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Wall Street Has Bossed Washington, DC Around Like They're Hired Flunkies
"Dr. Byrne commented: "This bailout is necessary to save the bacchanal that is our US financial system. However, at the core of the administration's plan is the assumption that Wall Street is worth saving. It is... Ireland, US could ease immigration
I know that my view on this will not be popular with many but I must say that I fail to understand the Irish Government's attitude when it comes to "illegal" immigrants. If the illegal immigrant is Irish and is working in the US they are really "good guys" contributing to... Private Owned Highways and Government Owned Health System, does that make sense?
Non government public companies managing highway systems in Brazil are not something exactly that we can call new. It has been like that for more than 20 years now, but the idea is expanding. Brazil is privatizing... Gurkhas lose pensions battle
A brigade of Gurkhas has lost a legal challenge to a pension scheme plan being offered to them by the UK government. Gurkhas are Nepalese soldiers serving in a group of units of the British army. They were one of the... N. Korea destroys nuclear tower
" YONGBYON, North Korea - North Korea destroyed the most visible symbol of its nuclear weapons program Friday, blasting apart the cooling tower at its main atomic reactor in a sign of its commitment to stop making... Gordon Brown faces new 10p tax rebellion
"GORDON BROWN was warned last night that he faced a second election disasterunless he made further concessions in the row over the abolition of the 10pincome tax band.In the wake of Labour’s worst local election performance in 40 years andBoris Johnson’s historic triumph... Tiger numbers 'halve in 25 years'
The World Wildlife Fund told a conference in Stockholm today that the world's tiger population may have halved in the past twenty-five years. Some tiger species are facing complete extinction due to loss of habitat... Giant Crude Reserve Found in Brazil
Brazilian Chief of Gabinet, Dilma Roussef says Brazil will be from now on one important player on this industry. "Brazil's state oil company Petrobras unveiled on Thursday a giant crude reserve, sending its shares soaring and prompting the government to withdraw 41...Straits Asia to buy two more Indonesian coal mining concessions
"The company said it is conducting due diligence and will pay 25 million US dollars once the due diligence is completed. A further 114 million dollars will be paid once Indonesian government approvals have been secured, the company told Thomson Financial. The two concessions...Anti-whaling nations against Japan coastal whaling
Whaling is a big issue in the Pacific Northwest. The Makah were prevented from traditional subsistence whaling so we are wondering how Japan will handle this. - The Angryindian-------------------------------------------------"ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) -... MasterCard PayPass Card Evolves Into Phone :: Symblogogy
"The evolution of “Speed Passing” RFID technology is making its way on many fronts.
Many sports franchise venues are beginning to place systems at their PoS cashpoints that accept MasterCard’s RFID enabled... Arab Summit and the Carrot of Palestinian State
"04/02/07 "ICH" -- -- Wednesday March 28th had witnessed the nineteenth Arab Summit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Such summits had been a source of anxiety for the Arab population, since they had been accustomed to see these summits coming out with meaningless patriotic rhetoric...Inside Story: AIPAC power in the US
"Inside Story: Aipac power in the US Morton Klein, an Aipac member, argues Bush has pressed Israel to make concessions to Palestinians The American Israel Public Affairs Committee (Aipac), the pro-Israel lobby group, is holding its annual policy conference in Washington...Khatami urges Iran to compromise on nuclear
"Khatami urges Iran to compromise on nuclear TEHRAN, March 12 (AFP) Mar 12, 2007 Iran's former president Mohammad Khatami made a rare intervention to urge his hardline successor to compromise and prevent a crisis with world powers over its nuclear programme, media reported...Is Washington Being Sidelined on the Middle East?
"February 22, 2007 Is Washington Being Sidelined on the Middle East? by Leon Hadar Once upon a time, an American president would have been a leader in the effort to bring peace between Israel and its neighbors, since, after all, such reconciliation would bring stability to...
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