The Nobel Committee surprised the world last Friday with its decision to award the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize to American president Barack Obama. This year’s award might turn out to be the most controversial in many years. As Mr Obama follows in th...
Thu 15 Oct 2009 by Marthe Lamp Sandvik | Read more »
Since US President Barack Obama's announcement of his intention to overhaul health care in America, the news coverage in the United States has revolved around politicking, human interest, and fear-mongering – the policies themselves have not been...
Sun 13 Sep 2009 by Chris Grainger | Read more »
After being inaugurated as the 44th president of the United States, Barack Obama invoked the Battle of Trenton in his acceptance speech. This was an appropriate historical point to bring up; the battle, like Obama's inauguration, was staged in freezing...
Wed 28 Jan 2009 by Neil Simpson | Read more »
Before the US presidential election, 76 American Nobel laureates penned a letter supporting Barack Obama – 29 more than supported John Kerry in 2004. The reasons for this show of support become clear in light of Obama's consistent show of respect...
Sun 23 Nov 2008 by Matthew Hartfield | Read more »
A fake edition of The New York Times was distributed free to unsuspecting commuters in New York and other major US cities, under a slightly altered version of newspaper's motto – "all the news we hope to print," revised from "all the news that's ...
Sun 23 Nov 2008 by Elise Carter | Read more »
The historic election of Senator Obama to the Oval Office last Tuesday overturned 250 years of racial injustice and inequality in the United States. In Britain it has sparked debate across party lines about when Britain will follow suit and elect a bla...
Sun 09 Nov 2008 by Ross Melton | Read more »
Most of us weren't there to check, but it's probably safe to assume that Edinburgh student unions didn't have to adopt a "one in, one out" policy on the night George Bush sealed his second presidential term in 2004. The queue stretching across Bristo S...
Sun 09 Nov 2008 by Simon Mundy | Read more »
When the world wakes up on 5 November, it will learn who the people of the United States have elected as its new president.It will be a momentous day no matter who is the victor. The end of the most disastrous presidency in recent history is occasion e...
Sun 26 Oct 2008 | Read more »
A Gallup/Washington Post poll published in The Guardian earlier this month has suggested that US voters are overwhelmingly ready to elect an African-American as president. Charting the views of white voters from both parties, the poll suggests views ha...
Sun 26 Oct 2008 by Sarah Clark | Read more »
The New England Historic Society in the US has revealed that potential presidential nominee Barack Obama is a distant cousin of incumbent president George Bush.The ties were discovered after several years of investigation by the society, which was foun...
Wed 26 Mar 2008 by Matthew MacLeod | Read more »
