Politics

WASHINGTON – Five states — New York, California, Texas, Arizona and Florida — are perilously close to losing out on congressional seats because of lackluster participation in the U.S. census. The five were average or […] […]

Russia, Brazil, China and India could soon become dominant world powers [AFP] Brazil, Russia, India and China are booming whilst many other countries are struggling economically, or even crashing. When their leaders recently convened in […] […]

New York State Senator Kevin Parker It looks like the circus and childish antics are rearing their ugly head once again in Albany.It started as an angry blow-up, and then it escalated. A state senator […] […]

LONDON (AFP) – Prime Minister Gordon Brown was caught out calling a voter a “bigoted woman” Wednesday, in an embarrassing gaffe on the campaign trail barely a week before the general election. Brown apologised a […] […]

The Democratic National Committee this morning released this clip of the president rallying the troops, if rather coolly, for 2010. Obama’s express goal: “reconnecting” with the voters who voted for the first time in 2008, […] […]

HAMILTON, Bermuda — At Greg’s Steakhouse, the power lunch spot on this sun-soaked island, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg is such a regular that he has his own booth, with a view of the Parliament building. […] […]

Hundreds of riot police have moved up to confront red-shirt anti-government protesters in Bangkok’s city centre. But the police stepped back from immediate confrontation after a night in which five explosions killed at least one […] […]

Ha Noi — The relative merits of firing squads or lethal injections in carrying out capital punishment were debated by members of the National Assembly Standing Committee here yesterday. The use of firing squads has […] […]

WASHINGTON — A Michigan congresswoman wants the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to provide federal funds to defray any state and local costs from the trial of a man accused of trying to blow up […] […]

Welcome to Reality Check. Today I’m looking at whether Labour has created “British jobs for British workers” since 1997. One of the most contentious parts of the debate on immigration is the effect on jobs. […] […]