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President Obama declared for the first time today that he is prepared to
steamroll his troubled health reform legislation through Congress with only Democratic support, a move Republicans denounced as the “nuclear option”.
Posted by Administrator on Mar 3, 2010
in the health, n.america, politics, popculture, us categories

An Austin, Texas, resident with an apparent grudge against the Internal Revenue Service set his house on fire Thursday and then
crashed a small plane into a building housing an IRS office with nearly 200 employees, federal officials said.
Federal authorities identified the pilot of the Piper Cherokee PA-28 ...
Posted by Administrator on Feb 18, 2010
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An Austin, Texas, resident with an apparent grudge against the Internal Revenue Service set his house on fire Thursday and then
crashed a small plane into a building housing an IRS office with nearly 200 employees, federal officials said.
Federal authorities identified the pilot of the Piper Cherokee PA-28 ...
Posted by Administrator on Feb 18, 2010
in the events, n.america, popculture, us categories
Declan Walsh in Islamabad and David Batty
The Guardian
Thousands of British, US and Afghan soldiers are engaged in the biggest
military offensive against the Taliban since the war in Afghanistan began nine years ago.
Skirmishes erupted as coalition forces swept into the Taliban strongholds of Marjah and Nad Ali in Helmand province in a bid to secure government ...
Posted by Administrator on Feb 13, 2010
in the afghanistan, events, middle east categories
IOC president Jacques Rogge, wearing a black tie, wiped away tears when he haltingly announced the
death of 21-year-old Nodar Kumaritashvili, who crashed at speeds of more than 90mph on one of the most dangerous sections of the luge run that has previously been criticised for its extreme design.
Posted by Administrator on Feb 13, 2010
in the canada, events, n.america, sports categories
Toyota has announced the recall of about 436,000 hybrid vehicles worldwide, including its latest
Prius model, to fix brake problems.
Posted by Administrator on Feb 9, 2010
in the asia, economics, events, japan, technology categories
The trade union leader planning two days of crippling nationwide postal strikes next week has said he is
more powerful than Arthur Scargill was in the 1980s.
Iranian security agents on Tuesday
raided offices connected to senior reformist leader Mahdi Karroubi, arresting four aides and closing the headquarters of his political party, which had been probing abuse of protesters arrested in the country's postelection crackdown.
Three British Muslims were
found guilty today of conspiracy to murder thousands of passengers and crew in an unprecedented airline bomb plot that could have proved as deadly as the 9/11 attacks.
Posted by Administrator on Sep 7, 2009
in the crime, europe, events, legal, terrorism, uk categories
A transsexual prisoner serving life for manslaughter and attempted rape committed while she was a man has won a high court battle to be
transferred to a women's jail.
Posted by Administrator on Sep 5, 2009
in the europe, events, legal, politics, popculture, uk categories
Western forces were engulfed in
bitter controversy yesterday after Nato air strikes on two oil tankers hijacked by the Taliban in northern Afghanistan led to carnage with a fireball killing 95 people, dozens of them civilians.
Posted by Administrator on Sep 5, 2009
in the afghanistan, events, middle east, politics categories
The Justice Secretary said he was unapologetic about including Abdelbaset al Megrahi in the agreement, citing a multi-million-pound
oil deal signed by BP and Libya six weeks later.
Posted by Administrator on Sep 5, 2009
in the africa, economics, europe, events, libya, politics, uk categories
By Rosa Silverman
The Independent
A Cold War
nuclear bunker has been sold on eBay for more than £20,000, it emerged today.
The underground bunker in Derbyshire's Peak District went on sale on the online auction site with a starting price of £500, but was sold for £20,600 after more than 40 bids.
The bunker was built in 1959 and operated by ...
Posted by Administrator on Mar 8, 2010
in the europe, popculture, uk categories
Polly Curtis, Allegra Stratton, Nicholas Watt and Andrew Sparrow
The Guardian
David Cameron was told only about a month ago about
Lord Ashcroft's tax status, a Conservative party spokesman said today.
Lord Mandelson said the "astonishing" revelation suggested that either the Tory party leader had previously misled the public, or Ashcroft had misled Cameron.
The business secretary seized on the ...
Posted by Administrator on Mar 4, 2010
in the celebrity, europe, legal, politics, popculture, uk categories
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown is
denying allegations of "abusive behavior" and "volcanic eruptions of foul temper" ahead of the publication of a new book by a top British political journalist.
Posted by Administrator on Feb 21, 2010
in the europe, left, politics, uk categories
By Russell Lynch
The Independent
Banking giant Barclays posted record annual profits of £11.6 billion for 2009 today as its two most senior bosses turned down bonuses for the second year in a row.
The pre-tax profits - 92% ahead of 2008 - were buoyed by its investment banking arm and the sale of part of the business last year to raise ...
Posted by Administrator on Feb 16, 2010
in the europe, finance, uk categories
Roland Watson, Suzy Jagger and Rachel Sylvester
The Times Online
A
rise in VAT is looming whichever party wins the general election, as Labour and the Conservatives draw up plans to balance Britain’s books.
Alistair Darling and George Osborne, the Shadow Chancellor, are both considering
raising VAT to as high as 20 per cent — the European average — ...
Posted by Administrator on Feb 13, 2010
in the economics, europe, finance, politics, uk categories
It took four years of complex legal wrangling, nearly bankrupted an ailing Hindu guru and has cost the tax-payer tens of thousands of pounds. But in the end
open air cremations were legal all along.
Posted by Administrator on Feb 10, 2010
in the europe, legal, religion, uk categories
Food giant Kraft today
signalled the loss of up to 400 jobs by announcing the closure of a Cadbury factory - despite earlier promises to keep it open.
Posted by Administrator on Feb 9, 2010
in the economics, europe, popculture, uk categories
The trade union leader planning two days of crippling nationwide postal strikes next week has said he is
more powerful than Arthur Scargill was in the 1980s.
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