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Boris’s ‘wobbly Thursday’ over smoking and race
Boris Johnson's mayoral election campaign faltered today. "Whether it turns out to be just a 'Wobbly Thursday' for Boris, or a watershed moment will depend on how much his enemies
are able to make of it," a campaign observer told The First Post. Johnson was taking... [continued]
Pros & Cons: Ken or Boris for Mayor? 
Barack gets the backing of the Boss
It's all over for Hillary. Bruce Springsteen - aka 'The Boss' - has endorsed Barack Obama for president, claiming that "he speaks to the America I've envisioned in
my music for the past 35 years". In a letter addressed to friends and fans posted on his... [continued]
Latest news from the US Election
Betjeman’s muse Joan Hunter Dunn dies
Sad news. Joan Hunter Dunn - the muse of John Betjeman immortalised in one of his best-known poems, A Subaltern's Love-song - has died aged 92 in a London nursing home. The pair first met during the Second World War at the Ministry of Information.... [continued]
Putin’s young gymnast flame turns heads in Moscow
According to informed and highly excited Moscow gossip, President Vladimir Putin is set to terminate his 25-year marriage and tie the knot with a lithe gymnast young enough to be his
granddaughter. The rumours about 57-year-old Putin (right) and the woman in question, Alina Kabaeva, 24, (left),... [continued]
'Putin's babes': the new faces of Russian politics
In pictures: Putin's wife and lover
Governor Bill’s night at the Little Rock Hilton
Alexander Cockburn, who charts Bill Clinton's fall from grace for The First Post's cover story today, recalls a favourite anecdote about the former
president - a timely reminder that Bill was never perfect... "Back in 1979," says Cockburn, "my friend Tim Hermach, now fearless leader of the Native Forest... [continued]
How Bill became a liability for Hillary
Spielberg leads charge against China at UN
When Steven Spielberg resigned as artistic director of the Beijing Olympics in February - in protest at China's refusal to use its influence to stop the genocide in Darfur - he
warned the Chinese government that he would do everything he could to end the "unspeakable crimes against humanity that... [continued]
Spielberg quits Beijing Olympics in protest
Can Ang Lee save his Lust, Caution actress?
In Town Last Night: Hammer Horror revived in Shoreditch
Following the resurrection of Hammer House last year, its first film in 30-odd years Beyond the Rave is now ready to go (it will premiere in 20 webisodes on MySpace as of today). The
modern-day vampire flick launched last night at Shoreditch House and its stars... [continued]
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Naomi turns martyr in name of fellow fliers
Naomi Campbell, who was arrested at Heathrow two weeks ago after spitting at a police officer, has reinvented herself as the Angel of Terminal 5. Contradicting claims that BA had
banned her after the incident, the regal supermodel says: "Someone from BA called me and... [continued]
The killer mosquito flies into Rio
