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Leading article: A symbolic moment for America as Obama sets out for the White House
His many fans - and perhaps his rivals too - believe he could be elected the first black President of the United States
Leading article: Flights of fancy?
Despite paying lip service to the growing contribution made by aviation emissions to global warming, our Government has done little to curb the growth of the airline sector in the UK. Aviation fuel goes untaxed. Airport expansion plans are unchallenged. Passenger duty remains stubbornly low. It is therefore interesting to note that, in this context of government inaction, the pressure for change could be coming from passengers themselves.
- Jemima Lewis: Passion, not prize money, will save the world
- Gordon Brown: We must save the world's young from killer diseases
- Richard Ingrams' Week: Too much good faith can be a bad excuse
- The Third Leader: False impressions
- Joanna Lumley: Spare a thought for all those turkeys
- Cooper Brown: He's Out There
- Catherine Townsend: Sleeping Around
- Julia Stephenson: The Green Goddess
- Howard Jacobson: Independent Jewish Voices can carry on talking to themselves. I don't want to know
- Andrew Grice: The Week In Politics
- David Lister: The Week in Arts
- Dominic Lawson: What fearful hypocrites ministers are when it comes to applying the rule of law
- The Sketch: Leaders of any future police state will thank New Labour
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