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Inside the Tea Party 1hr 21min ago

US midterm elections: Aboard the Tea Party Express

21 Oct 2010: Video (4min 51sec)
Sal Russo has masterminded one of the most politically effective powerful grassroots movements, the Tea Party Express. Ed Pilkington speaks to him on board the tour bus ahead of a rally in rural Nevada
Google 3hr 33min ago

Google must name YouTube cyber bullies

21 Oct 2010: US court issues order after business consultant sued Google to identify the authors of 'creepy, humiliating' posts about her
Bob Guccione 10hr 39min ago

Bob Guccione, publisher of Penthouse, dies

21 Oct 2010: One of the leading publishers of skin magazines, Guccione provided competition for Playboy's Hugh Hefner with Penthouse
Arms trade 16hr 3min ago

US Congress notified over $60bn arms sale to Saudi Arabia

21 Oct 2010:
Obama administration intends to make biggest ever US arms deal with Saudis
US military 19hr 50min ago

Gay soldiers come out to rejoin US army

20 Oct 2010: Gay campaigner Dan Choi among first to try to re-enlist after Pentagon move to end 'don't ask, don't tell' policy
US unemployment and employment data 20hr 4min ago

Manpower beats profits forecasts thanks to demand for short-term workers

20 Oct 2010: Company reports £32.3m profits as it benefits from economic uncertainty across the globe
Morgan Stanley 20hr 39min ago

Morgan Stanley tumbles to third-quarter loss

20 Oct 2010: Wall Street bank tumbles to $91m loss against comparable profit of $498m last year – and at a time when Goldman Sachs is reporting profits of $1.9bn
Tea Party movement 21hr 38min ago

Report links Tea Party movement to white supremacist groups

20 Oct 2010:
Document alleges that Tea Party meetings are used as recruiting grounds for racist groups
Inside the Tea Party 21hr 51min ago

America's Toughest Sheriff rallies Tea Party troops against illegal immigrants

20 Oct 2010: Arizona's Joe Arpaio brings his round-'em-up-and-deport-'em politics to Las Vegas on latest stop of Tea Party Express
US midterm elections 2010 1 day ago

Democrats target black vote as Tea Party collects converts

20 Oct 2010: Majority of African-Americans still back Obama, which could be crucial in midterms, but in Kentucky some are switching sides
Inside the Tea Party 1 day ago

Harry Reid accuses Senate rival of backing 'don't vote' ad

20 Oct 2010: Tea Party challenger Sharron Angle denies link to TV advert seeking to persuade Hispanics to boycott midterm elections
Music 1 day ago

Moe Tucker: 'Anyone who thinks I'm crazy about Sarah Palin has made a presumption'

20 Oct 2010: The former Velvet Underground drummer gives her first interview since footage of her at a Tea Party rally went viral. And she doesn't have a nice message for her liberal critics ...

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America's Toughest Sheriff rallies Tea Party troops against illegal immigrants

Arizona's Joe Arpaio brings his round-'em-up-and-deport-'em politics to Las Vegas on latest stop of Tea Party Express
Democrats target black vote as Tea Party collects converts

Majority of African-Americans still back Obama, which could be crucial in midterms, but in Kentucky some are switching sides
Harry Reid accuses Senate rival of backing 'don't vote' ad

Tea Party challenger Sharron Angle denies link to TV advert seeking to persuade Hispanics to boycott midterm elections
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If Obama was ignoring popular will on HCR, then what is Sarkozy doing?
Anita Hill's message for Virginia Thomas

Michael Tomasky: Ginni's bizarre voicemail call for an apology only highlights the credibility of Hill's testimony against Clarence Thomas
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San Francisco coach Mike Singletary gets serious after the pants saga

Ahead of the NFL match at Wembley, Mike Singletary tells Paolo Bandini about his controversial debut as San Francisco 49ers head coach
San Francisco Giants on verge of World Series after win over Phillies

Juan Uribe drove in the winning run as the San Francisco Giants edged closer to the World Series with a 6-5 win over the Philadelphia Phillies
- Yankees strike back against Rangers
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Dread juggernaut of conflict with Iran is drawing closer

Simon Tisdall: The American drive to isolate Tehran is unrelenting but there is little evidence Iran's leadership will change its ways
Don't believe in God? Read this

Fred Edwords: The constitutional rights that guarantee freedom of worship also enable non-theists to reclaim the public forum for freethinking
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US economy

Manpower beats profits forecasts thanks to demand for short-term workers

Company reports £32.3m profits as it benefits from economic uncertainty across the globe
Morgan Stanley tumbles to third-quarter loss

Wall Street bank tumbles to $91m loss against comparable profit of $498m last year – and at a time when Goldman Sachs is reporting profits of $1.9bn
- Goldman Sachs cuts bankers' payouts
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