Ruling sends a shiver through US tech sectorYesterday's ruling against Microsoft by the European Court of First Instance has sent a shiver through the American technology…Tue Sept 18 2007 - 01:00
Bush's AG nominee could win bipartisan supportThe US: President George Bush has nominated Michael Mukasey, a retired federal judge who has tried a number of high-profile …Tue Sept 18 2007 - 01:00
Deciphering the enigmaBiography: An insight into the man whose presidency has become a byword for incompetenceSat Sept 15 2007 - 01:00
Iraqi politicians fail to meet goals - White HouseIRAQ: The Iraqi government has made little progress towards achieving agreed military and political goals, according to a White…Sat Sept 15 2007 - 01:00
Parish gets the lowdown on its high-rolling priestAmerica: Parishioners at St John's Roman Catholic church in the Connecticut town of Darien were feeling relieved this week after…Sat Sept 15 2007 - 01:00
Petraeus says surge is workingMilitary chief acknowledges new strategy has failed to produce political progress, writes Denis Staunton in WashingtonTue Sept 11 2007 - 01:00
Oprah may swing women away from Hillary to ObamaAmerica Letter: At 3pm today, 1,400 people will check in at a Santa Barbara showground, hand over $2,300 and pile into shuttle…Sat Sept 08 2007 - 01:00
Murdoch's offer for Dow Jones faces key test todayRupert Murdoch's $5 billion (€3Mon Jul 23 2007 - 01:00
Former televangelist Tammy Messner dies at 65US: Tammy Faye Messner, the former televangelist who as Tammy Faye Bakker was best known for her elaborate make-up, tearful …Mon Jul 23 2007 - 01:00
Virginia making a quick buck from speeding driversAmerica Letter: Navigating the National Capital Beltway, the ring of freeways that surrounds Washington, can be hair-raising…Sat Jul 21 2007 - 01:00
Republicans reject US withdrawal from IraqUS: After a rare all-night debate on the Iraq war, Republican senators have blocked a proposal to bring most American troops…Thu Jul 19 2007 - 01:00
Immigration reform has US politicians running scaredAmerica Letter : The casualty list after the Senate's rejection of comprehensive immigration reform last week is long and distinguished…Sat Jul 07 2007 - 01:00
Opponents rue efficiency of Cheney's mysterious waysAmerica Letter: While the Senate was killing off comprehensive immigration reform this week, the House of Representatives was…Sat Jun 30 2007 - 01:00
Pet lovers hound Republican over Irish setter's rough rideUS: Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney may have to kiss goodbye to the dog-loving vote after it emerged that he once…Sat Jun 30 2007 - 01:00
Ruling in US on school race issue criticisedUS: Civil rights activists, educators and Democratic politicians have condemned a supreme court ruling that schools cannot use…Sat Jun 30 2007 - 01:00
President McAleese tries to cheer self-effacing CanadaToronto Letter: What is the matter with Canada? The country is in the midst of an economic boom, driven by a surge in global…Sat Jun 23 2007 - 01:00
Bloomberg goes solo to signal run for White HouseUnited States: New York mayor Michael Bloomberg has hurled a political grenade into the 2008 presidential race by announcing…Thu Jun 21 2007 - 01:00
Clintons take off SopranosUnited States: Hillary and Bill Clinton play the Sopranos in an extraordinary campaign video that mimics the final moments of…Thu Jun 21 2007 - 01:00
President begins Canadian visit todayPresident Mary McAleese travels to Toronto today for a four-day visit that will focus on commemorating tens of thousands of Irish…Tue Jun 19 2007 - 01:00
Jail-bound 'hired help' Libby is 'thrown overboard' by BushUS: Lewis "Scooter" Libby, vice-president Dick Cheney's former chief of staff, is heading for prison in the next four to six…Sat Jun 16 2007 - 01:00
Bush pursues immigration reformUS: President George W Bush has acknowledged that he faces a formidable challenge in persuading Republicans to back an immigration…Wed Jun 13 2007 - 01:00
'The Sopranos' ends by confounding critics for one last timeUS: After eight years of teasing viewers with false leads and vanishing plotlines, The Sopranos became history on Sunday with…Tue Jun 12 2007 - 01:00
Immigration: crucial vote failsUS: A plan to reform immigration laws that would allow most undocumented immigrants, including thousands of Irish people, to…Fri Jun 08 2007 - 01:00
Reviews kill off Broadway spectacleThe Pirate Queen, one of the most expensive musicals to be staged on Broadway, is to close next Sunday after eviscerating reviews…Thu Jun 07 2007 - 01:00
Libby gets jail term for part in identity leakUS: Vice-president Dick Cheney's former chief of staff has been sentenced to two-and-a-half-years in prison and fined $250,000…Wed Jun 06 2007 - 01:00
White House to decide whether to appeal Guantánamo rulingUS: The Bush administration must decide by tomorrow whether to appeal a decision by military judges to drop all charges against…Wed Jun 06 2007 - 01:00
$75m US 'democracy fund' in question after Iran arrestsAmerica Letter: The arrest of four Iranian-Americans in Iran has added fresh tension to the relationship between Washington…Sat Jun 02 2007 - 01:00
Devastating analysis from Gore of Bush's politicsAmerica Letter: In New York this week, Al Gore was answering the question he is asked everywhere these days and, as usual, he…Sat May 26 2007 - 01:00
Republican candidates' no-holds-barred debateUS: Republican presidential candidates abandoned any pretence of cordiality in their second major debate as frontrunners sniped…Thu May 17 2007 - 01:00
US moves closer to agreeing new immigration lawUS : Irish lobbyists for immigration reform in the United States have expressed optimism about the prospects for new legislation…Thu May 17 2007 - 01:00
Republicans unite on Iraq, split over evolutionUnited States: Republican presidential hopefuls expressed support for President George Bush's policy in Iraq, but criticised…Sat May 05 2007 - 01:00
Republicans unite on Iraq, split over evolutionUnited States: Republican presidential hopefuls expressed support for President George Bush's policy in Iraq, but criticised…Sat May 05 2007 - 01:00
Democrats fail to override Bush veto on war BillUS: Democrats in the House of Representatives have failed to override President George W Bush's veto of a Bill that would link…Thu May 03 2007 - 01:00
Washington escort service boss says clients were offered sexual fantasies, not sexUnited States: She has already triggered the resignation of one senior Bush administration official and sent Washington into…Wed May 02 2007 - 01:00
Abortion ruling gives a rare fillip to beleaguered rightAmerica Letter: With Democrats in control of both houses of Congress, President George Bush's approval ratings in the basement…Sat Apr 28 2007 - 01:00
Democrats united in polite debate but focus fire on BushUS: In the first televised debate of the 2008 presidential campaign, eight Democratic candidates showed a broadly united front…Sat Apr 28 2007 - 01:00
Thousands of cats enjoy home cooking as pet food scandal widensAmerica: When his cat, Wilhelmina, went off her food last month, my friend Thomas assumed at first that she was sulking, perhaps…Sat Apr 21 2007 - 01:00
Gunman kills 33 at US university campusAt least 33 people have died and 26 are being treated in hospital after the worst mass killing in US history after a lone gunman…Tue Apr 17 2007 - 01:00
'He chained up some of the doors . . . and started shooting'US: First shots in college dormitory before killer crossed campus and moved from classroom to classroomTue Apr 17 2007 - 01:00
Pundits show how race is rawest of issues in today's USAmerica Letter: As Rodney King watched the 1992 Los Angeles riots that followed the acquittal of police officers who had been…Sat Apr 14 2007 - 01:00
Bloom time lifts gloom from WashingtonAmerica Letter: You know that spring has come to Washington when the cherry blossoms come out near the Jefferson Memorial as…Sat Apr 07 2007 - 01:00
Pelosi happy with Syria visit amid criticismUS: The White House yesterday renewed its criticism of House speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Syria as Ms Pelosi declared that…Thu Apr 05 2007 - 01:00
Clinton raises record $26m for electionUS: Hillary Rodham Clinton and Republican Mitt Romney have shattered fundraising records for a presidential race, collecting…Tue Apr 03 2007 - 01:00
No-talent singer could sound fatal note for 'Idol'America Letter: It's one of the most successful franchises in television history, attracting more votes each year than a US …Sat Mar 31 2007 - 01:00
March is the month Irish groups go looking for fundingAmerica: Washington's Kennedy Centre was crowded on Wednesday evening for "An Irish Valentine", an evening of words and music…Sat Mar 10 2007 - 00:00
Vice-president treated for clotUS: US vice-president Dick Cheney has been treated for a blood clot in his left leg after he complained of mild discomfort in…Wed Mar 07 2007 - 00:00
Wall Street suffers further lossesShares on Wall Street fell yesterday after a day of turbulence and conflicting signals caused by losses in Asian and European…Tue Mar 06 2007 - 00:00
Illegal Irish remain on tenterhooks in hope of immigration reformAmerica: When graphic designer Deirdre Foy moved to New York from Dublin 11 years ago, she was just 24 and the world seemed …Sat Mar 03 2007 - 00:00
US officials uncertain about N Korea's nuclear capabilityUS: Senior intelligence officials have admitted that US claims that North Korea has an active uranium enrichment programme, …Fri Mar 02 2007 - 00:00
US to hold talks with Iran and Syria in BaghdadUS: The co-chairman of the bipartisan Iraq Study Group has welcomed as a positive step the Bush administration's decision to…Thu Mar 01 2007 - 00:00
