Person: Don Sherwood

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

Sleaze and scandal did Republicans as much damage as the war in Iraq

THE Republican Party took a beating in the mid-term American elections this week, even though the economy was possibly never better.

Sat, 11 Nov, 2006

Democrats recapture US House of Representatives

Democrats won control of the US House of Representatives early today after a dozen years of Republican rule in a resounding repudiation of a war, a president and a scandal-scarred Congress.

Wed, 08 Nov, 2006

Bush control of Congress on line in elections

Republican control of Congress was on the line today in a US election coloured by voters’ dismay over the Iraq war and misbehaviour in Washington.

Tue, 07 Nov, 2006