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Barack Obama 7hr 22min ago

Barack Obama begins 10-day Asia tour

6 Nov 2010: In speeches in India, Indonesia, South Korea and Japan, US president aims to focus relentlessly on job creation
US midterm elections 2010 11hr 41min ago

US TV anchorman Keith Olbermann suspended for donating to Democrats

5 Nov 2010: MSNBC journalist held to be in breach of company rules after he admitted giving money to three candidates in midterm elections
Richard Adams's blog 11hr 42min ago

Nancy Pelosi to stay on as Democratic House leader after midterm defeat

5 Nov 2010:
Richard Adams: Nancy Pelosi to stand for Democratic House minority leader post despite savage midterm election attacks by Republicans
Musicals 13hr 20min ago

Spider-Man, Turn Off the Dark show facing delays

5 Nov 2010: The $65 million show, the most expensive musical in history, has suffered from a succession of problems
India 14hr 22min ago

Barack Obama heads to India on trade mission

5 Nov 2010: Barack Obama to visit Mumbai and Delhi on longest trip of presidency in effort to open up markets to US firms
UK news 15hr 22min ago

Islamist website forced to take down list of MPs who voted for Iraq war

5 Nov 2010: Home Office pressed authorities to take down page on US-based militant site, which gave details of MPs who backed 2003 invasion
United States 15hr 31min ago

Just like Seabiscuit: horse hero helps distract the US

5 Nov 2010: Six-year-old thoroughbred Zenyatta warms hearts across troubled America as she draws closer to making history with bid for 20th straight win
Barack Obama 16hr 58min ago

Barack Obama says US unemployment 'unacceptably high' despite jobs boost

5 Nov 2010: US president hails news that 151,000 new jobs created since January, but unemployment figure remains at 9.6%
US unemployment and employment data 17hr 55min ago

US jobs data boosts Obama

5 Nov 2010: Non-farm payrolls figures show 151,000 new jobs were created last month – more than double the 65,000 expected
United States 18hr 44min ago

UN human rights council urges US to end death penalty

5 Nov 2010: American delegate says capital punishment is subject of vigorous debate and applied for in only the most serious crimes
Immigration and asylum 20hr 6min ago

Abu Hamza wins British passport appeal over 'stateless' argument

5 Nov 2010: Court decision unlikely to place further obstacle in way of US attempt to extradite former Finsbury Park imam
Football 1 day ago

Bedlington Terriers FC receive investment from US billionaire

4 Nov 2010: Robert Rich, the 488th richest man in the world, has made an initial £30,000 investment into the non-league football club

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Midterms 2010

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US blogs

Nancy Pelosi to stay on as Democratic House leader after midterm defeat

Richard Adams: Nancy Pelosi to stand for Democratic House minority leader post despite savage midterm election attacks by Republicans
The people have spoken: 'Obamacare' must go

Lloyd Marcus: The message of these midterm elections is that Americans reject the president's plan for government to run their lives
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US sport

Toronto FC take on Jürgen Klinsmann to revamp Major League club

Toronto FC have hired Jürgen Klinsmann to help revamp the club
San Francisco Giants win World Series and then SF riots

Steve Busfield: The #SFRiots Twitter trend should not detract from the World Series achievements of Edgar Renteria and Tim Lincecum
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