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Thanks to minister, folk-festival patrons shall overcome towing fines
Ha, the Government is picking up the tab for the towing cost- so says the Globe and Mail; I hope I helped to instigate this! Thanks Mike for letting me know! Nonetheless, we' re indirectly paying for it; and so it...Don't jail our good workers, bosses plead
I think it's ridiculous, protecting the guilty with any excuses. " GOOD workers are becoming so hard to find that employers are pleading with the courts to keep them out of jail.A Queensland judge was asked twice yesterday to spare defendants from jail sentences...Aussie basketballers more worred about Beijing pollution than American compet...
"The Australian Women's basketball team's WNBA superstar Lauren Jackson is not fretting about the basketball war with America that awaits her in Beijing; she's more worried about the weather. Asked at a lunch on the Gold Coast about Australia's ultra-intense...
Police officers attacked by mob over litter row
"Police officers attacked by mob over litter row Russia's sex slave industry thrives, rights groups say
"Young women in bright miniskirts and high heels line up to sell themselves in the dingy back streets throughout the Russian capital. Moscow's illegal flesh markets are flourishing, with up to 30 women at each pickup point, or tochka, standing in order of price for the night.... NowPublic Needs to Change - Let Us Be Heard!
One of the newest and best contributors is leaving NowPublic because, as many of us know, things aren't great here. Here's a comment I left for Zichi, the guy who's leaving, and one in which I describe some of our... Home Secretary Jacqui Smith's U-turn on knife crime plan
" The Government’s strategy on knife crime was in disarray last night as the Home Secretary was accused of a U-turn over plans, briefed at the weekend, to confront offenders with stabbing victims in hospital. ...Fab four times price for Beatles drumskin
I was a Rolling Stones rather than a Beatles fan so I did not buy any Beatle recordings until Sgt. Peppers was released."The iconic bass drum skin used on the front cover of The Beatles' 1967 album Sgt Pepper's... UN to investigate Bhutto killing
"Pakistan and the United Nations have agreed in principle to set up a UN panel to investigate the killing of Pakistani ex-PM Benazir Bhutto. Pakistan's foreign minister said UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon had... Let me tell you about the night I was nearly raped... and why, like thousands...
When someone has been raped or sexually assaulted, they obviously need a great deal of support from the people around them as well as from people like counselors, the police, doctors and so on. Many people simply do...Mccain "jokes" about killing Iranians with cigarettes
Knock..knock....Trick or treat..." Presidential candidate John McCain, who once sang in jest about bombing Iran, on Tuesday reacted to a report of rising U.S. cigarette exports to the country by saying it may be... Boris under fire as he cancels inquiry into deputy's past
After the resignation of London deputy mayor Ray Lewis last week, city hall has announced that the investigation into this past misdeeds has been dropped, prompting accusations of a cover-up from some. Lewis, who was a rising star in Conservative politics, was accused of... The Peace Test - An Opinion
"The Peace Test Bush offered Palestinians a state; they said no deal. By Clifford D. May The anniversary passed with scarcely a mention. Six years ago, on June 24, 2002, President Bush turned American policy in the Middle East in a new direction. In a ground-breaking speech,...Gagnon's Texas landlord had unwitting role in Bennett case
"Gagnon's Texas landlord had unwitting role in Bennett case July 5, 2008 By KATHY McCORMACK The Associated Press ...Jolie twins to arrive 'in weeks'
Angelina Jolie is expected to deliver the twins by August. Jolie had checked in a hospital in nice, France and going to remain there till the birth of twins. Jolie already has one daughter with actor Brad Pitt -...
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