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An extra shot with that? Starbucks to sell booze
The giant coffee chain is turning its baristas into bar staff by offering wine and beer in a selection of US stores. But do customers really want alcohol alongside their soy decaff latte?
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How strong is the state of Obama’s union?
President Obama will deliver his annual State of the Union address to both Houses of Congress on Tuesday night – the start of his bid for another four years in charge.
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It’s not what they stand for – but what they say
From bible bashing to very public gaffes – it seems there’s not much that’s off limits in the US presidential race, as the Republicans outdo each other to prove they’re never wrong for long.
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Mitt Romney ahead as New Hampshire votes
Voters in New Hampshire are casting their ballots in the first primary in America’s presidential race. Channel 4 News asks whether Mitt Romney will get the convincing victory he needs.
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Now is the winter of our discount tents
The camping and outdoor chain Blacks has gone into administration – the latest retailer brought down by the economic downturn. Channel 4 News looks at which shops are facing the most pain.
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US prepares for first presidential contest
In the run up to 2012’s first presidential contest in Iowa, Channel 4 News looks at the Republican party nominees in what has been a volatile election race.
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Vaclav Havel, the bouncing Czechs and me
“It was the early hours of the morning when an ever-so-slightly inebriated Havel finally set off for home, and we followed him, to a nondescript apartment block, and managed to record the only interview with him. His wife Olga tried to shoo us away, saying he was too exhausted to speak to the TV, but he insisted – this was a moment too euphoric, too long fought for, to waste on sleep.”
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Vaclav Havel, hero of the Velvet Revolution, dies aged 75
The playwright and dissident who became the President of Czechoslovakia in 1989 was one of the architects of the collapse of the Soviet bloc.
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What next for the ‘occupy’ campaign in the US?
“Organise, occupy, kick the bosses out!” The Wall Street campaigners have occupied, but do they have the organisation to keep the movement alive after their eviction by New York City police?
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Shalit in Israel after Middle East prisoner swap
Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit returns to Israel as the first of hundreds of Palestinian prisoners leave jail in a prisoner exchange deal. Channel 4 News analyses what the deal means.
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Deal that goes to the heart of Israel’s soul
Freed at last: after five years in captivity, the young Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit is back on home soil. But was the deal behind his release too high a price for Israel to pay?
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Obama unveils three trillion dollar deficit cuts
This is not class warfare – it’s math. President Obama unveils deficit cuts worth $3 trillion – including a new tax on millionaires.
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New book goes rogue on Sarah Palin
A much hyped new book by a journalist who moved in next door to Sarah Palin has made a series of salacious allegations, from extra marital affairs to drug use.
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Perry takes the heat at the Republican debate
It’s lonely out there in front, as Rick Perry found out during last night’s Republican presidential debate, when he became everyone’s political target.
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Obama tells Congress: let’s get America back to work
President Obama sends his American Jobs Act to Congress, along with plans for budget cuts to pay for it all. And he warns his Republican rivals: the only thing stopping the plan is politics.