: BARACK OBAMA has convened a three-person team, including Caroline Kennedy, to start the search for a vice-presidential running…Thu Jun 05 2008 - 01:00
Presidential hopefuls hot on the trail of Native American voteAMERICA: AT THE very end of the presidential nominating race when both parties have usually decided on their standard-bearer…Sat May 31 2008 - 01:00
Protest to demand inclusion of disputed delegatesUS: HUNDREDS of Hillary Clinton's supporters are planning to protest outside a Democratic party meeting in Washington tomorrow…Fri May 30 2008 - 01:00
For DC drivers stray slugs shorten long slog to workAMERICA: STROLL DOWNTOWN in Washington DC during the evening rush hour and you'll see lines of people standing at corners as…Sat May 24 2008 - 01:00
Obama seeks to heal wounds within partyUS: BARACK OBAMA stepped back from declaring victory after this week's primaries in Oregon and Michigan, claiming only that …Thu May 22 2008 - 01:00
Obama reshapes campaign to focus on presidential contestBARACK OBAMA is reshaping his campaign to focus on November's presidential election, visiting battleground states and seeking…Thu May 22 2008 - 01:00
Sen Edward Kennedy has brain tumourUS: THE TAOISEACH has written to Senator Edward Kennedy wishing him well on behalf of the Government after doctors said yesterday…Wed May 21 2008 - 01:00
Pacifists pay a heavy price for resisting loyalty oathsAMERICA: WHEN WENDY Gonaver was appointed as a lecturer in American and women's studies at California State University, Fullerton…Sat May 10 2008 - 01:00
Supporters urging Clinton to consider her position in WashingtonUS: BARACK OBAMA has said he is not taking the Democratic presidential nomination for granted despite mounting pressure on Hillary…Fri May 09 2008 - 01:00
No second chance for Washington madam as politicians flourishDENIS STAUNTON AMERICA: WHEN DEBORAH Jeane Palfrey, the so-called DC Madam who ran a call-girl operation in Washington, was …Sat May 03 2008 - 01:00
