Ahern has private meeting with BushAFTER HIS address to the joint session of the Houses of Congress yesterday, the Taoiseach had a half-hour private meeting with…Thu May 01 2008 - 01:00
Disquiet over forced separation of sect's mothers and childrenUS: THE CALL to a Texas child protection hotline on March 29th could hardly have been more alarmingSat Apr 26 2008 - 01:00
Pope says unilateral military actions undermine UN purposeUS: THE POPE has claimed that unilateral military actions by individual countries are undermining the common purpose of the …Sat Apr 19 2008 - 01:00
Jewish group hopes to moderate hawkish US policy on IsraelUS: DURING THIS week's Democratic debate in Philadelphia, Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton were at each other's throats much…Sat Apr 19 2008 - 01:00
Obama's remarks not yet alienating voters, polls showUS: BARACK OBAMA and Hillary Clinton met in Philadelphia last night for their first debate in six weeks as new polls suggest…Thu Apr 17 2008 - 01:00
New York pension funds reveal $150m investment plan for NINORTHERN IRELAND'S First Minister the Rev Ian Paisley and Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness have welcomed a decision by…Sat Apr 12 2008 - 01:00
Celebrities could be risking their careers in backing politiciansAMERICA: AT NEW York's Radio City Hall this week Elton John took a moment between songs to share his analysis of why Hillary…Sat Apr 12 2008 - 01:00
NY fund to invest $150m in North projectsNORTHERN IRELAND'S Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness will join First Minister Ian Paisley in New York today for the announcement…Fri Apr 11 2008 - 01:00
Paisley begins four-day US visitUS: NORTHERN IRELAND'S First Minister the Rev Ian Paisley has begun a four-day visit to the United States in preparation for…Thu Apr 10 2008 - 01:00
Clinton vows to visit Ireland as president and proposes bonds scheme to aid NorthUS: HILLARY CLINTON has promised to visit Ireland during her first term as president and proposed a system of bonds to raise…Thu Apr 10 2008 - 01:00
Obama stretches national lead by 10 pointsUS: HILLARY CLINTON is ahead by five points in Pennsylvania, where Democrats vote on April 22nd, but Barack Obama has a 10-point…Thu Apr 10 2008 - 01:00
Alarming cracks appear in system of safety tests for aircraftAMERICA: DOMESTIC air travel in the United States, already a nightmare of delays, cancellations and poor service, got a little…Sat Apr 05 2008 - 01:00
Obama tackles America's race issue head onDRAWING ELOQUENTLY on the experience of his own background, Barack Obama yesterday confronted America's racial divisions in the…Wed Mar 19 2008 - 00:00
US interest rate cut eases fears of global credit crisisA BIG US interest rate cut and better than expected results from two leading investment banks have buoyed markets and eased fears…Wed Mar 19 2008 - 00:00
Stocks dive, dollar hit as Fed rescues major US bankSTOCKS PLUNGED and the dollar hit new lows after Bear Stearns, one of the most venerable names on Wall Street, received a massive…Sat Mar 15 2008 - 00:00
Taoiseach to give speech to Friendly Sons of St PatrickTHE TAOISEACH begins his visit to the United States tomorrow in Dickson City, Pennsylvania, where he will address the all-male…Sat Mar 15 2008 - 00:00
We've come out but can't come home, say gays with US partnersAMERICA: LIKE MANY married couples in their 50s, Annie Rogers and Íde O'Carroll are thinking about retirementSat Mar 15 2008 - 00:00
Mississippi win wipes out Clinton gainsUS: BARACK OBAMA and Hillary Clinton are digging in for a six-week campaign ahead of Pennsylvania's primary on April 22nd following…Thu Mar 13 2008 - 00:00
Spitzer being pushed to resign as he faces possible chargesUS: NEW YORK governor Eliot Spitzer was last night under mounting pressure to resign as he faced possible criminal charges over…Wed Mar 12 2008 - 00:00
Obama campaign accuses Clinton of inflating NI roleUS: BARACK Obama and Hillary Clinton have clashed over the former first lady's record in Northern Ireland, with Mr Obama's campaign…Wed Mar 12 2008 - 00:00
New York governor linked to prostitution ringUS: NEW YORK governor Eliot Spitzer has admitted to violating "any sense of right or wrong" after he was linked yesterday to…Tue Mar 11 2008 - 00:00
Bush rejects Bill outlawing torture use by CIAUNITED STATES: HUMAN RIGHTS campaigners and Democratic legislators have condemned President George Bush for vetoing a Bill that…Mon Mar 10 2008 - 00:00
Crime surge cannot be blamed for big rise in US prison numbersAMERICA: THE NEWS that more than one in 100 American adults are now behind bars has been greeted by general hand-wringing, with…Sat Mar 08 2008 - 00:00
Rock's Hall of Fame a paradise for the boys who never grew upAmerica: In downtown Cleveland, on the shores of Lake Erie, a giant glass pyramid pumps out old hits all day long as a steady…Sat Mar 01 2008 - 00:00
Clinton steps up ad wars as poll lead evaporatesUS: HILLARY CLINTON has turned up the heat on Barack Obama ahead of next Tuesday's primaries in Texas and Ohio with a television…Sat Mar 01 2008 - 00:00
Clinton attacks Obama tacticsUS : HILLARY CLINTON has adopted a harsher tone in her bid for the Democratic presidential nomination, accusing frontrunner …Mon Feb 25 2008 - 00:00
Charisma and organisation could shade it over policyEYEWITNESS : THE CROWD was chanting "Hillary, Hillary" and waving signs in Spanish and English but with the Texas primary only…Mon Feb 25 2008 - 00:00
US presidential electionUS: The 2008 presidential race has been more about personality than policy, with the two frontrunners, Barack Obama and John…Sat Feb 23 2008 - 00:00
Upcoming Guantánamo trials all show with little justiceAmerica: Osama bin Laden's former driver, Salim Hamdan, got some good news this week when Guantánamo's former chief prosecutor…Sat Feb 23 2008 - 00:00
McCain denies affair with political lobbyistUnited States: Republican presidential frontrunner John McCain has strongly denied that he had an affair with a woman lobbyist…Fri Feb 22 2008 - 00:00
Public believes baseball hero is as much a liar as accuserAmerica: Brian McNamee is a self-confessed liar who has been misleading journalists and investigators for years about his role…Sat Feb 16 2008 - 00:00
Democrats anxious at prospect of contest dragging onAmerica : With Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton in a dead-heat after Super Tuesday as Republicans start to unite around John…Sat Feb 09 2008 - 00:00
Obama and Clinton face long battle for nominationHillary Clinton and Barack Obama face weeks or even months of further campaigning after Super Tuesday left them in dead heat, …Thu Feb 07 2008 - 00:00
Politics turning personal on both sides out on the stumpUS: "The personal is political" was the battle cry of women's rights campaigners in the 1960s, but in the 2008 race for the …Sat Feb 02 2008 - 00:00
Bush seeks help from Congress on economyUS: US president George Bush has used his final State of the Union address to ask Congress to work with him during his declining…Wed Jan 30 2008 - 00:00
Kennedy support a powerful boost for ObamaBarack Obama has won the endorsement of Senator Edward Kennedy, a powerful boost for his presidential campaign ahead of Super…Tue Jan 29 2008 - 00:00
Fuming McCain lets off some steamUS Election: John McCain was standing in front of a giant pizza with his name on it in Orlando's American Pie restaurant, surrounded…Tue Jan 29 2008 - 00:00
Obama bandwagon souped up for Super Tuesday by winDemocrats face a week of intense campaigning ahead of Super Tuesday as Barack Obama seeks to parlay his thumping win in South…Mon Jan 28 2008 - 00:00
Down and dirty Bill Clinton dents Obama campaignAmerica: Bill Clinton told his audience at Walterboro Elementary School in South Carolina that he was there to answer questions…Sat Jan 26 2008 - 00:00
Markets rally after wobble as US Fed slashes ratesThe US Federal Reserve slashed interest rates by 0Wed Jan 23 2008 - 00:00
Bush seeks $145 billion package to avert US recessionUS president George Bush has warned that the United States could face an economic downturn and called for a $145 billion "shot…Sat Jan 19 2008 - 00:00
Romney win in Michigan leaves race wide openUS: Mitt Romney's victory over John McCain in Michigan's Republican primary has made the party's race for the presidency more…Thu Jan 17 2008 - 00:00
Race becomes issue in US election fightUS: Race has moved to the centre of the Democratic presidential contest as Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama exchanged sharp …Tue Jan 15 2008 - 00:00
Women make the difference, pollsters make the mistakesIf Hillary Clinton was the big winner in New Hampshire on Tuesday night, the biggest losers were the pollsters, almost all of…Thu Jan 10 2008 - 00:00
Personality and populist politics charm votersUS Election: In both parties electors rejected the political establishment and chose candidates for their personal style and…Sat Jan 05 2008 - 00:00
Obama ahead in almost all voter groupsUS Election: It was clear as soon as the Iowa caucuses began on Thursday night that they were good news for Barack Obama and…Sat Jan 05 2008 - 00:00
Race issue unlikely to halt Obama's marchUS Election: When former Los Angeles mayor Tom Bradley ran for governor of California in 1982, he was ahead in the polls right…Sat Jan 05 2008 - 00:00
First billion-dollar electionFundraising: The 2008 presidential election is almost a year away, but it is already on course to be the most expensive in US…Sat Dec 29 2007 - 00:00
Assassination shifts focus in election from domestic affairs to foreign policyAmerica: If Hillary Clinton and John McCain become their party's nominees for president, their success may have less to do with…Sat Dec 29 2007 - 00:00
Democratic result in Iowa likely to have knock-on effectNew Hampshire: With only five days between the Iowa caucuses and the New Hampshire primaries, candidates will have little chance…Sat Dec 29 2007 - 00:00
