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Obama to weigh up executive order on guns

Administration begins efforts to curb violence

Promised land ©AP From MANAGEMENT 4:07pm

Rich vein of fracking mined for cinema

Films examine fallout from the shale gas revolution

Gabrielle Giffords ©Reuters From US POLITICS & POLICY 10:35pm

Biden to open US gun control campaign

Groups on both sides raise lobbying tempo

Jan 8, 2013

US law’s ‘minimal’ effect on health costs

Weak economy has been biggest factor holding back health spending

John Authers from MARKETS Jan 4, 2013

Fiscal cliff avoided but pitfalls loom

Avoiding other potential disasters is likely but cannot be guaranteed

From US POLITICS & POLICY Jan 2, 2013

Christie spurs House to vote on Sandy aid

Republican leaders chided over expiry of $60bn relief package

Editorial from COMMENT Jan 2, 2013

A Magnitsky law for Europe

The US statute is a pro-Russian, not anti-Russian, act

From GLOBAL ECONOMY Dec 28, 2012

Deal averts strike at US’s troubled ports

Employers and union representatives agree a deal

Christopher Caldwell from COMMENT Dec 28, 2012

Gangnam stylishly debunks US myth

America could be in for a shock if it continues to believe it is seen as a nation of creative geniuses

A protester holds a poster which reads: "Are orphans guilty of Magnitsky's death ? Stop putting shame on yourselves!" just outside the lower house of Russia’s parliament, the State Duma ©AFP From EUROPE Dec 28, 2012

Russia bans adoptions by US citizens

Moscow accused of playing politics with children’s lives

From COMPANIES Dec 28, 2012

US $1.4bn case against Porsche dismissed

Connection between NY and VW takeover ruled ‘inadequate’

Dec 27, 2012

Snow buries parts of US northeast

Hundreds of flights cancelled

Dec 27, 2012

Ex-president Bush senior in intensive care

Former leader in ‘guarded condition’, says spokesman

Dec 26, 2012

US holiday retail sales slow

Poor weather and fiscal cliff concerns put damper on shopping

From US POLITICS & POLICY Dec 23, 2012

US gun lobby chief defies critics

NRA chief stands by call for armed guard in all schools

From COMPANIES Dec 23, 2012

Toymakers tremble as tots turn to tablets

Children as young as three set to unwrap tech presents

Dec 23, 2012

Charities hit by austerity measures

Demand for aid grows as donations decline

Edward Luce Edward Luce from COMMENT Dec 23, 2012

Obama’s coming leap of faith on Europe

By acting now, the two regions still have the leverage to set standards, writes Edward Luce

From ASIA-PACIFIC Dec 21, 2012

North Korea detains American tourist

Bae charged with crimes against the state

Dec 20, 2012

Podcast: The aftermath of the Connecticut school shooting