Andrew Stephen
Andrew Stephen was appointed US Editor of the New Statesman in 2001, having been its Washington correspondent and weekly columnist since 1998. He is a regular contributor to BBC news programs and to The Sunday Times Magazine. He has also written for a variety of US newspapers including The New York Times Op-Ed pages. He came to the US in 1989 to be Washington Bureau Chief of The Observer and in 1992 was made Foreign Correspondent of the Year by the American Overseas Press Club for his coverage.
Articles by Andrew Stephen
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How Palin caught Obama off-guard
- 18 September 2008
- 42 comments
Because she is a mum who shops at Wal-Mart and disembowels moose many Americans, suspicious of intellectuals or elitism, have granted her celebrity status
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Hurricane Sarah
- 04 September 2008
- 33 comments
McCain's new partnership with a telegenic mother-of-five has dramatically shifted the dynamics and direction of the election
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Obama comes out fighting
- 29 August 2008
- 20 comments
The now official Democratic candidate passes his penultimate hurdle with flying colours but the real fight is only just beginning, says Andrew Stephen. Plus Thad Williamson reports on the doorstep battle for votes
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The Joe and Hillary show
- 28 August 2008
- 1 comment
Obama has taken a colossal risk in choosing the gaffe-prone Biden and may come to regret not opting for popular Clinton
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Obama gains Joe-mentum?
- 24 August 2008
- 5 comments
Barack Obama takes a chance on a gaffe-prone running mate in Joe Biden, plus newstatesman.com's blog from the Democratic Convention in Denver
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It's close and getting closer
- 21 August 2008
- 10 comments
Don't believe what you hear: this is the most unpredictable presidential race in history, and right now John McCain has the edge
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Danger to the nation?
- 07 August 2008
- 19 comments
Two years ago, the FBI added a religious eccentric to its list of America's top criminals. The hypocritical frenzy unleashed against his community recalls the dark excesses of the 1950s
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Labour's soppy love for America
- 24 July 2008
- 6 comments
The British government enthuses over US institutions and policies just when it is becoming clear that they are failing - as the Sats fiasco shows
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Turning right together
- 10 July 2008
- 5 comments
In the final stages of most battles for the presidency, the Republican candidate drifts to the left while the Democrat heads right. This year, McCain and Obama are fighting over the same conservative ground
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Can't take the heat
- 19 June 2008
- 3 comments
Washington ground to a halt in a recent heatwave. What better proof of how America's infrastructure is crumbling?
