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Bachmann presidential bid hits the buffers with John Wayne 'killer' gaffe
Wednesday 29 June 2011
After an irresistible rise, Michele Bachmann appears to be experiencing a collision with political reality after the opening 48 hours of her campaign for the Republican presidential nomination were overshadowed by a minor gaffe, a potentially major scandal and a small, but worrisome, dip in her popularity.
Republican Michele Bachmann opens 2012 US bid
Monday 27 June 2011
US Representative Michele Bachmann, a rising star of the conservative Tea Party movement, leaped into the race for the Republican 2012 presidential nomination today and said the country cannot afford four more years of President Barack Obama.
Presidential contender steps into Palin's shoes
Monday 27 June 2011
Boasting she has a "titanium spine" but dodging revelations which suggest she may also possess a brass neck, Michele Bachmann spent the weekend preparing to become the latest Republican front-runner to launch their bid for the party's presidential nomination.
Republicans turn to new hope after Fox chief Roger Ailes' 'attack' on Sarah Palin
Tuesday 24 May 2011
Tim Pawlenty yesterday officially hit the campaign trail for the first time in the contest for the 2012 Republican nomination – a race in which the little-known former governor of Minnesotahas suddenly emerged, almost by default, as one of the leading contenders.
Huckabee yet to decide on candidacy
Tuesday 19 April 2011
Republican Mike Huckabee is riding high in the polls, but he could be running out of time to make up his mind on a run for his party's 2012 US presidential nomination.
Video: Storms destroy houses in Iowa
Monday 11 April 2011
Iowa state in the US has been hit by a spate of tornadoes in recent days.
Tea Party tunes in to Bachmann's earner overdrive
Tuesday 29 March 2011
Michele Bachmann's prolific fundraising is rocking the boat for Sarah Palin. Rupert Cornwell on the rise of a new political force
Outside Edge: Space torches and light sabres
Sunday 27 February 2011
Russia is contemplating sending the Olympic torch into space on its journey round the globe to the 2014 Winter Games in Sochi.
Allan Sandage: Astronomer widely acknowledged as among the most outstanding of the 20th century
Monday 22 November 2010
Allan Sandage, widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential astro-nomers of the 20th century, played an integral part in increasing our understanding of the scale of the universe and determining the Hubble Constant, which describes the universe's expansion.
Palin hints at presidential bid during Beck double act
Monday 13 September 2010
Sarah Palin, the former Alaska governor, teased a packed convention hall in Anchorage this weekend about whether she would run for the US presidency in two years.
Gold Boy, Emerald Girl, By Yiyun Li
Sunday 05 September 2010
An exquisite compendium from a heralded new talent
Scribble, Scribble, Scribble, By Simon Schama
Sunday 22 August 2010
...and hot metal blazing, Martin Scorsese and sauce bolognese: these are a few of his favourite things
State Fair, Trafalgar Studios 2, London
Monday 09 August 2010
State Fair was the only musical that Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein composed specifically for the movies.
The Passage, By Justin Cronin
Sunday 27 June 2010
Is this vampy doorstopper really one for the ages?
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Exclusive: Woolwich attack suspect attended meetings of banned Islamist group - and were known by security services
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'Sickening, deluded and unforgivable': Horrific attack brings terror to London’s streets
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Grace Dent: I’m not sure how these people can avoid being called ‘bigots’. And the more ‘civilised’, the worse they are
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Woolwich murder: They killed, then they performed - these men should be starved of our attention
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Woolwich attack: The EDL will seek to exploit this evil crime for their own evil ends
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