5:43pm

Obama to focus attention on economy

Campaign machine redeployed to boost state of the union message

An employee welds a specialized metal product in the shop at the Amuneal Manufacturing Corp. plant in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. on Monday, Jan. 9, 2012. Amuneal Manufacturing Corp., founded in 1965, is a metal fabrication company specializing in magnetic shielding and custom fabrication. ©Bloomberg 3:43pm

Immigration cap drags on US manufacturing

Industry joins call to relax quotas on highly skilled immigrants

9:09pm

Lobbyists fight over ethanol subsidies

Controversy over biofuels mandate

7:28pm

Defence hawk threatens to stall Obama team

Republican wants more info on Benghazi attacks

From COMPANIES 10:34pm

FBI probes EADS unit claims

US authorities yet to decide on any investigation of GPT

Obama address ©Matt Kenyon Edward Luce Edward Luce from COMMENT 9:18pm

Fellow Americans, let’s govern seriously

What Obama might want to say in his State of the Union address

Larry Summers Lawrence Summers from COMMENT Feb 10, 2013

US must do more than focus on deficit

A broader, growth-centred agenda is needed to propel the economy, says Lawrence Summers

Feb 10, 2013

Obama targets jobs and growth

State of the union address to focus on middle class

Feb 10, 2013

Storm-hit Staten Island throws in towel

Scores of residents want NY state to buy their homes

Leon Panetta, US defence secretary, talks to the media after a meeting of Nato defence ministers at the Nato headquartes in Brussels ©AFP Global Insight Feb 10, 2013

Panetta exposes Obama’s Syria dilemma

The US must turn its back on the nation’s conflict or arm some rebels

From US SOCIETY Feb 10, 2013

US northeast digs out after snowstorms

Clean up effort begins after record snow in New England

Feb 9, 2013

White details potential conflicts of interest

SEC nominee cites former clients and her husband’s income

Feb 8, 2013

Brennan hearing exposes divisions on drones

Accused of being ‘shockingly naive’ about civilian strikes

Feb 8, 2013

Panetta reveals US divisions over Syria

Pentagon chief says Obama rejected plan to arm rebels

Feb 8, 2013

Carbon limit to raise US permit prices

Cap-and-trade scheme to elevate costs

Feb 7, 2013

Brennan defends drone attacks

US government had ‘rigorous standards’ for targeted killings

Feb 7, 2013

Rubio rises despite immigration rift

Son of Cuban émigrés not backed by many Republicans on matter

Feb 7, 2013

US citizens braced for austerity impact

No one is sure how the effect of cuts will play out

From COMMENT Feb 7, 2013

Lilia Shevtsova: A new way to contain Russia

Traditional methods of dealing with Putin’s Kremlin have stopped working, writes Lilia Shevtsova

From GLOBAL ECONOMY Feb 7, 2013

Japan’s Tepco signs gas deal with US

Purchase agreement signals belief export restrictions will be eased

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