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Jon Huntsman 3hr 27min ago

Jon Huntsman hopes for late surge in moderate New Hampshire

10 Jan 2012: Republican presidential candidate aiming to take advantage of perceived extremism of some of his rivals
Iran 4hr 48min ago

Iranian court sentences 'CIA agent' to death

9 Jan 2012: Father of Amir Hekmati says he was just visiting family as Iranian media says country has started enriching uranium
Automotive industry 4hr 55min ago

Detroit auto show: glitzy but green

9 Jan 2012:
Biggest US motor show in years reveals renewed confidence among carmakers – and an unprecedented focus on fuel economy
Obama administration 5hr 37min ago

Obama praises 'outstanding' Bill Daley as White House chief of staff quits

9 Jan 2012:
Jack Lew, administration's budget director, will become Obama's third chief of staff as president after Daley's resignation
Northern Ireland 7hr 25min ago

Former IRA member 'fears for life' over history project

9 Jan 2012: US college obeyed legal order forcing them to relinquish tapes realting to 1972 abduction and murder of Jean McConville
US politics 7hr 39min ago

William Daley resigns as White House chief of staff

9 Jan 2012:
President Obama describes Daley's resignation as difficult in announcement appointing budget chief Jack Lew to the post
Mining 8hr 9min ago

Grand Canyon uranium mining to be banned for 20 years

9 Jan 2012: Environmental groups hail ban on new mining claims around the canyon, saying it will secure Obama's green legacy
Drugs 8hr 24min ago

Nicotine replacement has no long-term benefit when quitting smoking

9 Jan 2012: Study suggests people who use nicotine gum or patches to quit smoking are just as likely to have relapsed a few years later
Pakistan 8hr 24min ago

Pakistani diplomat accused over memo claims he is victim of witch-hunt

9 Jan 2012: Husain Haqqani says he fears for his life as hearing begins into allegations he sent memo to US official warning of military coup
Mitt Romney 8hr 31min ago

Mitt Romney's 'firing people' blunder offers gift to rivals on eve of primary

9 Jan 2012: Republican frontrunner's statement that 'I like being able to fire people' likely to be seized on in attack ads
Florida 9hr 20min ago

Man charged over alleged plot to bomb Tampa nightclubs

9 Jan 2012:
Sami Osmakac, naturalised US citizen from former Yugoslavia, made video explaining his motives shortly before arrest
Sex 11hr 14min ago

More sex please we're Christians: Texas pastor plans church rooftop bed-in

9 Jan 2012:
Ed Young and his wife, Lisa, will not be practising what they preach during 24-hour stunt, which will be streamed online
China 13hr 1min ago

China warns US to be careful after Obama's defence strategy rethink

9 Jan 2012: New US focus on Asia-Pacific region gets wary reaction from Chinese defence ministry

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New Hampshire primary - live: Mitt Romney fends off attacks

Mitt Romney leads in the New Hampshire GOP primary as Rick Santorum and Newt Gingrich attack his record
Johnny Depp, the Obamas and that Halloween party

Ana Marie Cox: The White House held a private party in 2009 … and? Well, it can still serve a narrative of the Obamas as uncaring elitists
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US sport

Alabama vs. LSU — live!

BCS Championship: live coverage of Alabama Crimson Tide vs. LSU Tigers
MLS SuperDraft 2012: club-by-club

Graham Parker: From Chicago Fire to Vancouver Whitecaps, we asked supporter groups to help us assess what clubs are looking for in the 2012 MLS draft in our SuperDraft guide
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Mitt Romney, candidate of the 1%

Jason Farago: Distracted by the antics of conservatives who can't win, liberals are missing that the GOP will select Big Money's staunchest ally
New Hampshire primary: live Q&A with political scientist Dante Scala

Dante Scala: Put your questions on this crucial stage in the Republican primary race to our New Hampshire-based expert
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US economy

Detroit auto show: glitzy but green

Biggest US motor show in years reveals renewed confidence among carmakers – and an unprecedented focus on fuel economy
Detroit Auto Show - in pictures

Gallery (8 pictures)
The North American International Auto Show is one of the largest car shows held each year in the US and runs until 22 January
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Former House speaker Newt Gingrich criticises former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney in a TV debate in Concord, New Hampshire