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Pope-Benedict

Benedict’s reformation

16 February 2013

Shock is probably the predominant emotion evoked by the decision of Pope Benedict XVI to resign at the end of February. Given that the last papal resignation took place 600… Read more

US Election 2012

Obama’s new majority

10 November 2012

‘I’ve come back to Iowa one more time to ask for your vote,’ said President Obama at an emotional ‘last ever’ campaign meeting. ‘Because this is where our movement for… Read more

Boarding the sinking ship

12 May 2012

How Obama drove central and eastern Europe towards the eurozone – at the worst possible time On 1 January last year, while the euro was staggering drunkenly across the exchanges,… Read more

Washington Diary

14 April 2012

Washington, DC John Gross, the great literary critic and high gossip, who died just a year ago, once lamented to me that no one had written the great novel about… Read more

Diary

5 May 2010

In every election campaign the world turns upside down. Ministers and shadows grovel before voters in their moment of power. The limelight shines briefly on outsiders and eccentrics. This time… Read more

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Republicans must heed the voters to beat Hillary

12 December 2007

Washington After almost a year of the candidates manoeuvring for position in the national and state polls, one aspect of the 2008 presidential election campaign remains as constant as the… Read more

How Dear Bill became editor

22 August 2007

In 1974 the Daily Telegraph was teetering on the edge of unaccustomed conflict. Maurice Green’s long and successful reign as editor was ending at the very moment when the paper’s… Read more