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Rudd faces hard fight to stay in power
Obama's visit will give badly needed boost in election year.
Obama: Era of 'monopoly money' over
US President Barack Obama has unveiled a budget that forecast a record deficit of $1.56 trillion (NZ$2.2 trillion) this year.
Obama fronts up to frustrated public, including 'Obama Girl'
United States President Barack Obama is hours away from delivering his State of the Union address at a time when even his most ardent supporters are becoming disillusioned.
China denies cyber attacks on Google
China today denied any state involvement in cyber attacks on Google and continued to defend their censorship of the internet.
Fox News presents a much paler Palin
Sarah Palin this week chatted on the Fox News Channel as a "regular contributor" saying things like "crap" and "b.s".
Afghanistan tops Key's agenda for Clinton visit
PM keen to hear Hillary Clinton's views on what progress has been made towards establishing a corruption-free Government in Afghanistan.
Fran O'Sullivan: Date with Hillary will strengthen ties
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's visit to NZ is expected to mark the start of a closer relationship, Fran O'Sullivan looks at what's on the agenda.
Clinton visit shows relationship on track - McCully
Hillary Clinton's visit to NZ this month comes at a time of continued growth in the relationship with the US, Murray McCully says.
UK intelligence underestimated Detroit-bound plane bomber
British intelligence passed on to US authorities about a Nigerian accused of trying to blow up a Detroit-bound airliner - but he was not singled out as a particular risk, Prime Minister Gordon Brown's office said Monday.
Bomb plot 'ringleaders' were freed from Guantanamo
Yemeni officials say hundreds of al-Qaida members could be living in the country.
Decade toughest yet for US investors
For investors in the United States stockmarket, the Noughties were worse than that.