Search results for ‘Sarah Smith’
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The strange case of the missing biscuit…who lost the nuclear codes?
Washington correspondent Sarah Smith on claims that Bill Clinton “lost” vital nuclear codes for several months during his time in the White House.
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The ‘army of female candidates’ in US politics
A surge in the number of female candidates in the running or the US mid term elections is changing the face of US politics, writes Washington correspondent Sarah Smith.
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US Muslims feel the pressure following Koran burning row
Sarah Smith blogs from New York on reaction to threats by Florida Pastor Terry Jones to burn copies of the Koran – with one Muslim describing how members of his faith are “the new communists”.
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Obama warns of ‘profound damage’ from Koran row
President Obama warns burning the Koran would endanger troops as Sarah Smith gauges reaction from Muslims while a pastor flies to New York to confront the backer of the planned Islamic centre.
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Clinton: 9/11 Koran burning ‘disgraceful’
A radical pastor is set to burn copies of the Koran on the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks despite condemnation. Sarah Smith says the US government is “terribly worried” about the backlash.
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America’s home-grown terrorist threat
Does the US face a terrorist threat “from within similar to the 7/7 bombings in the UK? Sarah Smith investigates for Channel 4 News.
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To Russia with Love
Sarah Smith blogs on the spy swap that occurred in Vienna earlier today.
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Bullet-proof Petraeus: will he fight the Taliban or talk to them?
Petraeus is a bullet-proof general and there should be a relatively seamless handover between McChrystal and Petraeus, but will the US public back a new approach to the Taliban, asks Sarah Smith.
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US drones: tools of modern warfare
With the UN saying CIA use of drones in Pakistan is “illegal”, Channel 4 News correspondent Sarah Smith visits an army base training soldiers to use them as America’s main weapon against al-Qaida.
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The US healthcare debate creeps into TV fiction
The healthcare debate in America is slipping into popular TV dramas such as The Good Wife and House, blogs Sarah Smith.
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American rightwingers are asking 'what would Reagan do?'
The disaffected are casting around looking for someone who seems to embody their political beliefs, and seems like they have chosen Ronald Reagan, writes Sarah Smith
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How tough talk at the UN may have eased Falkland tensions
Sarah Smith blogs from New York on how Jorge Taiana’s meeting at the United Nations may offer a pause from Argentina’s strong language over the Falkland Islands.
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Falklands oil row now moves to New York
Sarah Smith blogs on attempts by the Argentinian Foreign Minister Jorge Taiana to persuade the United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon to encourage talks over the Falkland Islands.
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Snow joke as Washington goes stir crazy
Sarah Smith in Washington writes how the jokes are getting worn out as Washington remains stranded by record snowfall.
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Haiti earthquake: the difficult journey to Port-au-Prince
Haiti earthquake: devastation on a massive scale awaits, but getting there is still proving difficult, blogs Sarah Smith.