Tag Archives: USA

US Politics Digest: Hagelshambles; immigration reform; and more

By Larry Smith | Published: February 1, 2013

The latest US politics news – including Chuck Hagel’s meltdown, the gathering momentum on immigration reform, and more.

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US Politics Digest: Obama inauguration glee; debt ceiling showdown deferred; and more

By Larry Smith | Published: January 25, 2013

The latest US politics news – including reaction to President Barack Obama’s inauguration address, the deferring of the debt ceiling showdown, and more.

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US Politics Digest: Obama unveils gun control package; DC prepares for inauguration; and more

By Larry Smith | Published: January 18, 2013

The latest US politics news – including legislators digesting Obama’s gun control package, Washington preparing for Monday’s inauguration, and more.

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US Politics Digest: Boehner squeezes home as Speaker; GOP debt ceiling challenge; and more

By Larry Smith | Published: January 4, 2013

The latest US politics news – including House Speaker John Boehner’s stiff re-election vote, the GOP debt ceiling challenge plot post-fiscal cliff, and more.

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Preview 2013: Obama and America in the year ahead

By Larry Smith | Published: January 2, 2013

Left Foot Forward’s Larry Smith looks ahead to what 2013 holds in store for President Barack Obama and the United States of America.

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Ten funniest vids of 2012: 3: “I’m tired of Bronco Bamma and Mitt Romney!”

By Left Foot Forward | Published: December 29, 2012

Ten funniest vids of 2012: 3: “I’m tired of Bronco Bamma and Mitt Romney!”

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Ten funniest vids of 2012: 8: “Horses and bayonets”

By Left Foot Forward | Published: December 24, 2012

Ten funniest vids of 2012: 8: President Obama’s “horses and bayonets” riposte to one of Mitt Romney’s more idiotic comments during the TV debates.

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“Blood on your hands”: Sick NRA plumb new depths with call for guns in schools

By Shamik Das | Published: December 21, 2012

After a week of silence, the NRA gave its response to the Newtown massacre today – with a call for guns, guns and more guns. Gun control? Not a word of it.

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US Politics Digest: Boehner’s cliff vote scrapped; Obama moves on guns; and more

By Larry Smith | Published: December 21, 2012

The latest US politics news – including House Speaker John Boehner’s fiscal cliff vote getting scrapped, President Obama moving on gun control and more.

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Markit: Eurozone manufacturing “shows signs of moderating” (while the UK’s still in a slump)

By Tony Burke | Published: December 17, 2012

The eurozone shows slow signs of improvement as a downgrade looms for the UK’s credit rating – Tony Burke reports on the state of the global economy.

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