Rupert Cornwell
Known for his commentary on international relations and US politics, Rupert Cornwell also contributes obituaries and occasionally even a column for the sports pages.
With The Independent since its launch in 1986, he was the paper's first Moscow correspondent - covering the collapse of the Soviet Union – during which time he won two British Press Awards. Previously a foreign correspondent for the Financial Times and Reuters, he has also been a diplomatic correspondent, leader writer and columnist, and has served as Washington bureau editor. In 1983 he published God's Banker, about Roberto Calvi, the Italian banker found hanging from Blackfriars Bridge.
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Rupert Cornwell: Gridiron faces crunch time over head injuries
Sunday, 1 November 2009
Out of America: Growing evidence of the incidence of brain damage suffered by former players poses a major dilemma for the country's most popular sport
Spot the hoax in the land of Fox News
Sunday, 25 October 2009
Rupert Cornwell: 'Balloon Boy' took the nation in – but it's even harder to distinguish fact from fiction among the polarised cable TV networks.
Rupert Cornwell: The Mormon who could save Obama's skin
Sunday, 18 October 2009
Out of America: Can the leader of the Senate deliver the votes that will make or break the President's key legislation?
Rupert Cornwell: Procedures are the problem
Wednesday, 14 October 2009
As its hopes of healthcare reform suffer endless interference on Capitol Hill, how the Obama administration must wish it was operating by British rules.
Rupert Cornwell: In Tony Soprano's home town, fat is a political issue
Sunday, 11 October 2009
Out of America: US electors like their leaders to be svelte, but a TV ad attacking a portly candidate may have gone too far
Rupert Cornwell: The real world has little time for prizes
Saturday, 10 October 2009
Was this an attempt to boost Obama’s prestige as he takes on global problems?
Rupert Cornwell: John Edwards – from golden boy to national disgrace
Sunday, 4 October 2009
Out of America: It's one thing for a politician to have an affair and an illegitimate child. But covering it up is far worse
Hate the government? Love the national parks
Sunday, 27 September 2009
TV series aims to persuade US that a publicly owned service run for the benefit of the people is a good thing.
Has America reached Afghanistan turning point?
Thursday, 24 September 2009
Rupert Cornwell: Stay and fight – or cut and run? 36 years after Vietnam withdrawal, heavy losses and mounting dissent force US to consider overturning strategy
Rupert Cornwell: Will the US at last admit it executed an innocent man?
Sunday, 13 September 2009
Out of America: The case of Cameron Todd Willingham, put to death five years ago, could mark a turning point for American justice
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