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10 October 2017
Letter from Washington | Six weeks in Trump territory leaves our correspondent worried but grateful
14 September 2012
Congress is back in session after the party conventions, with the differences between Democrats and Republicans sharper than ever, writes Lesley Russell
6 August 2012
With less than one hundred days to run, the presidential campaign seems at a standstill, writes Lesley Russell in Washington
26 April 2012
Does the tidal wave of polls help predict how Romney and Obama will fare in November, asks Lesley Russell
12 March 2012
A poor field of candidates has led at least one high-profile conservative to propose that the Republicans focus on Congress rather than the White House in November, writes…
9 November 2011
The US presidential race has one year to run. Lesley Russell looks at the field and the issues
29 June 2011
In the thirty years since AIDS was first identified much has been achieved, says Lesley Russell, but much still needs to be done to strengthen the international response
20 May 2011
Republican presidential candidates are gathering for the race, but many seem reluctant to line up at the starting gate, writes Lesley Russell in Washington
13 May 2011
The United States’ racial and ethnic makeup is changing, but the real divide may end up being along income lines, writes Lesley Russell
28 March 2011
The spending debate in Washington is coming to a head, writes Lesley Russell
4 November 2010
Identifying any common ground is almost impossible, writes Lesley Russell in Washington
14 October 2010
Americans vote soon in mid-term elections that are partly a referendum on the presidency. Lesley Russell looks at why the Democrats seem to be struggling despite the…
15 September 2010
With the mid-term elections looming, Barack Obama is out of the Oval Office and back on the campaign trail, writes Lesley Russell
20 July 2010
Barack Obama’s policies are starting to fall into place. So why is his approval rating so low?
3 March 2010
Despite President Obama’s remarkable mastery of the facts, the Republicans weren’t budging, reports Lesley Russell
