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America - Andrew Stephen sees ass-covering in Washington

  • 05 April 2004

The new game in Washington is CYA - cover your ass. So far, the winner is Richard Clarke, whose explosive book shows how George Bush failed to protect Americans from terrorism

America - Andrew Stephen fears Kerry has already blown it

  • 29 March 2004

The Bush camp has managed to turn Kerry into a figure of fun before the Democratic candidate has got started. Never before has blood been shed so early in a campaign

America - Andrew Stephen finds murky things in the water

  • 22 March 2004

In the land where lives are held to be more precious than anywhere else, the capital's denizens are warned that they may be getting contaminated water from their taps

America - Andrew Stephen on why Lord Black won't be whipped

  • 08 March 2004

In favouring a corporate board against Conrad Black, a mere individual, Delaware, "the corporate state", has remained true to its traditions. But at least Black won't be whipped

America - Andrew Stephen forecasts a struggle for Nader

  • 01 March 2004

The Democrats see Ralph Nader as nothing but a spoiler. Howard Dean has pleaded with people not to vote for him, and a ralphdontrun.net website has sprung up

America - Andrew Stephen finds a new angle to the Kerry affair

  • 23 February 2004

John Kerry's campaign seems about to be dogged by the issue of womanising, but to read a truly interesting story about him, look at the Harvard Crimson of 18 February 1970

America - Andrew Stephen feels quite sorry for Martha Stewart

  • 16 February 2004

Martha Stewart personified the American dream: the poor immigrants' daughter who marketed a gracious lifestyle and made billions. Now, she faces a long prison sentence

Those WMDs - Botox, not war, determines the election

  • 09 February 2004

In the US, the issue of Saddam's non-existent weapons has not caused the ructions it has in Britain. But there, too, political leaders are trying to shift any blame to bad intelligence

America - Andrew Stephen explains why we won't go to Mars

  • 02 February 2004

Bush's announcement of a mission to Mars is complete bunkum. The technology to get human beings there doesn't exist and, even if it did, the cost would be prohibitive

America - Andrew Stephen hears the State of the Union address

  • 26 January 2004

The State of the Union address, the first foray of Election 2004, inevitably ended with God, who Bush believes is a Republican who will guide him back to the White House

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Doing deals in Downing Street

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Paradox

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The Beatles never formed

What if .... the Beatles had never formed

Will Self

Eats at Subway

Attack of the one-foot sandwich

Iraq war

We want a trial

Iraq, Palin and building bridges

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Books of the Year: Part I

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