Politics

Democrats strike deal as health bill set to go through

By David Espo

THE controversial healthcare bill at the heart of US president Barack Obama’s domestic agenda looked set to go through late last night.

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French left defeats Sarkozy in regional elections

By Angela Charlton

FRANCE’S opposition Socialists and their allies handily defeated President Nicolas Sarkozy’s conservatives in regional elections yesterday according to partial official results after a vote that helps set the stage for the 2012 presidential race.

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EU uses lessons from North in peace-building tool kit

By Ann Cahill, Europe Correspondent

ST PATRICK’S day in Brussels is unavoidable.

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