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Obama healthcare drive faces critical vote
Barack Obama faces the next big test of its push for healthcare reform this evening when the Senate meets to decide whether to proceed to a debate on its $848bn draft legislation
Army beckons in hard times
Aided by the economic downturn, this year marked the Pentagon’s best recruiting effort since 1973, when the US military became an all-volunteer force
China’s banks face overseas pitfalls
Torture case brought in the US reveals the perils that could threaten the overseas’ expansion dreams of China’s government-owned entities
Closing credits roll for Oprah
A tearful Oprah Winfrey said she had decided ‘after much prayer and months of careful thought’ that the Oprah Winfrey Show would finish in 2011
Default threat raises stakes for tribal casinos
A looming default by the Native American tribe that owns the Foxwoods Resort Casino in Connecticut is stirring a debate over whether holders of billions of dollars of tribal debt can pursue their claims as creditors under US laws
US army negligent over Katrina floods
A judge rules that the US Army Corps of Engineers was negligent in maintaining a key navigational channel in New Orleans and is liable for some flood damage
Editorial: US fiscal fightback
A ‘jobs bill’, new public works programmes and job-sharing initiatives are under consideration as ways to stimulate demand
Opinion: Palin and the sex-tape beauty queen are spookily similar
The ex-vice presidential candidate and Prejean both wear their conservatism and religiosity on their well-tailored sleeves, but only one harbours hopes for the Oval Office, writes Michael Fullilove
A town torn on the Afghan dilemma
There are few places with as much interest in the decision to send more troops to Afghanistan as Oceanside, a small town in southern California
