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Time to get tough
Jan 16th 2010
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Barack Obama’s first year has been good, but not great—and things are going to get a lot harder ... more


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Apr 14th 2010

The Republicans win a stunning Senate victory in Massachusetts
A stunning Republican electoral victory in Massachusetts
Jan 18th 2010

The race to represent Massachusetts in the Senate
The Republican candidate for senator is doing surprisingly well in Massachusetts
Jan 13th 2010

Bin Laden's legacy
Terrorists hurt America most by making it close its borders
Jan 14th 2010

America's bail-out bill
America is touting the low price of its financial bail-out. It may be too optimistic
Jan 14th 2010

Gay marriage on trial
A vital case gets under way in California
Jan 14th 2010

The backlash against American banks
Bankers face a backlash over pay and a levy to recover bail-out funds
Jan 14th 2010

Health reform and Congress
A victory within reach, but a worked example of America’s dysfunctional politics
Jan 14th 2010

Barack Obama's first year
Governing is harder than campaigning. But America's 44th president has made an adequate start
Jan 14th 2010

A political race like no other
How Barack Obama beat the Clintons and won the White House
Jan 14th 2010

Detroit blues
Trouble ahead for Chrysler, Ford and General Motors
Jan 14th 2010

Purple Colorado
The Democratic West under threat
Jan 14th 2010

Food and poverty in New York
Increasing numbers of New Yorkers need help getting enough to eat
Jan 14th 2010

The state of Michigan
As America hopes for recovery, Michigan needs whole-scale reinvention. It may be 15 years before the state returns to prosperity
Jan 14th 2010

Strains in the US-Japan alliance
Wrangling over an American base puts Japan's new government in a bind
Jan 14th 2010


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After Bush
A special report on America and the world
Mar 27th 2008

A special report on America and the world America's foreign policy may change under the next president, but confusion over Iraq, worries about overstretch and divisions over the country's role in the world will remain, says Adrian Wooldridge ... more





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