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• 'Building bridges': Obama courts Muslims

  Tue Nov 9, 2010
  • you need to spend money to make money

• 'Building bridges': Obama courts Muslims

  Tue Nov 9, 2010
  • To all of the posters on this thread to date...A prophet is never recognised in his own land. That being said, I firmly believe that the democrats should forget about running for the Presidency altogether.

• A look at main figures in Ireland's bank bailout

  Thu Sep 30, 2010
  • it's only money

• Anti-austerity protests sweep across Europe

  Wed Sep 29, 2010
  • Before you get on your high horse about 'leftist' Europe, just ask yourself where the origins of all this fiscal pain emanates, the US, with Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, Lehman's and Wall street's love of CFD's. Get Real you moron.

• Mogadishu mayor brings light to sorry capital

  Tue Sep 21, 2010
  • You can't defeat violence with violence.

• Does soccer get enough respect in the United States?

  Sun Jun 28, 2009
  • Honestly, I would prefer if the USA never comes to like football. I would hate the idea of commercial influences determining 'stoppages' so some firm can sell its product. Surely sport should be one of the few places immune to interference from the external pressures of reality, i.e.

• Finkelsteins: The morning after the US election

  Mon Oct 27, 2008
  • If this election goes Obama's way, and he wins by a landslide, I can see a Democrat in power for a long long time. This seems to be a pivotal moment in how elections are won in the US. The Republicans might need to transform into the Democratic party under a different name in order to regain power.

• Obama Wins Third Debate Largely Because Of Split Screen

  Fri Oct 17, 2008
  • I suppose politics are polictics no matter where you are in the world. Neither candidate can afford to tell the electorate too much prior to taking up office given that the other side will use it as a stick to beat them with in the election itself. It reminds me old an old poiltical joke in Ireland:

• Man making kebab next to corpse hit by ban

  Tue Oct 14, 2008
  • Why is eveyone so squeamish about. Sure aren't elephants' legs normally on plain view on any decent kebab shop rotisserie? Yum, Yum!

• Man accused of tucking 6 lobsters into his pants

  Sun Oct 12, 2008
  • Something fishy going on there.