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Simon Carswell

Simon Carswell

Washington Correspondent

Simon Carswell is Washington Correspondent with The Irish Times. He was previously Finance Correspondent covering the banking crisis from 2007 to 2012. He was appointed Washington Correspondent in December 2012. He is the author of two books Something Rotten: Irish Banking Scandals and Anglo Republic: Inside The Bank That Broke Ireland, a bestseller in 2011. He was previously a News Reporter and News Editor of The Sunday Business Post. A graduate of Trinity College Dublin and Dublin Institute of Technology, he is a regular contributor to radio and television. He was named National Journalist of the Year 2011 by the National Newspapers of Ireland for his coverage of the banking crisis for The Irish Times.
 

 

In this sketch by courtroom artist Janet Hamlin and reviewed by the US department of defence, the self-proclaimed terrorist mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, wearing a camouflage jacket and white turban, is seen during a break in the pretrial hearings at the Guantánamo Bay US naval base in Cuba, yesterday. Photograph: Janet Hamlin/ AP Photo
Pretrial 9/11 hearings restart in Guantánamo

US administration appoints new lawyer to help oversee closure of military prison in Cuba

US president Barack Obama: to meet Northern Ireland political leaders during his visit for the G8 summit next week.
Obama to consult North’s leaders over US support

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US president Barack Obama holds a guest’s baby during a Father’s Day luncheon in the White House yesterday. The president is to address a youthful audience in the North about prospects for the region during his visit for the G8 summit. Photograph: Christopher Gregory/the New York Times
Obama to make landmark speech on North at G8 summit

US president to address about 2,000 mostly young people on future for region

A Free Syrian Army fighter is seen pointing his weapon in the old city of Aleppo. The US is likely to provide small arms and ammunition to Syrian opposition forces and could provide anti-tank weapons. Photograph: Reuters/Jalal al-Halabi/Shaam News Network
US considering no-fly zone in Syria after deciding to arm opposition groups

Obama to give rebels direct military aid after regime crosses chemical weapon ‘red line’

One of those who managed to slip through the tax loophole before it was closed was Irish trucking magnate Robert “Pino” Harris. Photograph: Garrett White/Collins
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US president Barack Obama is surrounded by proponents of new immigration laws as he speaks at a news conference in the East Room of the White House, in Washington, last Tuesday. Photograph: Stephen Crowley/New York Times
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Edward Kleinbard, professor of law at the University of Southern California, addressed the House of Representatives’ Ways and Means Committee.
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Files are obtained by the Washington-based International Consortium of Investigative Journalists

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