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• US elections: Congressional Democrats aim to ride Obama wave to red-state victories

  Jul 23 2008:

  With a bulging war chest and Barack Obama's name on the ballot, congressional Democrats are taking the fight for control of Capitol Hill deep into Republican territory this fall

• Weapons of mass distrust

  Jul 23 2008:

  Khaled Diab: Will the conciliatory tones coming out of Washington and Tehran really be enough to bring Iran's nuclear standoff to an end?

• Neither tragedy nor farce

  Jul 23 2008:

  Irina Filatova: Putin's nationalism has taken deep and poisonous root: Joseph Stalin is leading a TV competition to choose the nation's most popular Russian

• US elections: American Jews predicted to vote Obama by significant margin

  Jul 23 2008:

  Jewish leaders in the US today predicted a big turnout among Jews in the November presidential election in favour of Barack Obama in spite of suspicion about his views on Iran and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict

• Bears eat two men in Russia's eastern wilderness

  Jul 23 2008:

  Group of geologists left too scared to return to work due to presence of 30 bears starved by human overfishing

• US economy: Americans back off bottled water but still spend money on McDonald's

  Jul 23 2008:

  Worrying economic times are prompting Americans to sip free-of-charge tap water - but they can still find the money for Big Macs, beer and chocolate

• France's opposition: toothless and self-absorbed?

  Jul 23 2008:

  Lizzy Davies: The Socialists seem mired in indecisiveness and back-biting, failing to capitalise on Sarkozy's fading popularity

• Bush redefines US economic downturn, saying, 'Wall Street got drunk'

  Jul 23 2008:

  During Texas fundraiser, US president made sure cameras were off before addressing financial crisis

• World must prevent Iran from getting nuclear weapon, says Barack Obama

  Jul 23 2008:

  Democratic presidential candidate says 'no options are off the table' in dealing with Tehran's nuclear threat

• San Francisco mayor secretly visits cyber suspect

  Jul 23 2008:

  Terry Childs gave up the passcode to the city's computer system yesterday during a secret prison visit by mayor Gavin Newsom

• Hurricane Dolly downgraded after making landfall in Texas

  Jul 23 2008:

  Up to 15 inches (38cm) of rain was forecast to deluge some areas

• Carmaker Mini plans to bring electric models to US

  Jul 23 2008:

  British brand prepares to launch its first electric vehicles in the US in 2009 and a small crossover utility vehicle not long after

• Feminise the face of Islam

  Jul 23 2008:

  Helen Wilkinson: The king of Morocco knows women can lead the way in moderating the messages of Islam. Britain should adopt his approach

• You must be joking

  Jul 23 2008:

  Emily Hill: No wonder Heath Ledger's Joker stands out. The Dark Knight is a weird, incoherent phantasmagoria on the US 'war on terror'

• EU suspends Bulgaria's funding

  Jul 23 2008:

  The European Union has suspended almost €500m (£400m) in aid to Bulgaria after the publishing of two damning reports into Sofia's failure to tackle corruption

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