(c) Mark Sardella
‘Ouch’ is really the only way to describe the Senate special election result in Massachusetts. There is no way to spin this as anything other than a disaster for the Democrats.
The seat had …

(c) slagheap
My first memory of what one might call a world-changing event, a moment where you remember for the rest of your life where you were when it happened, was the fall of the Berlin …

(c) jamesomalley
On January 20th, Barack Obama was inaugurated as President of the United States, with an approval rating of 63%. He was supported by a broad coalition, ranging from Democrats to Independents to the ‘Obamacons’ …

(c) 2009 Bygon Era
If his West Point speech announcing the Afghanistan ’surge’ was very technical and specific, Obama’s Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech was the opposite: philosophical and overarching, while providing a fascinating insight into …

(c) Fibonacci Blue
Barack Obama’s decision to announce a withdrawal date for troops from Afghanistan at the same time as announcing the surge is yet another muddled fudge from a leader who is too centrist for …

(C) World Economic Forum
So The Times kindly revealed to everyone this week that, shock-horror, not many people like Gordon Brown.  In fact the general public would prefer pretty much anybody in charge but him. It’s …

(c) Comedy Nose
‘Just look at their teeth,’ said the American guy. Frankly, his teeth were hardly award winning, and I’m convinced Amanda Holden would beat him in a shiny teeth competition. The row over the …

(c) Abouid
Sunday’s coup in Honduras came as a complete surprise but should not have. This is why.
According to press reports, on Sunday troops put President Manuel Zelaya on a plane to Costa Rica, effectively into …