Matt Frei
Romney’s night as Obama pulls his punches
Barack Obama failes to score points in the first presidential debate, as Mitt Romney’s good night puts the contest back into play.
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Sony cancels release of The Interview after hack threat
Sony Pictures scraps its comedy film based on the fictional assassination of North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong-un, after embarrassing internal emails are leaked and further cyber hacks are threatened.
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How many does it take to shut down the US government?
Federal government shuts and an even more crucial moment for US politics looms on the horizon. So just how much will the Republican Tea Party renegades risk to block “Obamacare”?
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US government shuts its doors – so what next?
Closed for business: 800,000 federal workers are sent home without pay as Republicans and Democrats fail to agree a budget. So what happens next? Crisis – or compromise?
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Margaret Thatcher funeral: Jenkins and Howard to attend
Welsh soprano Katherine Jenkins, former Australian prime minister John Howard, and M&C Saatchi founder Maurice Saatchi join the list of those who will attend Margaret Thatcher’s funeral next week.
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Matt Frei
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Closing arguments: do presidential debates matter?
It is the last chance to persuade voters to change their minds, as Obama and Romney face off in three televised encounters. But have these debates ever influenced an election result?
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Matt Frei
‘The hoarse whisperer’ electrifies his audience
Bill Clinton rolls back the years with a performance worthy of a superstar at the Democratic convention. Matt Frei blogs from Charlotte.
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The money game: who’s funding the US election?
They’re spending hundreds of millions of dollars on a relentless advertising blitz in key battleground states. So who’s behind the mega-donations fuelling the presidential campaigns?
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Republican Wisconsin governor survives recall
The Republican governor of the US state of Wisconsin, Scott Walker, fights off an attempt to vote him out of office, in what is seen as a key test ahead of November’s presidential election.
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Now it’s (semi) official as Romney squares up to Obama
Together we will win on 6 November, Mitt Romney told the Republican party after his clean sweep in Tuesday’s primaries. But how will he shape up against Barack Obama?
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Rick Santorum pulls out of US presidential race
It’s all over for the Republican hopeful Rick Santorum – who has announced the end of his campaign, after phoning the front runner Mitt Romney to admit defeat.
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Matt Frei
Mitt Romney basks in Republican accolades – for now
“By the way, the endorsement of George W Bush has so far been conspicuous by its absence. In fact, you could be forgiven for thinking that W has gone into a witness protection programme.”
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Matt Frei
What political donations get you in Washington
In the light of the Peter Cruddas affair, Channel 4 News Washington Correspondent Matt Frei blogs on political donations in the US.
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US Supreme Court decides fate of Obama’s healthcare law
In the biggest case for more than 40 years, nine justices must decide whether the president’s sweeping healthcare reforms should be declared unconstitutional. Will the law, or politics prevail?
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Santorum’s southern comfort means misery for Mitt
“We did it again”, a giddy Rick Santorum told supporters after suprising the pundits with two more primary wins. Bad news for Mitt Romney and for a Republican party facing a long, bitter fight ahead.
