Person: Robert Byrd

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Conor McGregor ponders next move as he toasts $100m payout

Conor McGregor will consider remaining in boxing despite being thoroughly outclassed and stopped in 10 rounds by Floyd Mayweather in Las Vegas.

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Conor McGregor: Never has a defeat tasted as sweet

Floyd Mayweather Jr. celebrates 26/8/2017

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Floyd Mayweather: ‘I wanted to go out with a bang’

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Conor McGregor ponders next move as he toasts $100m payout

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Mayweather praises ‘tough competitor’ McGregor for making him work hard

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Conor McGregor: ‘I've been strangled on live TV and came back’

Floyd Mayweather retires with perfect record by stopping Conor McGregor in mismatch

Mayweather won for the 50th time in his decorated career when the fantasy fight with McGregor proved a mismatch.

Sun, 27 Aug, 2017

Floyd Mayweather Jr Press Conference - Savoy Hotel

Floyd Mayweather: I’m thinking of numbers in my bank account

Floyd Mayweather has confirmed that his love of money and not any desire to reach 50-0 tempted him out of retirement and into tonight’s Las Vegas showdown against Conor McGregor.

Sat, 26 Aug, 2017

Ted Kennedy made his run for the White House 11 years too late

TED KENNEDY was both the most loved and one of most hated and divisive politicians in the United States. Republicans frequently depicted him as the embodiment of evil and amorality, as well as a relic of the self-indulgent liberalism of the 1960s.

Sat, 29 Aug, 2009

Senate democrats set deadline in Iraq spending

Senate Democrats have drafted a $121.5bn (€91bn) war spending bill that would direct US President George Bush to begin bringing home troops from Iraq with the goal of ending US combat missions there in just over a year.

Wed, 21 Mar, 2007

No plan to strike Iran, says Bush team

US officials say there is no immediate plan to strike targets in Iran, but would not rule out military action.

Sat, 13 Jan, 2007

Congress under democratic control as Pelosi takes up lead

The 110th US Congress convened today with Democrats in control of both the House of Representatives and Senate for the first time in a dozen years.

Thu, 04 Jan, 2007

Rumsfeld denies Iraq sliding into civil war

TOP members of the Bush administration urged Congress quickly to pass a $91 billion spending bill as US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld scrambled to deny Iraq was sliding into civil war.

Fri, 10 Mar, 2006

Transatlantic trade war sanctioned

Stiff sanctions on US exports ranging from almonds to ski jackets intended to punish Washington for failing to repeal the so-called Byrd amendment were approved by the World Trade Organisation today.

Fri, 26 Nov, 2004

Transatlantic trade war to be sanctioned

The World Trade Organisation was expected to approve today stiff sanctions on US exports, ranging from almonds to ski jackets, intended to punish Washington for failing to repeal the Byrd amendment.

Fri, 26 Nov, 2004

America unsettled as Marines sucked into war in all but name

THE new wave of pitched fighting in Iraq, a war in all but name, is washing over an unsettled America.

Fri, 09 Apr, 2004

America counts the cost of fighting an invisible enemy

The Bush administration is struggling to deal with the unfolding drama in Iraq, says Tom Wright

Fri, 19 Sep, 2003

Congress passes Iraq resolution

The US Congress today voted solidly to give President George Bush the broad authority he sought to use military force to confront Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein, handing him a crucial national security policy victory

Fri, 11 Oct, 2002

Bush wins Democrats' support for Iraq strike

US president George Bush gained important new Democratic support for his war resolution, bolstering his expected margin of victory in Congress for broad authority to use force against Iraq.

Thu, 10 Oct, 2002