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Senate Articles

The Last Word: The Alabama surprise

Steve Bannon lost the Republicans a safe seat, writes The Last Word columnist Robert Philpot When the histories of Donald Trump’s presidency are written, Ray Moore’s defeat in the Alabama special election this week may come to be seen as a turning point. Alabama was...
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The razzmatazz of local politics in the US

Midterms The midterms are just 10 weeks away, but there has been surprisingly little coverage in the national media. That is not to say that there has not been a lot by British standards, because there has, but the abundance of world crises over this summer (including...
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Will technology impair or improve decorum in parliament?

Once upon a time, members of parliament routinely carried swords with them into the chamber. In fact, there are still ‘sword hanging’ ribbon loops available in the members’ cloakroom, only for posterity mind you – the practice of bringing weapons into parliament thankfully no longer exists. Knowledge is power apparently, so could the 21st century version of an MP’s sword look more like an iPad?

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The morning after the night before

Looking back on the US midterms in south Florida, Dave Roberts reports on what Obama may do next, and reminds British readers that it is in the money and paid staff, rather than volunteers that US campaigns differ from their UK counterparts

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