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Barack Obama's White House guest list includes Clooney, Oprah and Soros

Monday November 02 2009

George Clooney, Brad Pitt and Oprah Winfrey were among liberal celebrities featured on a newly-released list of visitors to the White House during President Barack Obama's first nine months in office.

The book that will make the Greens turn puce

Saturday October 17 2009

You have to wonder how much more humiliation the Greens can actually stomach. Their decision to cling to power at all costs last weekend led to a wave of scathing criticism and accusations that the stench of hypocrisy would never leave them. Their credibility, it seemed, was sinking faster than a polar ice-cap.

King of cool

Saturday October 03 2009

We've been hearing for nearly two years now that the iPhone is the coolest thing since Marlon Brando donned a leather jacket and climbed on a motorbike. Well, at last it's official -- sort of. In a new UK survey, Apple's uber-minimalist gadget was voted the country's coolest brand, displacing that grand-old British institution, Aston Martin.

Oprah lost £250m in a year. Photo: Getty Images

America's super-rich lose billions in downturn

Thursday October 01 2009

The American super-rich have been hit by the recession with billions of dollars knocked off the fortunes of the country's wealthiest men and women, new research has found.

Giant ambitions: Bill Gates. Photo: Getty Images

Microsoft plans to become a big player in Britain's news industry

Monday August 31 2009

It's really called a huddle but we are so whacky and new media here we call it The Cuddle," laughs Matthew Ball, as he heads off into a corner of the newsroom and gathers his staff about him.

Adding up the numbers on Ireland's worsening tech and science deficit

Thursday August 13 2009

Leaving Cert results show Ireland is failing at maths and science, skills that are vital for future jobs