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It was Bush's war. Now it's Obama's. And the heat is on
The military audience's applause after the President's speech had barely died away before the flak began to fly
Inside Americas
Daughter slams GM over chief's dismissal
Thursday, 3 December 2009
A woman claiming to be the daughter of former General Motors chief executive Fritz Henderson launched an expletive-laden attack on his dismissal on Facebook.
Argentine leaders throw chairs at each other
Thursday, 3 December 2009
Argentine politicians pushed, punched and threw chairs at each other during a raucous session to choose the president of a northern province's lower house.
Peru's 'human fat killers' were invented to cover up deaths
Thursday, 3 December 2009
Police may have concocted story to divert attention from unlawful killings
How an American hero crashed to earth
Thursday, 3 December 2009
Tiger Woods has finally given some substance to the flood of rumours provoked by his car crash.
Obama's pledge: they'll be home in three years
Wednesday, 2 December 2009
Strict conditions attached as President dispatches more troops to Afghanistan
Fourth hung jury for godfather's son in mafia trial
Wednesday, 2 December 2009
A US judge declared a mistrial at the racketeering trial of John "Junior" Gotti after a New York jury failed to reach a verdict against the son of the notorious Gambino crime family mob boss - the case's fourth hung jury in five years.
After five million words, the end of the road for Cormac's typewriter
Wednesday, 2 December 2009
Pulitzer-winning novelist finally gives up on the machine that has served him throughout his literary career
Tiger escapes criminal charge as questions persist
Wednesday, 2 December 2009
Tiger Woods saw at least one of his problems disappear yesterday when police announced there was insufficient evidence to pursue criminal charges in connection with last week's late-night car crash.
First gay Latin spouses snubbed
Wednesday, 2 December 2009
They were supposed to be getting married in the morning. But as the happy couple were picking up bouquets and having a final fitting for their suits, a judge in Buenos Aires issued a court order preventing them from becoming Latin America's first husband and husband.
Every man for himself!
Wednesday, 2 December 2009
Stephen Foley: America is finally warming to Ron Paul and his radical brand of extreme libertarianism
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